Johannes Cabal the Detective, Paperback
Descriere
Johannes Cabal returns in thisfearfully funnyand terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue . . .five thousand feet off the ground. When an attempt to steal a rare book turns sour, Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, finds himself in a foreign prisonawaiting execution. A crafty plan -- as horrific as it iscunning --allows him tosteal theidentity of a government official and make hisescape aboard a luxuriousaeroship heading out of the country. But what should be a perfect getaway rapidly becomes complicated by the bizarre disappearance of a passenger, an attempt on Cabal's life, and an unwelcome face from the past. Trapped aboard with a killer, can even Cabal's open-razor of a mind save him? Full of twists, turns, sword fights, archenemies, newfangled flying machines, narrow escapes, and, of course, resurrected dead, Johannes Cabal s latesteldritch escapade is a Ruritanian romp from first to last.""
Despre autor
Jonathan L. Howard este un scriitor și designer de jocuri britanic, cunoscut în principal pentru romanele sale despre Johannes Cabal, Necromantul. Locuiește împreună cu soția și fiica sa în apropiere de Bristol.
