No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will cramp his style.

Every once in while, a person will do something obvious and direct that is no more than it appears to be. I think they do it to throw you off.

He let her do it, then looked around for his fingers. There they were, curled like a bloody quotation mark on the lead. He laughed.

Just because they really are out to get you doesn't mean you aren't paranoid.

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like when things are going wrong-your wife is ready to leave you, all of your notions about yourself and the world are getting turned around, everything you trusted is becoming questionable-there's nothing like having someone try to kill you to take your mind off your problems.

Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair.