04-13-2013, 11:46 PM
The Dresden files was a short lived tv show based on a series of novels - i think there are 10 of them now. It is sort of a typical Film Noir, hardboiled detective story. But the Private Investigator is a wizard. There are ghosts, vampires, werewolves, spirits, demons, elves, etc. Dresden mostly uses his magic for good - you know lost child stuff but frequently in the novels he ends up pitted against some really bad guys. One of the things I really liked about the books is that there is always a central mystery - that if the reader is clever enough - can be solved before it is revealed. Most, if not all the important clues are provided early on in the books. Sometimes a little romance is thrown in. Its usually a little humorous. There is always some suspense. The characters are well developed. And the main characters all have "a past". The plot has twists, turn and red herrings. Oh, and all the gals are hot, all the guys are heroic, all the villains are scary.
Kind of like Phillip Marlowe meets Harry Potter.
Kind of like Phillip Marlowe meets Harry Potter.