Turn Coat
As I get farther into The Dresden Files, it gets harder and harder to talk about these books without giving away plot points from the previous books.
In some ways, the series is structured like a television show. There's an overarching plot that ties everything together, but each book also focuses on it's own plot that can feel only loosely connected to what's going on in the wider world.
In Turn Coat, a lot of this starts to come together. Dresden's disparate cases of the past several years are seen to be part of a larger pattern designed to incite chaos across the supernatural world. Age old alliances have been unbalanced or simply shattered over the course of the series. It keeps things interesting, as Dresden's allies and enemies tend to switch places depending on the situation. And now it starts to reveal itself as part of the larger plan.
For several books now, Dresden has suspected that there's a mole inside the Wizard's White Council, the organization he is officially affiliated with. But he has been unable to flush the spy out and has been hesitant to present his suspicions to anyone lest he accidentally share information with the wrong person. All that changes in this book when a man Dresden is sure is innocent is accused and he finds himself racing against the clock to uncover a conspiracy he can barely prove exists.
I guessed who the culprit was pretty early in the book, but that didn't make the story any less fun or twisty. There are plenty of suspects to keep you on your toes, and the book splays fair with the clues it doles out. Turn Coat marks the halfway point through the planned series, so it makes sense that things would have to get shaken up in this book. And they certainly have.
But the title of the next book promises to make this one look like child's play.
In some ways, the series is structured like a television show. There's an overarching plot that ties everything together, but each book also focuses on it's own plot that can feel only loosely connected to what's going on in the wider world.
In Turn Coat, a lot of this starts to come together. Dresden's disparate cases of the past several years are seen to be part of a larger pattern designed to incite chaos across the supernatural world. Age old alliances have been unbalanced or simply shattered over the course of the series. It keeps things interesting, as Dresden's allies and enemies tend to switch places depending on the situation. And now it starts to reveal itself as part of the larger plan.
For several books now, Dresden has suspected that there's a mole inside the Wizard's White Council, the organization he is officially affiliated with. But he has been unable to flush the spy out and has been hesitant to present his suspicions to anyone lest he accidentally share information with the wrong person. All that changes in this book when a man Dresden is sure is innocent is accused and he finds himself racing against the clock to uncover a conspiracy he can barely prove exists.
I guessed who the culprit was pretty early in the book, but that didn't make the story any less fun or twisty. There are plenty of suspects to keep you on your toes, and the book splays fair with the clues it doles out. Turn Coat marks the halfway point through the planned series, so it makes sense that things would have to get shaken up in this book. And they certainly have.
But the title of the next book promises to make this one look like child's play.
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