Series: Johannes Cabal
by Author Jonathan L. Howard
Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute (2013)
If you’ve read the two previous Johannes Cabal books, you know that Howard is Lemony Snickett for grown ups. The premise this time is that Cabal, a necromancer, is approached by a weird trio who say they’re representing the Fear Institute and intend to engage his services. First of all, a necroma...
Johannes Cabal the Detective (2010)
Sometimes this book was a tad long winded, but otherwise, it was hilariously evil and quirky. Cabal is an amoral SOB and his disdain for everything that is not his work is really fucking funny. He's that sarcastic friend we all have that breaks the fourth wall and doesn't care about what you thin...
Nekromant Johannes Cabal (2011)
I LOVE the prose and the dry humor in this book. It's definitely a "reader's read," but it's so worth it. Cabal is smart and witty, which makes you almost overlook some of his horrific, self-serving actions. I'm currently reading the second one, and I am missing some of the other characters that ...
Seelenfänger (2009)
NB, by way of recommendation, not caveat: I "read" the audiobook, narrated by Christopher Casenove (Audible.com). His reading is one of the best I've heard among hundreds of audiobooks. I tend not to be swayed in my opinion of a book by the quality or character of the narration, but perhaps this ...