Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. In the years after, their father, John, taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America...and he taught them how to kill it.
Sam and Dean have hit New York City to check out a local rocker's haunted house. But before they can figure out why a lovesick banshee in an '80s heavy-metal T-shirt is wailing in the bedroom, a far more macabre crime catches their attention. Not far from the house, two university students were beaten to death by a strange assailant. A murder that's bizarre even by New York City standards, it's the latest in a line of killings that the brothers soon suspect are based on the creepy stories of legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe.
Their investigation leads them to the center of one of Poe's horror classics, face-to-face with their most terrifying foe yet. And if Sam and Dean don't rewrite the ending of this chilling tale, a grisly serial killer will end their lives forevermore.
"Might be because I am a huge fan of the show but the books really hit the spot. It's exactly like watching an episode in book form. Well written and holds your attention. The only downside is there's several books in the series to collect. ["
September 14, 2025Verified Purchase
Sheri Valerio
Supernatural
"If you love Supernatural the tv series, than this is a good read 👻 ["
June 15, 2025Verified Purchase
Patrick Guy
Just as described
"My son loves supernatural. No disappointment here. ["
March 19, 2026Verified Purchase
Bookferatu
A surprisingly good addition to the Supernatural mythos!
"** spoiler alert ** So, I must admit despite thinking I was already far deep enough in Supernatural's "hardcore fandom" (*think LiveJournal, cough*), and even in the face of Nevermore, the first novel for the Supernatural television series, intriguing me for quite a long while after I had first discovered the official tie-in books, I still quite deliberately missed out on these books for the main reason of mostly having experienced such supplements and guides as shoddy and insubstantial, at least for past tv shows and films I had been interested in. However, I kept long considering Nevermore's description that promised a little Edgar Allen Poe mystery in New York along with the puzzle of a banshee haunting at a musician's home, which sounded like a decent plot to roll with, and so, finally, in a recent and rather desperate moment of weakness while in need of a Supernatural fix between new episodes, I decided to go ahead and try Supernatural: Nevermore, albeit trepidatiously. Damn, I am really glad I did because it was such a fun read! I am also thankful that the anguish during my Supernatural withdrawal helped me ignore the reviewers who rated this story less than 2 stars, because it was actually pretty good! I was surprised at the flow of the story which very much felt like a real Supernatural episode with the boys doing all the Winchester-y things you'd expect them to do. Even the characteristic humour element was scattered in where appropriate and I actually laughed out loud a bit just as with any of the episodes. In Nevermore (Supernatural, #1) the guys find themselves involved with investigating a local rocker's haunted house and with Sam paying a visit to the historic Poe Cottage in the Bronx, though the rocker does not tie-in to the Poe-inspired killings. I found much amusement with the little detail of the boys being prompted to take on the first case as a favour to Ash. It was really cool to see a modern supernatural drama, with the protagonists that do quite a bit of investigating themselves, bring in a touch of classic especially since Poe is credited with having invented the detective fiction genre with tales like "Murders in the Rue Morgue" before the genre was really identified. I didn't really feel a complete lack of characterization as noted by other reviewers and that may be because I did understand that these tie-ins are meant to be a supplement and that you're supposed to already know Sam and Dean's character... and yeh maybe there were a few out of character components, but for the most part it flowed. In my opinion, it was entertaining and I thought it was especially hilarious that Bronx parking is just beyond Dean and he is forced to let Sam drive the Impala. My summary - PROS: There was a strong female character, Murphy, she was cool and i was glad to see the author pen in a character that could really fit in well into the Supernatural verse. The story can stand alone and was a quick-read but can also be perfect for pleasure-reading at a slower pace as well, and I can easily see non-Supernatural fans enjoying this just for the "paranormal" mystery aspect. CONS: My biggest complaint is that Dean is described with blue eyes and Sam with brown eyes - both of which are incorrect and made me frown and uggh out loud, like really uggh! WTH, how could this important detail be so carelessly misrepresented?! That cost a star! Another major discontent was that bar scene when Dean had to pee. Dean has good manners and I just really think he would have washed his hands, so I felt that was out of character. There was also the thing with the rocker host's coffee - i felt letdown that nothing ever happened with it, what made it so damn good? For awhile I thought that surely with all the describing of the quality of the coffee that it would tie-in somehow or did i miss something? WHAT I LIKED BEST: I REALLY loved that Dean got to have fun with the classic rock albums while doing research at the rocker's home. It was just nice to see him let loose since he doesn't allow for it very often and that was definitely in tune with the sort of exceptions he'd allow himself to make. On the whole, I personally found this story an enjoyable read, a surprisingly good addition to the Supernatural mythos and I definitely now will be reading the rest of the media tie-ins, oblivious as i make the transition from hardcore fan to utterly obsessed, and yes there is a difference. In all seriousness though, if you miss the early seasons "feel" I do suggest giving this book a shot, it was good original fiction - and it was fun! ["
February 18, 2013Verified Purchase
Kindle Customer
Awesome book
"I like how the story was related to the TV series and throughout the story you really knew the characters ["
