Dead Beat

Executive Summary: One of my favorite books in the series. It might possibly have the most memorable sequence of all 14 books thus far.

Audio book: James Marsters continues to be excellent as the reader for the audio book. Of particular note, I really enjoy his voices for Butters and Ramirez.

Full Review
So what a long way we've come. Wizards, Werewolves, Vampires, Fae. What's left? Why Zombies of course..

One of Harry's enemies is back in town and blackmailing him to find something called the Word of Kemmler. Harry soon learns that Kemmler was a Necromancer.

So what is Harry to do when the undead are chasing him through the streets of Chicago? Just one of the most awesome things in the entire series!

Mr. Butcher does an excellent job of writing an entertaining stand alone story, while managing to develop important plot points for the overall story he's telling with the series so far.

We are yet again introduced to some important new characters. And while this book lacks the big revelations of the last book, it makes up for it with an extra dose of fun, as well as adding some layers of complexity to the series.

Books like this are why it's one of my favorite series. 4.5 stars, rounded down because I'm stingy with my 5 star ratings.