Let us consider the women in this volume of The Dresden Files. I will do us all a favour and not describe them as Harry tends to, i.e. tits-first.

Murphy - cop, good person, far more likeable and professional than Dresden. Sidelined early, has to be rescued, spends most of the book in the hospital

Charity - wife and mother. Has to be rescued, spends most of the book in the hospital.

Susan - sexy girlfriend. Has to be rescued, but is corrupted by vampires, on the border of being evil sexy but ultimately saved by true love.

Lydia - innocent victim. Has to be rescued - rescue necessarily includes her being stripped of her underwear so as to distract the creature possessing her with sex.

Justine - mentally unstable nympho who has to be rescued, but who can be magically made stable by ongoing sex with sex vampire.

Lea - fairy godmother. Sexually threatening. Evil.

Bianca - vampire. Sexually threatening. Evil.

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You see my problem here? In the midst of it all is Dresden, who can't shut up about the chivalrous streak that prompts his constant rescuing and tit-description. I'm very close to not being able to stand him. I only read these books because a) he's so off-putting that it's entertaining how often he's beaten up; I actually enjoy seeing him suffer, and b) apparently Murphy has bigger roles in the future. I'm reading for her at this point.