Welcome to the Jungle by Jim Butcher

Art by Ardian Syaf
*This is set before Storm Front, the first book in the series
Hardback: 0345507460, $19.95

“There’s a killer loose in the Lincoln Park Zoo, and I’m going after him. Though if you ask me, it seems a little unprofessional of him to come after me first. I’ve barely had time to stick my nose into anything.”

A trademark blend of magic, noir and sarcasm Welcome to the Jungle is a full color example of why Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden is so popular.

A special consultant to the Chicago police, Harry is called in when a man is found dead at the zoo under mysterious circumstances. The brass wants to blame Moe the gorilla, put him down and be done with it. Special Investigations lead Karrin Murphy knows the evidence isn’t adding up so she leaves the legwork that she can’t explain to her bosses to Harry. After all, the list of things that can choke a man bare handed has to be small, right?

But before Harry can put the monster who did this down, he has to dodge great cats under compulsion spells (to kill him, of course) and supernatural dog assassins, save the girl and save the gorilla.

Spiked with humor, fast paced and fabulously drawn, Welcome to the Jungle is a welcome addition to the Dresden mythos and a must-have for Dresden fans.