Title: Death masks : a novel of the Dresden files
Author: Jim Butcher
Synopsis: Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing wizard, is hired by a mysterious priest to find the stolen Shroud of Turin. But first, Harry must deal with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, professional hit men, and the return of his semi-vampire former girlfriend.
Why do I like it?
I got turned on to this series about a year ago, there are several books in this series. The best description is Phillip Marlowe meets Lord of the Rings. Harry Dresden is a practicing Wizard with all of the commensurate abilities etc. who works as a Private Investigator in Modern Day Chicago. Right away it has a few things that are in my wheelhouse interest wise: detectives, noir feel, Magic in a fantasy sense. Very cool series. And one of the better things about is that you can more or less pick up any book in the series and read it without feeling like you missed something without reading the earlier ones.
This one is pretty interesting so far, I haven't had a lot reading time recently so I am not exactly zipping through it. It pretty much fits in the overall feel and formula, with the usual supporting cast. But I'm not so deep into it that I can really say if it is better or worse than other books in the series.
I would recommend this series to anyone who likes detective novels, but is willing to cope with the inherently bizarre concepts surrounding the main character wielding magic and casting spells. Honestly, most of it reads just about like any other classic pulp detective novel, with plot twists, a protagonist who keeps getting beaten up as he slowly unravels the case(s). It just so happens this protagonist uses magic, instead of a gun, and his adversaries are often supernatural instead of petty criminals.
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