Ghost Story

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Call Number: Fantasy, Fantasy / Butcher, Jim, Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Butcher, Jim, Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Butcher, Jim
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Butcher, Jim	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Butcher, Jim	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Butcher, Jim	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"In his life, Harry's been shot, stabbed, sliced, beaten, burned, crushed, and tortured. And after someone puts a bullet through his chest and leaves him to die in the waters of Lake Michigan, things really start going downhill. But even trapped in the realm between life and death, Harry can't catch a break. He learns that three of his friends are destined to experience unbearable torment and agony. Only by bringing his murderer to justice can he save his friends and move on to what comes next--a feat that would be a lot easier if he had a body and access to his powers. Instead, Harry must work as a ghost, unable to interact with the physical world, invisible and inaudible to almost everyone. Unfortunately he's not the only specter roaming Chicago. There are malevolent shadows who haven't forgotten Harry's predilection for putting evil in its place while he was alive. And now that Harry's on their turf, they are looking for some serious payback. So the late Harry Dresden will have to pull off the ultimate trick without using any magic--or face an eternity as just another lost soul"-- Provided by publisher.

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A poor entry in an excellent series submitted by eknapp on November 9, 2011, 2:19pm Butcher follows up his best entry in the Dresden Files series ("Changes") with this, his worst.

Our long-suffering hero took a sniper bullet and died at the end of the previous book. In "Ghost Story" he comes back to solve his own murder. Assorted ghosts and spirits and other ethereal nasties threaten his friends and town and he must find a way to save the day in a world that he can barely influence anymore.

What bugged me most about this story was the squishy internal logic concerning the author's version of the spirit world. It felt like Butcher was making it up as he went. The ending was pretty satisfying though.