Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Blurb
What wouldn’t you wish on your worst enemy? It seems that Harry Dresden is about to find out. . .
Harry Dresden, PI and practitioner of magic, has done his best to keep his nose clean where the White Council of Wizards is concerned. Even so, his past misdeeds haven’t looked good to the Council’s Wardens – and they take their responsibility to enforce the Laws of Magic very seriously. but this has placed him in a bit of a predicament. Morgan, formerly his chief persecutor among the Wardens has been wrongly accused of treason. There”s only one punishment for that crime so he’s on the run, wants his name cleared, and needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Someone like Harry Dresden.
Dresden faces a daunting task. He must clear the less-than-agreeable Morgan’s name while simultaneously hiding him from the Wardens and the supernatural bounty hunters sent to find him, discover the identity of the true turncoat and, of course, avoid accusations of treachery of his own. A single mistake may mean that heads – quite literally – could roll.
And one of them might be his.
Turn Coat is book 11 in the Dresden Files series and usually, by this point, a series this long has a tendency to lose its steam somewhat and sometimes begin to flounder. Thankfully, this series isn’t one of them! While it’s possible to pick up this book without having read any of the previous ones, to really appreciate the richness of the plot you have to understand what has gone on before, to understand the dynamics of the various relationships between Harry and the other characters.
As always, Jim Butcher writes with a black humour that is absolutely wonderful. Had he been born in the right era, he’d have been applauded as a masterbard (one has to wonder if Jim can sing and play the instruments for that, but no matter, his storytelling is good enough to overlook it if he can’t!).
From the first page, you are pulled in by Harry”
s dry wit as he recounts his latest escapade and you”re right there with him, feeling every emotion and physical attack as he goes up against the skinwalker, while trying to discover who’s really behind the murder that Morgan has been set up for. Without giving too much away, Harry gets emotionally battered in this book, losing people to the vengeful nasties in this book and the ensuing battle near the end is fantastically written.
I’m yet to be disappointed by a Harry Dresden novel, and I hope that continues as I wait for the next installment with bated breath. Turn Coat is a superb addition to the series and has left me wanting more (as they always do) as well as leaving me with questions that need answering.
Ten out of ten for a wonderful tale, Jim!
Book Details
- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Orbit (4 Mar 2010)
- ISBN-10: 1841496898
- ISBN-13: 978-1841496894
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 3.8 cm
