![]() ![]() ![]() Second, a would-be assassin makes an attempt on Johannes’ life. First, a passenger vanishes without a trace. Unfortunately for Johannes, once on-board things take a turn for the bizarre. So far, the plan turns out easy and simple to follow. Thankfully, his quick thinking allows him to come up with a plan to impersonate a government official and escape aboard a luxurious aeroship. The story begins with Johannes being captured following the unsuccessful theft of a rare book. While in the first book we got acquainted with our beloved necromancer and his unusual lifestyle, in the second novel, titled Johannes Cabal the Detective, we’re going on a proper adventure filled with murder mystery and eldritch conspiracies. Howard has certainly managed with his Johannes Cabal series. Thankfully, it seems authors are a bit more willing to take risks these days and attempt to put their own divergent stamp in any given genre, something which I believe Jonathan L. ![]() As much as we might love whodunit murder mysteries set in isolated locations, I think we can all agree it is on the way to becoming an old trope in need of some new life, fresh twists from new generations of authors… and I say this as a huge fan of Agatha Christie‘s masterpieces. ![]()
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