From the book description:- Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Reasonable rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment. Harry Dresden is the best and technically the 'only' at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal capabilities, they come to him for answers. For the 'everyday' world is actually full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a - well, whatever.
A friend of mine put me onto Jim Butcher's stories about a modern day wizard, who is also a P.I., based in Chicago. Since picking up this book, I have read the whole series (and will review each one on this blog as I re-read them).
In this story, he is approached by a woman who's husband has disappeared, and is also engaged by the Chicago P.D. to help with a grizzly double murder. As he investigates both, he discovers that all is not what it seems and that dark magic is at play. To make matters worse, Harry is also on probation with the "White Council" of Wizards as a possible Sorcerer having killed his former mentor (in self-defense). So, he has a Warder following him most of the time waiting for him to trip-up and break some more rules, so the Council can execute him for using dark magic (which is outlawed). As he investigates, he unravels a story of vampires, criminal gangs, prostitution, magical drugs, sorcery and demonic possession that ends in an explosive climax.
It's a fast-paced exciting story that is written with the right amount of humour and horror to be thoroughly enjoyable. If you like fantasy or horror there is probably enough here for you to thoroughly enjoy.
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