The Magicians The Manchurian Candidate and OTher Short Stories

Tim Wong was assasinated by a hitmanthe police turned to to the strangestperson having a really bad time. He was the secret the king of the grimreapers Blake Alexander who was alsothe local corenor who had a reputationfor loving the thing he hated most paperwork! The police ask him to read the paperworkof a shell company which tried to pay thevictim to stand as a manchurian candidateto find the killers. It's Christmas and his hospital is all a buzz withthe spirit of Christmas they are calling him theGrinch not the usual insult Dr Death and his lifein the under world is all in chaos his boss wantseverything down there to have a Christmas theme. To the point of reapers singing carols and dressingas Santa Claus being called Jack Skellingtonsof Halloween town not grim reapers of theunderworld by Tim Wong's ghost. Hate talk like talk of murder is not allowedbecause it not talk of love. So Blake can'task the Tim Wong's spirit about his murder. His assistant on the case, his son Lance is having asmany problems too mostly at home. He is a serial killercalled the Necromancer and super hero the police'sfriend the Enchanter. He promised his father ifhe helps him no one will die but can he keep his promise.