Book description
A series of apparent suicides rings alarm bells with the police. And
before he knows it Harry Dresden, professional wizard, is hired to
investigate. At the first crime scene he finds an unmistakable magical
taint - and a message specially designed for him, referencing the
killing of witches. Harry is desperate to hunt down his tormentor and
halt the killings, but instead finds evidence implicating his
half-brother, Thomas. To Harry, this just doesn't add up, so he must add
clearing his brother's name to his expanding list. Something that didn't
make the list is subtlety, and Harry's search attracts the attention of
the White Court of vampires … Soon, whichever way he turns, he faces a
power struggle that will render him outnumbered, outclassed and
dangerously susceptible to temptation. And if he screws up, his friends
will die. Jim Butcher is a ten-year student of martial arts and works
as a computer support technician. Jim lives in Missouri with his wife
and son and a houseful of computers.
