{"id":11788,"date":"2019-03-24T15:57:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T19:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=11788"},"modified":"2022-08-14T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T13:26:00","slug":"the-secret-casebook-of-simon-feximal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/11788","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal<\/em><\/a> (2013) K.J. Charles<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in England between 1894 and 1914.<\/p>\n

The Caldwell Ghost
\nButterflies
\nRemember, Remember
\nSilver
\nCakes and Ale
\nDevils on Horseback
\nAn Eye for an Eye
\nThe Writing on the Wall
\nTurn of the Century
\nThe End<\/p>\n

Simon Feximal helps the dead to rest. He doesn’t exorcise them, send them on, but instead allows them to finish telling their stories.<\/p>\n

He was covered in writing. It was scrawled in black and red ink, from wrist to shoulder of both muscular arms, across his broad, powerful shoulders and chest. None of it was in a language I recognised, or could read, but it was unmistakably writing… and it was still being written. <\/p>\n

I gaped. The lines, some spidery, some looping, still others jagged, etched themselves over his skin, a constant silent chatter of messages. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2014\u201d My voice failed. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe stories write themselves,\u201d he said, very matter-of-fact. \u201cI serve as their page.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Robert is known for writing the stories of the various cases that Simon has worked.<\/p>\n

These stories are how Simon and Robert met and became lovers and partners.<\/p>\n

It is surprising how fast a man can fall when there is nobody to extend a hand to him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think Cakes and Ale was my favorite story of the lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, that\u2019s new,\u201d the maid said, picking it up. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to start making a mess, we\u2019ll have words!\u201d That remark was addressed in loud tones to the empty air. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou are not intimidated by the ghost?\u201d I asked. <\/p>\n

\u201cLord bless you, sir, if I was to run screaming at a few open doors, we should be in a pickle.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This book does pull in other fictional characters, such as the Diogenes Club and Mycroft Holmes (although not by name) which is quite entertaining.<\/p>\n

It’s a lovely collection of stories, some of which have more boinking than others, but all of which are interesting.<\/p>\n

Publisher: KJC Books
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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