White Night: The Dresden Files, Book Nine

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago''s first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the ''everyday'' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don''t play well with humans. That''s where Harry comes in.

A series of apparent suicides rings alarm bells with the police, and Harry is hired. At the first crime scene he hits pay dirt, discovering an unmistakable magical taint. There''s also a message especially for him, and it ain''t pretty. The ''killings'' will continue if Harry can''t halt his tormentor, but the evidence implicates his half-brother, which just doesn''t add up. Unfortunately Harry''s digging around attracts some powerful vampires with a stake in the result. Soon, whichever way he turns, Harry will find himself outnumbered, outclassed and dangerously susceptible to temptation. And if he screws up, his friends will die.

Magic - it can get a guy killed.