Title: The Law

Author: Jim Butcher

Series: Dresden Files #17.4

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Rating: 3/5 stars

The Overview: Not every danger comes in the form of a mega-threat like a Titan. Some predators are a lot cozier… more personal. When one such creature threatens an independent tutor, Harry Dresden must shake off the blood and dirt of his most recent battles and rise to the occasion, even when it turns out that the new predator is far more dangerous and connected than first appearances would suggest. -Goodreads

The Review:

An enjoyable short, even if not particularly memorable.

What it did well was give us a check-in on Dresden’s well-being after the events in Battle Ground. It was nice to be back in this world as we wait patiently for the next book. And there’s even a new character (a lawyer) whom I hope we see again.

Butcher himself narrated this short, something I cringed at when I heard about it initially, yet he actually did a decent job with it. Better than at least 80% of the author-narrated audiobooks I’ve tried (and probably better than a portion of the “professionally” read ones too… nice). Truth be told, had I not been informed it wasn’t Marsders I’m not totally sure I would’ve noticed the change (as I’ve read the last few physically).

Recommendations: if you’re a Dresden fan up to date with all his writings, enjoy this snack novella. If you haven’t done any of the short stories yet, this is not one of the stronger ones. And for the love of books, don’t read this one unless you’ve read Battle Ground – MAJOR spoilers.

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