Harry Dresden--Wizard
Lost items found. Paranormal investigations.
Consulting. Advice. Reasonable rates.
No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties, 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 too 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 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.

Storm Front is the first book of The Dresden Files series.Here we meet our hero Harry Dresden, wizard and private investigator.Harry is the only professionally practicing wizard in Chicago,in fact you'd find him in the phone book under Wizards, which is not making the White Council,the ruling body of wizards and their enforcement arm,the Wardens,happy with Dresden.

In the book we find out Harry's background and follow him on a case on which a series of grisly murders was committed by the use of black magic.Here we also learn about the existence of other beings like faeries, vampires, demons,ghouls and the Nevernever, the faerie world.Helping Dresden in his investigation is Lt.Karrin Murphy, head of Chicago PD's Special Investigations Unit,which handles "unexplainable" cases.Susan Ramirez,beautiful and spunky reporter for a local tabloid,The Arcane and Harry's love interest.Bob, an air spirit of a sorcerer who is an endless source of information on anything magical and supernatural and also a hopeless voyeur who lives in a skull.And Harry's necessary evil,Chicago mob boss "Gentleman" John Marcone.

From start to finish there was never a dull moment.The book also portrays the main character as someone who while gifted with the magical powers of a wizard still experience the same problems like any other human.Debt,making the rent,car trouble,women problems.And the author describes the magical battles in such a way that you feel like having an IMAX screen in your mind.

Next...Fool Moon:Book Two of The Dresden Files