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In "Grave Peril," Harry Dresden discovers that Chicago’s spirit world has gone awry: ghosts now act violently and deadlier than ever. As murderers and ghost‑inflicted deaths surge across the city, the supernatural detective must uncover why these spirits have been awoken and why many victims are linked to him before the dead become the living.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Jim Butcher
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