White Night

by Jim Butcher, James Marsters

Listening Length 14 hours and 12 minutes

Published 2009

Wizard Harry Dresden must investigate his own flesh and blood when a series of killings strike Chicago’s magic practitioners in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Someone is targeting the members of the city’s supernatural underclass—those who don’t possess enough power to become full-fledged wizards. Some have vanished. Others appear to be victims of suicide. But now the culprit has left a calling card at one of the crime scenes—a message for Harry Dresden.

Harry sets out to find the apparent serial killer, but his investigation turns up evidence pointing to the one suspect he cannot possibly believe guilty: his half-brother, Thomas. To clear his brother’s name, Harry rushes into a supernatural power struggle that renders him outnumbered, outclassed, and dangerously susceptible to temptation.

And Harry knows that if he screws this one up, people will die—and one of them will be his …

Wizard Harry Dresden must investigate his own flesh and blood when a series of killings strike Chicago’s magic practitioners in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

And Harry knows that if he screws this one up, people will die—and one of them will be his brother...

5 editions

Trae reviewed White night by Jim Butcher

Review of 'White night' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This was a book of contradictions. At it's core, it's a book about trust. Who do you trust with your life? With your secrets? Trust they are teaching you wisely? Trust they'll have your back? But the problem is that Butcher filled it with to many things, there was just so much going on within the realm of trust, that the story was rushed. I hope the next one takes a step back and reduces the influencers and can pace the story better.

Kadomi reviewed White night by Jim Butcher

Review of 'White night' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

3.5 stars. Another solid entry of the Dresden Files, with plenty of callbacks to previous books, including the Beckitts from Storm Front and events from Blood Rites. As the series progresses, Harry seems to get more and more powerful, and more and more violent. Not sure what to think of it.

The really good Dresden books usually come up with dramatic revelations about Harry's backstory, and in that department I found this book lacking. There were hints that Harry is special, but nothing that had any wow effect on me.

If you liked the previous books, you will probably enjoy it as well, but it's not one of the strongest entries in the series. Still, I will keep reading, of course.