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Posted by Grete, on April 17th, 2009  Harry Dresden is used to being in over his head where the supernatural community is concerned, even used to it turning up on his doorstep. When a severely wounded Morgan, Warden and Executioner for the White Council (and regular pain in Harry’s ass) turns up at his door asking for help, Harry is of the mind to refuse. Morgan is accused of murder and the penalty for the crime is death, along with anyone who helps him. In spite of overwhelming evidence Harry knows Morgan is innocent and there is something much larger happening. Can he let an innocent man (even if it is Morgan) die for a crime he didn’t commit and can he stop the plot that threatens to bring the entire White Council down? Most sane men would turn Morgan in but hey, this is Harry.
Wow. That’s the first word that sprang to mind when I finished Turn Coat and I even had to sit and reflect for a while. You get answers to some questions that have been running through several books, new questions needing answers and some truly emotional scenes. Harry as usual is in over his head and the highly entertaining part is how he gets out of it, with mind, skin and bone mostly intact. I feel that Harry has become just that bit more mature as well, while the usual supporting cast are there, by and large, he figures things out on his own.
Jim Butcher has such an entertaining writing style that lets you get up close and personal with his characters and this latest and 11th book in the Dresden Files certainly has that, in spades. Many a long running series can suffer with the reuse of plot, phrases and same old descriptions of characters but I can honestly say there is nothing like that here. The only downside I can think of is that it will be another year til the next one is released.
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Posted by Grete, on April 17th, 2009
Posted by Grete, on April 16th, 2009 Woohoo the new Dresden Files book is out and I’m reading it right now!
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Posted by Grete, on April 4th, 2009  When Miranda Wood discovers the body of her married ex-lover in her bed, she finds herself the prime suspect in his murder. With no alibi and all evidence pointing to her, can she prove her innocence in spite of one of the town’s most influential families against her. One question remains: if she didn’t kill him, then who did, and are they now out to kill her?
I’ve been a long-time fan of Tess Gerritsen’s work, she has a knack of building likeable characters, intriguing plots and wraps it all up together in books you can’t put down. Her out of print romance/crime novels are being reprinted and Presumed Guilty is the latest of these.
True to form, I couldn’t put this book down and read it in one sitting. The characters of Miranda and Chase were really well written, eminently likeable, even when Chase suspects Miranda is guilty. The minor characters were also well-rounded and enhanced the story with their presence. The pace was good, nothing seemed drawn out any longer than it should be and a couple of the twists surprised me. A very entertaining read!
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Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favorites of the nursery.
Rosenbach, A. S. W.
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