Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But now he's getting more than he bargained for:

A duel with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards...

Professional hit men using Harry for target practice...

The missing Shroud of Turin...

A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police need identified...

Not to mention the return of Harry's ex-girlfriend Susan, who's still struggling with her semi-vampiric nature. And who seems to have a new man in her life.

Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No matter how much you're charging.

Wow, where to start with this book.  While of course I really enjoyed it and am still maybe a little too much in love with Harry, this book felt like a lot is happening, almost too much.

Things got wild and often a bit confusing, and it felt like there was too much crammed into this book.

The red Court still wants Harry dead for the events in the last book  and challenge him to a duel, a priest hires him to find and  retrieve the stolen Shroud of Turin, Susan is back (sort of) and of course many, many other things happening along the way.

Like mentioned I think there was almost too much happening and at some parts I got confused a bit and had to back track, other things are still left open and to wonder, but hinted at.

Like his parents, or more his mom.  Again we get some hints, that there is way more to it but again we are left wondering.

Of course we see some familiar faces that come along and help Harry or in some parts put him in his place.

Yes. Susan came to Harry, things got hot and complicated and a bit sad.  I always liked Susan and she still is one my favorites and I hope we get to see more of her.

Also I have to say it again his friendship to Murphy is still one of my favorite things of the series so far, that and that Charity really doesn’t like him. It cracks me up band makes it soo much more fun and real, that someone really dislikes him and realizes how dangerous he is/ can be.

We learn some surprising g things about Marcone and I’m curious to see if we learn more about that later on.

Overall I really enjoyed, I wished we would get more of Bob and now also Thomas, he seems to be lurking, like we will learn more about him. I do really like him and hope to get more off.

I rate it 4★, I would have rated a bit higher but, there was just too much going on that it felt a bit crammed and confusing.

I’m very much looking forward to start the next book.

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OH Harry!!! You always get yourself in trouble  

Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But he also knows that whenever things are going good, the only way left for them to go is bad. Way bad. Such as:

• A duel with the lethal champion of the Red Court, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards...
• Professional hit men using Harry for target practice...
• The missing Shroud of Turin—and the possible involvement of Chicago's most feared mob boss...
• A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police need identified...

Not to mention the return of Harry’s ex-girlfriend Susan, who’s still struggling with her semi-vampiric nature. And who seems to have a new man in her life. Some days, it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed. No matter how much you’re charging.

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.

I really enjoyed this book! This was a re-read for me and I liked it just as much the second time around. I did remember some parts of the book from the first time I read the story but I had forgotten most of the details. It has been about a year and half since I listened to the last book in this series and I really enjoyed spending a little bit of time with Harry Dresden once again. This is the fifth book in the series and I do recommend that this series be read in order. This was a book that entertained me from beginning to end.

Harry has a lot going on in this book. I don't even know how he is able to keep everything straight. He has a vampire from the Red Court that wants to duel him. A priest wants his help in finding the Shroud and a few other people would like to get their hands on it as well. An old girlfriend is in town to keep things interesting. Plus there are all the other situations that Harry seems to regularly find himself in. If you are looking for a book with a lot of action, look no further because this book really never slows down.

The characters in this book almost feel real to me. One thing that I love about reading a series like this is how well you get to know each of the characters. It is almost like they are old friends and you can somewhat anticipate how they might react in certain situations. I do think it is also a lot of fun to re-read a longer series like this because the groundwork for future events is being laid. Having already read the later books, I know that some scenes will become more important later on. There are a lot of characters featured in this story that have been very important to the series. I liked seeing Michael and his family as well as the other Knights of the Cross. Thomas, John Marconi, Susan, and Karin also play important roles.

James Marsters takes this book to a whole new level. I originally read this book on my kindle but if I had known how good the audiobook was, I might have went that route the first time around. I think he does a fantastic job in bringing Harry to life. I know what Harry is feeling at times because I can hear it in his voice. I think that he does a great job with all of the characters and the dialogue in the story flows very nicely. He has a very pleasant voice that was easy to listen to for hours at a time.

I do recommend this series to others. I like that it is a fairly complex story with some humor worked in at just the right moments. Harry is a character that is easy to cheer for because in the end he really is a good guy. I am looking forward to continuing with my re-read of the series very soon.

Initial Thoughts
This was a re-read for me. I remembered parts of the book but no details. I think that Jim Marsters narration brings Harry to a whole new level. Lots of excitement in the one with appearances by most of the key characters in the series. 

Book source: Audible purchase