num_pages: 289
description: Johannes Cabal necromancer of some little infamy returns in this riotously clever and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue. In this genre-twisting novel infamous necromancer Johannes Cabal after beating the Devil and being reunited with his soul leads us on another raucous journey in a little-known corner of the world. This time hes on the run from the local government. Stealing the identity of a minor bureaucrat Cabal takes passage on the Princess Hortense a passenger aeroship that is leaving the country. The deception seems perfect and Cabal looks forward to a quiet trip and a clean escape until he comes face-to-face with Leonie Barrow an enemy from the old days who could blow his cover. But when a fellow passenger throws himself to his death or at least that is how it appears Cabal begins to investigate out of curiosity. His minor efforts result in a vicious attempt on his own lifeand then the gloves come off. Cabal and Leoniethe only woman to ever match wits with himreluctantly team up to discover the murderer. Before they are done there will be more narrow escapes involving sword fighting and newfangled flying machines. There will be massive destruction not to mention resurrected dead . . . Steampunk meets the classic Sherlockian mystery in this rip-roaring adventure where anything could happen . . . and does.From the Hardcover edition.
language: English
title: Johannes Cabal the Detective
publisher: Doubleday