Storm Front
Jim Butcher’s Storm Front is the first novel in his popular series The Dresden Files. The series is an interesting concept; it takes the style of the classic first person detective mysteries and throws in magic. That means that it includes everything that goes with magic such as wizards and demons.
Butcher’s writing style is fast paced and little twists in the story keep the reader guessing. Although the story itself is full of suspense the main character’s quips, thoughts and general personality give it a fun atmosphere.
In the novel a police consultant, Harry Dresden, is called in by the Chicago Police Department to help investigate an unusual case. The case involves a double homicide where the victims have had their hearts ripped out with magic. Why are they calling in Dresden? Because he’s a wizard. There is also a wizard’s council, and they believe that Dresden is actually the murderer. So now Dresden has to find the murderer before he takes the blame.
My rating for Storm Front is 4/5.
