The Dresden Files series is a refreshing change. It's almost a universal rule that the quality of the writing will go down as a series ages (Anita Blake?).
The Dresden books just keep getting better, and with Grave Peril (the third in the series) Jim Butcher seems to really hit his stride.
This story starts out with a simple ghostbusting case that turns into much, much more. Soon there are vampires, more vampires, undead black magicians, fallen wizards, a nightmare spirit that's taking over people's souls, a dragon, a baby, and a missing holy sword. Oh, and Harry's fairy godmother is back, and boy, does she have an axe to grind!
Once the action starts, it doesn't let up, and this is a page-turner liberally spiced with humor and charm.
Along the way, Harry gets his ass kicked (a lot), loses sleep, barely escapes death and other horrible things and worries about his friends. As well he should. Even those who can take care of themselves (Michael) end up in peril this time. And a certain nosy reporter that Harry loves ends up finding a lot more out about the vampires of the Red Court than she ever wanted to.
These books are like popcorn -- hard to put down and impossible to get enough.
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