Proven Guilty

Jim Butcher

Feb 2007 · Dresden Files Book 8 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has to track down the things that go bump in the night in this novel in Jim Butcher's #1 New York Times bestselling series.

There’s no love lost between Harry Dresden, the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, and the White Council of Wizards, who find him brash and undisciplined. But war with the vampires has thinned their ranks, so the Council has drafted Harry as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in the Windy City.

As Harry adjusts to his new role, another problem arrives in the form of the tattooed and pierced daughter of an old friend—all grown up and already in trouble. Her boyfriend is the only suspect in what looks like a supernatural assault straight out of a horror film. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose in Chicago, but it’s all in a day’s work for a wizard, his faithful dog, and a talking skull named Bob...

Ratings and reviews

This series is one of the best in this genres. I've read many series and sometimes they just kinda drag out or you already know what's going to happen. This has great twist and turns and surprises. Lots of great characters. I've really enjoyed every book. If you like these kind of books then you got to read this series. I loved it, 😜😻❤💛💚💙💜

I'm beginning to wonder when I'll start getting tired of these stories. They are somewhat formulaic, don't vary a great deal as regards world building, but there's something fun and (dare I say) kind of cool about them.

This was without doubt the best book in this series so far. It takes you on a wild goose chase with Harry Dresden, going through seemingly unrelated mysteries until they all whirl down into one great mystery. And the way it looks the next book is going to be an even crazier ride for Harry Dresden.

About the author

A martial arts enthusiast whose résumé includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives mostly inside his own head so that he can write down the conversation of his imaginary friends, but his head can generally be found in Independence, Missouri. Jim is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera novels, and the Cinder Spires series, which began with The Aeronaut’s Windlass.