The Fall of the House of Cabal (Johannes Cabal, #5)

by Jonathan L. Howard

‘I’m not sure the Bible specifically mentions fish sandwiches.’ Miss Barrow walked by him and started up the steps. ‘It hardly needs to, does it? What else are you going to do with fish and bread?’

‘For the moment, we have more potential witnesses to interview. Firstly, the closest witness.’ ‘And who is that?’ ‘Maleficarus’s assistant, one Athena la Morte.’ ‘L’amour?’ Horst asked, sensitive to the possibilities of love. ‘La Morte,’ Leonie corrected him, sensitive to the ubiquity of death.

Ratuth Slabuth was plainly not a popular ruler, and revolution threatened his reign of error.

Look, just do what you always do—walk in like you own the place, be sardonic, shoot people. It’s the only way that we can get out of here and back to the real world.

A vampire is a major threat. A vampire with a personal grudge against you is a vast threat.