Alright, listeners, it's almost the end of the 6th book in the series, and our valiant heroes are in some really deep shit.

These 3 chapters are kind of just a series of unfortunate events. Harry and Karen get caught up in a gun fight that injures two people and causes Lara to have to clean up a mess instead of playing backup. Then he and Murphy get headed off by other bodyguards and Harry has to use a ton of energy to flip a car. Is it an amazing and awesome scene? Yes, absolutely. But would I have preferred he still had that energy to tap into when they ran into Lord Raith? You bet.

Then there's the terrible scene where Murphy is being held hostage and Raith monologues for like, half an hour about how he's going to torture, rape, and eventually kill her. It's really hard to read and even harder to listen to Dresden's internal monologue about how he's helpless to act and Murphy is going to have to get herself out of this one. Thanks for nothing, Harry!