A Steampunk Cover

Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal:The Detective. Headline. 

Not my normal choice. The only reason I picked it up at all only was because of the striking tri-colour scheme. I haven't always enjoyed steampunk and I picked it up in spite of the steampunk promise. 

And I'm very glad I did. 

Brilliantly written and viciously sharply observed, the pages are encrusted with caustic wit. You can find a deliciously dry piece of description on every single page. 

Page 85: "Cabal dislike him instinctively, having identified him as a man still prey to his hormones while his intellect puttered around in the background like an embarrassed parent". 

Another page at random: page 264: "Cabal was growing irritated, too. He had been planing his grand entrance for the past few hours, and people kept chattering instead of letting him get on with it".