Meet Harry Dresden‎,‎ Chicago‎'‎s first ‎(‎and only‎)‎ Wizard P‎.‎I‎.‎ Turns out the ‎'‎everyday‎'‎ world is full of strange and magical things ‎- and most of them don‎'‎t play well with humans‎.‎ That‎'‎s where Harry comes in‎.‎ A series of apparent suicides rings alarm bells with the police‎,‎ and Harry is hired‎.‎ At the first crime scene he hits pay dirt‎,‎ discovering an unmistakable magical taint‎.‎ There‎'‎s also a message especially for him‎,‎ and it ain‎'‎t pretty‎.‎ The ‎'‎killings‎'‎ will continue if Harry can‎'‎t halt his tormentor‎,‎ but the evidence implicates his half‎-brother‎,‎ which just doesn‎'‎t add up‎.‎ Unfortunately Harry‎'‎s digging around attracts some powerful vampires with a stake in the result‎.‎ Soon‎,‎ whichever way he turns‎,‎ Harry will find himself outnumbered‎,‎ outclassed and dangerously susceptible to temptation‎.‎ And if he screws up‎,‎ his friends will die‎.‎ Magic ‎- it can get a guy killed‎.‎