The Dresden Files/Recap/Grave Peril

Vampires of all kinds, explosives and the odd Knight of the Cross. The book of ChekhovsGuns and EarlyBirdCameos. Harry sets out to determine what is stirring up all the ghosts in the city, and a few burning buildings, ghost rampages, and Femme Fatale later, ends up starting a war.
 * Personal conflict: Harry struggles to confess his feelings for Susan
 * Sidekicks: Michael Carpenter, Knight of the Cross
 * Big Bad: Bianca, vengeful vampire
 * Monster of the Week: the Nightmare, a jumped-up ghost of a sorcerer, a bunch of Red Court vampires, and Lea, Harry's incredibly creepy fairy godmother
 * Lesser of Two Evils ally: Thomas Raith, White court vampire