When the Warden Morgan is accused of a murder he did not do, he knows the White Council will choose speed over fairness, so he turns to the one person who knows what it's like to be persecuted by the White Council: Harry Dresden. Of course, Harry and Morgan hate each other—but that's not going to change anything. Harry can't turn his back on an innocent man, not even if it means facing the worst kind of magical nightmare creature: a skinwalker. Harry has to find the guilty party before the Council tracks Morgan down.

This eleventh installment in the Harry Dreden series continues the darker turn that the series has taken. We get to visit with some of our favorite characters: Murphy, Billy and the werewolves, Harry's apprentice Molly, his brother Thomas, and the most amazing dog in literature: Mouse. We also get to see more of the other wizards in the magical world and they become more than just an anonymous threat. It amazes me how well Butcher has managed to write eleven books in this series and still feel like we're still discovering new and amazing things. This book have all the tension and twists we've come to expect of Harry, and though it has slightly fewer giggles, it's a thrill ride from beginning to end. Be sure to set some time aside; once you open this book, you won't want to close it until the very end.