https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/rp-book-club-dresden-files-jim-butcher <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For this weeks submission, I'm recommending the Dresden Files (there's about a dozen books).<br /><br />What makes this series worth reading is that it is a "Hard Boiled" detective series set in semi-modern times (feels like the 1990-2000s) with a great protagonist.<br /><br />But the real thing here is not the Protagonist, it's the "Brain Trust" the protagonist develops throughout the course of the series. It's his allies. No hero exists in a vacuum, and these stories are great about that. He is imperfect and has no problem calling for help in areas he needs. Thu, 14 May 2015 13:55:36 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/rp-book-club-dresden-files-jim-butcher <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For this weeks submission, I'm recommending the Dresden Files (there's about a dozen books).<br /><br />What makes this series worth reading is that it is a "Hard Boiled" detective series set in semi-modern times (feels like the 1990-2000s) with a great protagonist.<br /><br />But the real thing here is not the Protagonist, it's the "Brain Trust" the protagonist develops throughout the course of the series. It's his allies. No hero exists in a vacuum, and these stories are great about that. He is imperfect and has no problem calling for help in areas he needs. Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS Thu, 14 May 2015 13:55:36 -0400 2015-05-14T13:55:36-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/rp-book-club-dresden-files-jim-butcher?n=667856&urlhash=667856 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sounds like a series I need to check out ... thanks <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="470776" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/470776-sgt-aaron-kennedy-ms">Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS</a>. GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Thu, 14 May 2015 13:57:48 -0400 2015-05-14T13:57:48-04:00 2015-05-14T13:55:36-04:00