Cindypen

Ryan Banks, a skilled wizard, and a private investigator should be happy that business is pretty good for a change but now, he is getting more than he bargained for. 
In a duel with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, who must annihilate him to end the war between vampires and wizards, Professional hit men using him for target practice, the missing Shroud of Turin, a handless and headless corpse at the Ohio police, not to mention the return of Ryan's ex-girlfriend Marilyn, who is still battling with her semi-vampiric nature, and who seems to have a new man in her life. 
Should Ryan run for his life Or stand to face whatever follow?

The Wizard's Way

I turned away from the corpse and opened my eyes, staring down at the floor.

"Ryan?" Ericson said, from the far side of the body. The note of hardness that had been in her voice all evening was absent. She hadn't moved while I had done my cursory examination.

"At least, I think I do. You'll need to check dental records or something, to be sure."

I could hear her frown in her words.

"I don't know his name. I always called him Spike. For the haircut. He was one of Walter Payton's bodyguards."

Ericson was quiet for a moment, then said, succinctly, "Shit."

"What, Ericson?" I looked back at her, without looking down at Spike's mangled remains.

Ericson's face was set in concern, for me, her blue eyes gentle. I saw her wipe the expression away, as quickly as a shadow crosses the floor, a smoothing of lines that left her features neutral. I

At full moon