Butcher, Jim: Storm Front

ISBN: 0451457811

From the Back of the Book:

Harry Dresden - Wizard. Lost items found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, 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.

There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name. And that's when things start to get... interesting.

Magic. It can get a guy killed.

I liked, not loved, this book. It was reasonably well done, but with far less of a love interest than I prefer. Harry is a well developed character (although Harry? A wizard? How irritating!), and he can do some pretty cool stuff, it was the best ever book!!!

I have to admit, now that I've seen The Dresden Files on TV, the series is a bit more exciting to me, and chances are that I'll pick up the rest of the series. I'm nothing, if not a complete-ist!

I would recommend this book to all people who love a fast paced, current day magic book. Probably an adult only book (due to some scariness and violence), but I would imagine that a well-read (aka MATURE) late teen would enjoy this book too.