“What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”- Library Journal Now, in his first hardcover adventure, Harry Dresden. Dead Beat is the 7th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butchers continuing series about wizard detective Harry Dresden. “A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Jim Butchers Dresden Files novels have been compared to Harry Potter with an adult tone and attitude. “What’s not to like about this series?.It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”- SF Site The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”- Booklist (starred review) The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler (whatever that is) and all the power that comes with it. “Butcher.spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. In light of being stuck indoors for a while due to COVID 19, and in light of the recent explosion of news now that Jim Butcher finally completed. Get used to that joke, folks, I’m a bitter old crone. I almost took as long a hiatus as Jim Butcher did completing Peace Talks. “One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”- Cinescape The Dresden Files Reread and Review: Dead Beat. “Superlative.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) We find out Kemmler was a necromancer responsible for World War I and II, for crying out loud, so the guy was major bad news in his day. Harry heads home to get the skinny on the Word of Kemmler from Bob the Skull, an air spirit of knowledge he keeps in his basement. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”- Midwest Book Review Ah, just another day in the life of Harry Dresden. “Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”- Entertainment Weekly

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