Series: Book 5 in the The Dresden Files series
Rating: ****
Tags: Fiction, General, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Detective, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Wizards, Dresden; Harry (Fictitious character), Contemporary, Chicago (Ill.), Occult & Supernatural, Lang:en
Summary
Now in hardcover for the first
time— book five in the New York Times bestselling
Dresden Files series! Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only
practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business
is pretty good for a change. But he also knows that whenever
things are going good, the only way left for them to go is
bad. Way bad. Recent examples: A duel with the lethal
champion of the Red Court, who must kill Harry to end the war
between vampires and wizards…Hit men using Harry for
target practice…The missing Shroud of Turin—and
the possible involvement of Chicago’s most feared mob
boss…A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police
need identified… Not to mention the return of
Harry’s ex-girlfriend Susan, who’s still
struggling with her semi-vampiric nature—and who seems
to have a new man in her life. Some days, it just
doesn’t pay to get out of bed. No matter how much
you’re charging. Harry Dresden is not having a good day. A vampire named
Ortega is hunting the beleaguered wizard, intending to
challenge him to a duel that, Ortega claims, will end the war
between the vampires and the wizards. Harry has almost no
hope of winning the duel, but soon he is preoccupied by
another problem: Father Vincent, a priest, needs Harry's help
in finding the Shroud of Turin, stolen by a trio of thieves.
Harry traces two of the thieves to his hometown, Chicago, but
when he finds them, he learns that he isn't the only one
after them. A group of terrifying demons wants the shroud,
and its leader is interested in Harry's soul, too. Harry must
call on all of his friends, including three brave knights,
his police-officer friend, and even his half-vampire
ex-girlfriend, Susan. Butcher maintains a breakneck pace in
Harry's exciting fifth adventure. This imaginative series
continues to surprise and delight with its inventiveness and
sympathetic hero.
Kristine Huntley
"Think
Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe."
"Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this
series."
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