FROM BOOKLIST
Harry Dresden is not having a good day. A vampire named Ortega is hunting
the beleaguered wizard, intending to challenge him to a duel that, Ortega
claims, will end the war between the vampires and the wizards. Harry has
almost no hope of winning the duel, but soon he is preoccupied by another
problem: Father Vincent, a priest, needs Harry's help in finding the Shroud
of Turin, stolen by a trio of thieves. Harry traces two of the thieves to
his hometown, Chicago, but when he finds them, he learns that he isn't the
only one after them. A group of terrifying demons wants the shroud, and its
leader is interested in Harry's soul, too. Harry must call on all of his
friends, including three brave knights, his police-officer friend, and even
his half-vampire ex-girlfriend, Susan. Butcher maintains a breakneck pace in
Harry's exciting fifth adventure. This imaginative series continues to
surprise and delight with its inventiveness and sympathetic hero.
Kristine Huntley
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