I answered the phone, no big deal, until I heard the message: ' They've taken our daughter.' Harry Dresden, professional wizard, has never faced anything like this. Arianna Ortega, Red Court vampire, blames Harry for her husband's death
- & she's out for revenge. So her discovery that Susan Rodriguez had borne Harry a daughter was an unexpected gift. Arianna's next step was to kidnap the girl & she plans to use her blood in a violent ritual sacrifice designed to kill Harry, Susan & their daughter. With the White Council of Wizards & the Red Court in a state of detente, Harry finds himself alone except for a handful of allies
- resources utterly inadequate to challenging the Red King & his entire vampire Court. With the life of his child at stake, Susan's humanity hanging in precarious balance & with his own death looming, Dresden must find a new source of strength. In the past, there had always been a line Harry wouldn't cross, & though dark powers have tempted him time & again, he never gave in. But then, only his own life was at stake.