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gave the novel a positive review, writing "You needn't have read the first book to enjoy Howard's latest pulpy adventure, but odds are, once you've experienced the author's dryly funny, dexterous prose — and seen how well it breathes life (as it were) into his unapologetically amoral main character,
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The novel follows the necromancer Cabal, as he is awaiting execution as a result of a botched book theft. He's able to escape by stealing a government official's identity, but this proves to cause more trouble than he expected when he ends up getting caught up in a series of strange events on a
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also praised the work, calling it a "delight" and commenting that "Howard has taken his central character and kept him true to his core, while sending him off on an adventure that could not be anticipated from
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on adventures in the fictional Central European countries of Mirkavia and Senza.
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supernatural fiction
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Ruritanian romance
mystery novel
Jonathan L. Howard
necromancer
NPR
Denver Post
"Johannes Cabal the Detective, Jonathan L. Howard"
"Karyn's 5 Faves from 2011, with some extras"
"Johannes Cabal The Detective (review)"
Weldon, Glen
"Zombies And Giant Squid: Summer's Monster Hits!"
"Book review: Detective/necromancer Johannes Cabal returns"
Official website
Johannes Cabal the Detective
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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