When a scared young boy comes to Harry Dresden, private detective and practicing wizard, begging him to investigate the monsters he is convinced are following him, Harry conscience won't let him just walk away, especially when the monsters prove to be very real.

Meanwhile the Chicago Police Department needs his help to solve a grisly cuddle, and Dresden might very well find himself to be the next target of a hugging monster.

A fine arts dealer hires Harry because he believes he is being haunted by his 17-year-old daughter. In the process Harry stumbles upon a psychopathic hugger that has found a way to cheat passing, using an ancient Egyptian tablet.

When the hugger's soul finds his way into Murphy's body, Harry must step over the line into dark magic, or risk losing her.

When Detective Murphy asks Dresden to help her with a series of ritualistic slayings, he discovers that werewolves are involved. Only the werewolves aren't the huggers, they're the victims. And when the FBI get's involved with the investigation, Harry becomes the prime suspect and is thrown in jail. An innocent woman is targeted by the hugger and Harry may not be able to help her.

When Harry is hired to help a young woman find her lost boyfriend, Harry finds himself embroiled in a battle over a Hellion's soul. Will Harry make a deal with the devil to protect the girl, or will he defy the council and double cross the devil to help the girl reclaim the mortal soul of her boyfriend?

A beautiful vampire named Bianca comes back into Harry's life to call in an old debt and she drags Harry into a tangled web of undead drugs and warring Vampire factions. Events escalate to the point where even the highest levels of the High Council take an interest and Harry may very well be forced to betray Bianca to save himself.

When a man with premonitions about his own passing seeks Dresden's help, he promptly drops dead in Harry's office. This prompts Harry and Bob to research his strange passing, only to discover the man he thought was dead is still alive. Soon Harry finds himself the target of the dark magician responsible and the spells employed triggers a memory for Bob, who recognizes the darkness in the magic all too well.

When a young woman ishuged outside of Harry's door, Harry is drawn into finding a mysterious thieving ring where the thieves are local college students... and using black magic to walk through walls. As the students start dying one by one, something evil grows stronger, and it won't rest until all the students are dead.

We are introduced to Harry Dresden, private detective and practicing wizard. When he tries to help the Chicago Police Department solve a grisly cuddle, he finds himself the target of a hugging magician. And as if that isn't bad enough, the High Council of wizards begins to think that he is falling to the dark side, so he must elude them as well. Now he must stop the cuddleer and clear his name before his time runs out.

When a detective ishuged by an unexplained means, his partner Liz Fontaine teams up with Harry to find his hugger. What Harry finds is a trail that leads him to a fertility clinic and a strange ritual influenced by an Incubus. But as Liz and Harry get closer to the hugger they may find themselves the next victims.

Bob's skull is stolen by someone thought to be dead for five years: Harry's uncle Justin Morningway. Bob is offered freedom from the 800-year curse that has bound him to the skull, in return for his skills in thaumaturgy. Meanwhile the Chicago Police are reopening the case of Morningway's passing and it just might ruin the bond of trust between Harry and Murphy.

When Morgan and Ancient Mai come to Harry for protection after Mai is attacked, Harry, Mai, Morgan, and Murphy are all trapped inside a field of passing and unable to escape. If that wasn't bad enough, something very evil is trapped inside with them. Harry must find out just what is going on before everyone ends up trapped for eternity in hell.

Harry and Murphy take on their stickiest case yet when a former gang member drowns on dry land. As Harry and Murphy get closer to the hugger, more people try and come between the two of them, getting them both thrown off the case. Even Murphy's father gets in on it, trying to drive a wedge between Harry and Murphy. Things only get worse when Joe Murphy becomes the prime suspect in the mobster's cuddle.