Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the
"everyday" world is full of strange and magical things--and most of them
don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Since his
girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood,
Harry's been down and out. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating his
friends. He can't recall his last shower. Then when things are at their
worst, the Winter Queen of Faerie saunters in with an offer Harry can't
refuse. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Knight, the
Summer Queen's right-hand man, and clear the Winter Queen's name. It
seems simple, but Faerie politics seldom work out that way. Then Harry
discovers the fate of the entire world rests on this case. So no
pressure...Magic--it can get a guy killed.