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“Magic for Liars” by Sarah Gailey – Detective of the Mystic Realm

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Sarah Gailey isn’t an author to shy away from trying new directions, and in her fantasy debut titled Magic for Liars she takes us on a strange journey to the Academy of Young Mages, where a murder has shaken everything to its core.

To resolve the matter, the school hires the services of PI Ivy Gamble, twin sister to one of the academy’s teachers. With her investigation being hampered at every turn by magic high-schoolers and evil-doers alike, Ivy Gamble is for the first time confronted with a case matching her true talents.

“The Brothers Cabal” by Jonathan L. Howard – Fraternal Slayers of the Occult

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Jonathan L. Howard has never run short of demonic adventures to send his favourite necromancer on, and in The Brothers Cabal, Johannes has the distinction of once again partnering up with his brother Horst.

Recently resurrected by an occult conspiracy in hopes of making him the general of an undead army, Horst isn’t thrilled with the plans they have in store for him, instead deciding to seek out Johannes’ help to wage war on those who brought him back.

“Mr. Flood’s Last Resort” by Jess Kidd – Insight Across Generations

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Though she may have begun publishing her works only recently, Jess Kidd is an author who already displays a unique awareness of comedy and tragedy in daily human life, something we see on full display in her second novel titled Mr. Flood’s Last Resort (or The Hoarder in the U.K.).

It follows the story of a happy-go-lucky caretaker with a profoundly sad childhood who makes the acquaintance of an eccentric old man whose life mission is to clean up his mansion to stop his son from sending him to a retirement home.

“Johannes Cabal the Detective” by Jonathan L. Howard – Escapades on the Flying Ship

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Jonathan L. Howard has presented a veritable gift to the realm of literature with his Johannes Cabal series, always taking the reader to unexpected places and unlikely adventures.

In the second book, titled Johannes Cabal the Detective, Howard takes us five thousand feet into the skies as the titular necromancer finds himself trapped in an aeroship where a passenger has gone missing, a would-be assassin made an attempt on his life, and an ugly face from the past shows itself.

“Johannes Cabal the Necromancer” by Jonathan L. Howard – Signing Souls for the Devil

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Jonathan L. Howard will likely be remembered in the world of literature for the Johannes Cabal series above anything else, adding something completely unique and surreal to the realm of books.

The first novel in the series, titled Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, follows the titular character as he takes on a wager from the devil himself: sign up a hundred souls for hell within a year to save himself from damnation.

With the gift of a travelling circus, some friends he raised from the dead, and his vampire brother, Johannes begins his race against the clock.