Ivan’s Reviews > Johannes Cabal the Detective > Status Update

It's time to re-read one of my favorites.

These little countries always seemed to have such long histories, usually full of extraordinary characters with horrible personalities. One would expect small places to breed small people, yet so many world changers had walked out of their minor nations, unblinking, onto the great global stage, where—as often as not—they messed it all up for everybody.

They served to remind Cabal - should a reminder ever be necessary - why his social skills were so poor: people were loathsome and not worth the practise.

I think I found my new favorite book quote.

The savoury aroma of hot vengeance was wafting through the air. The Italians might prefer it cold, but they had girlie sabres, too, so what the hell did they know?

I have rule that I don't start books in the same series one shortly after another but rules are there to be broken. I need more Johannes Cabal in my life and I need it now.