Minutes after leaving a store, a former gang member is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, Murphy’s father comes to Chicago, and he has a bone to pick with her – named Harry Dresden.
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Harry’s latest lover sneaks out of his place with Bob's skull and delivers it to Dresden's uncle Justin Morningway – who died by Dresden's own hand five years ago.
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Ancient Mai and Morgan seek refuge at Dresden’s place after they are ambushed by one of Mai's enemies. But once they are safely inside, they discover that they're now all trapped by a powerful spell, and the walls are closing in.
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A 10-year-old boy comes to Dresden claiming that monsters are after him. Dresden dismisses the boy’s fears – until he belatedly realizes the kid is right.
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Bianca, the most beautiful–and most dangerous—vampire in Chicago, hires Dresden. Someone is trying to kill her, and she needs Dresden to find out who, and why.
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When a man who has been having premonitions that he’s about to die drops dead in Dresden's office, Harry is plunged into a bizarre murder plot that ends up revealing a dark secret from Bob's past.
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When Detective Murphy asks Dresden to help her with a series of ritualistic slayings, he discovers that werewolves are involved. Only the werewolves aren’t the killers, they're the victims.
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When a local gangster and his girlfriend are found dead, the police assume that the gangster was the prime target, but Harry is convinced that the girlfriend is the key.
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Harry investigates a group of thieving college students who have discovered a supernatural method to bypass the most sophisticated of security systems. But there’s madness in their method, because it is slowly killing them off, one by one.
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