Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, #8) in Pick-a-Shelf

May 28, 2023 Slayermel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, 21st-century, witches-wizards, spirits, thriller, mystery, fiction, kobo, horror, favorites

Harry is investigating some dark magic in the area and all the leads take him to a horror movie convention. It appears the movie villains are coming to life out of the big screen. On top of it all Michael's Daughter Molly has enlisted Harry's help for a friend who is in trouble and both of them are connected to the Horror movie convention. Throw in some Fairy Drama, White Council Drama, some Carpenter Family Drama and it makes for another amazing book in the series. ...more

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Jun 04, 2011 [ JT ] rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-but-not-owned, fantasy, urban-fantasy, mystery, detective, 2011, faeries

Once again, Harry finds himself investigating black magic. Only this time, he's a Warden, and it's not just an interest for him; it's essentially an assignment. We quickly find out that the horror convention, SplatterCon!!!, is going on in town and there have been some mysterious attacks associated with it. The violence begins to escalate, and many patrons of the convention are at major risk. Oh, and to top it all off-- Molly Carpenter, the Knight Michael's daughter, suddenly appears seeking Har Once again, Harry finds himself investigating black magic. Only this time, he's a Warden, and it's not just an interest for him; it's essentially an assignment. We quickly find out that the horror convention, SplatterCon!!!, is going on in town and there have been some mysterious attacks associated with it. The violence begins to escalate, and many patrons of the convention are at major risk. Oh, and to top it all off-- Molly Carpenter, the Knight Michael's daughter, suddenly appears seeking Harry's help, covered in tattoos, piercings, and multi-colored hair. Oh boy, her parents won't like that.

What exactly is going on at this horror convention, how does black magic play a part, and where does Molly fit into this puzzle?

Some things that happened in this book that I want to remember/thought were interesting:
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Oct 24, 2012 Cora rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, urban-fantasy, wizards, chicago, illinois, paranormal, audible, paranormal-mystery, action, series

Harry Dresden is back in this 8th book in the Dresden Files series. Once again Harry has a lot of supernatural problems on his plate: the War between the Red Court and the White Council continues, there is black magic somewhere in Chicago, and he gets a phone call from a dear friend's daughter asking him to bail her out of jail. The series continues strong, with a lot of supernatural bad guys and a lot of action. I like how Butcher continues to develop the characters and relate the story back to ...more

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Oct 04, 2010 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, fantasy-sci-fi, 2013-read, rws-2013-summer

Eight books into the series, I've finally switched over to the fabulous audiobook versions of these tales. I don't know if it was Marsters' masterful reading or the book itself, but this is my favorite of this series so far. I'll definitely look to continue the series in audio format. ...more

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