Death Masks (Book Five of the Dresden Files)

by Jim Butcher
Poor Harry Dresden. When it rains, it pours. There’s a war going on between wizards and vampires, and he’s right in the middle. Worse, a vampire assassin is convinced that if he and Harry duel, it will end the war — which isn’t so good for Harry, since he has almost no hope of winning if he accepts. Plus, the Shroud of Turin has been stolen, and Harry has been hired to find it. Harry has to call in every favor from every friend he’s got to survive, and even then his odds don’t look so good. This is a solid entry in the series and a lot of fun to read. Harry is never more enjoyable a character than when he’s up to his ears in trouble, and “Death Masks” has that in spades. Good stuff.
Book 9 in 2007.