Harry Dresden is a wizard and investigative consultant who also works part-time with the Chicago Police Department with Detective Murphy. Detective Murphy is the woman the precinct calls when cases are out of the ordinary or extreme. Recently, Harry Dresden received two cases in need of solving. The first was phoned in by a woman named Monica Sells. A wife with a shy streak who claims had lost her husband. The second case was phoned in by Detective Murphy ordering Harry Dresden to meet her at the Madison Hotel, where two lovers were found dead in strange circumstances. The narrative is entertaining and descriptive. The descriptive detail lets you feel the harrowing action sequences and unsettling imagery as a result of the murders. Another example of unsettling imagery I confess is both a good, and unusual depiction. His name is Bob and he is my favorite character. He is an intelligent, funny, but perverted spirit bound to a skull. He is Harry's lab assistant and is overly enthusiastic about all things of love and the good life.
I definitely recommend this book for its noir quality. The dive-in bar, the P.I's office, the danger that lurks in corners just with a dash of magic. At the same time, a book like this would be the reason this page is up. It achieves the urban fantasy genre to the T. Or, read it for some of its whimsical characters, like Bob. However, I did have a little gripe about his personal style. To be walking around in a duster day in and out with a blasting rod, I've got to say I agree with Detective Murphy. Did he have to look conspicuously on an adventure to El Dorado? Overall, Harry Dresden has a fine quality about him. He's a bit on the rugged side, earnest and accommodating in solving his cases. But how he does it is why you read this book.
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