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Proven Guilty

Jim Butcher

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 4.3 (746 on Hardcover)

577 pages · Released Feb 6, 2007

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High confidence

LGBTQ+ themes

What it offers

Educational value

A note for parents

Proven Guilty is the third Dresden Files novel, featuring supernatural mystery and action in urban Chicago. While the story emphasizes detective work and magical problem-solving, it includes moderate violence (combat with magical creatures), creepy horror imagery (fear-feeding entities), and some mild profanity and adult situations. The protagonist models integrity and responsibility despite pressure, making it suitable for older teens who enjoy dark fantasy and mystery.

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From the publisher

Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has to track down the things that go bump in the night in this novel in Jim Butcher's #1 New York Times bestselling series. There’s no love lost between Harry Dresden, the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, and the White Council of Wizards, who find him brash and undisciplined. But war... Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has to track down the things that go bump in the night in this novel in Jim Butcher's #1 New York Times bestselling series. There’s no love lost between Harry Dresden, the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, and the White Council of Wizards, who find him brash and undisciplined. But war with the vampires has thinned their ranks, so the Council has drafted Harry as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in the Windy City. As Harry adjusts to his new role, another problem arrives in the form of the tattooed and pierced daughter of an old friend—all grown up and already in trouble. Her boyfriend is the only suspect in what looks like a supernatural assault straight out of a horror film. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose in Chicago, but it’s all in a day’s work for a wizard, his faithful dog, and a talking skull named Bob...

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  • Fiction
  • Loveable Characters
  • Diverse Characters
  • Strong Character Development
  • A mix driven
  • fantasy
  • Contemporary
  • mystery
  • medium-paced
  • Genre Fiction
  • adventurous
  • mysterious

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ISBN 9780451461032 · Penguin