Business is slow.
Right away, things start to go wrong. Harry manages to insult a ruthless mob boss who doesn't want Harry nosing around in his business. He makes a lifelong enemy of a vicious vampire madam who doesn't want her secrets pried into. Now Harry isn't fighting just to solve a case, but to save his life. But Butcher makes it work, through a combination of interesting characters, tight plotting, and fresh, breezy writing.