{"product_id":"dead-beat-jim-butcher-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Dead Beat -- Jim Butcher, Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date...Butcher's blending of modern fantasy with classic noir sensibilities ensures that there's never a dull moment.\"--SF Site\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paranormal investigations are Harry Dresden's business and Chicago is his beat, as he tries to bring law and order to a world of wizards and monsters that exists alongside everyday life. And though most inhabitants of the Windy City don't believe in magic, the Special Investigations Department of the Chicago PD knows better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Karrin Murphy is the head of S. I. and Harry's good friend. So when a killer vampire threatens to destroy Murphy's reputation unless Harry does her bidding, he has no choice. The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler (whatever that is) and all the power that comes with it. Now, Harry is in a race against time--and six merciless necromancers--to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Butcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451460912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA martial arts enthusiast whose résumé includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cb\u003eJim Butcher\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Aeronaut's Windlass\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim Butcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49497145802980,"sku":"9780451460912","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780451460912.jpg?v=1784903936","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/dead-beat-jim-butcher-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}