

His plan was simple, the Emperor was to give a rousing speech, while Marechal’s agents would remove certain key figures that he deemed were corrupting the essence of Mirkavia. He’s approached by Count Marechal, a Mirkavian nobleman who wishes to insight a rebellion. It’s hard to forget.ĭetective opens with Cabal trapped in the dungeon of a castle in the country of Mirkavia. Yet the stink of magic is still there, for Cabal is a necromancer first and a detective last. Cabal translates easily into this non-fantastical world. Where Necromancer is a Faustian Narrative, Detective leaves behind the devils and magic for the beast of politics. Johannes Cabal: The Detective is the sequel to Johannes Cabal: The Necromancer but they have little in common outside of their title character. With the recent release of the fourth book in the series The Brothers Cabal I felt I should finally talk about this book to get myself ready to write the most recent review.


It’s one of my most loved books on my shelf, I’ve leant it to most of my friends and I’ve listened to the audiobook countless times. I find that I keep coming back to this book. But when his attempt to steal a rare book turns sour, he is faced with a far more terrifying entity – politics” “For necromancer Johannes Cabal, dealing with devils, demons and raising the dead is pretty much par for the course.
