Death Masks - Jim Butcher

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing wizard, is hired by a mysterious priest to find the stolen Shroud of Turin. But first, Harry must deal with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, professional hit men, and the return of his semi-vampire former girlfriend. Original. \nThe Dresden Files have taken the genre of paranormal mystery to a new level of action, excitement, and hard-hitting magical muscle. Now, in Death Masks, Jim Butcher's smart-guy private eye may have taken on more than he can handle... \nHarry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing professional wizard, should be happy that business is pretty good for a change. But he also knows that whenever things are going good, the only way left for them to go is bad. Way bad. Such as: \n \n- A duel with the lethal champion of the Red Court, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards... \n- Professional hit men using Harry for target practice... \n- The missing Shroud of Turin--and the possible involvement of Chicago's most feared mob boss... \n- A handless and headless corpse the Chicago police need identified... \n \nNot to mention the return of Harry's ex-girlfriend Susan, who's still struggling with her semi-vampiric nature. And who seems to have a new man in her life. Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No matter how much you're charging.\n