The Lazarus Codex Books 1-3

Life sucks. Then you die. That's where he comes in. Lazarus Kerrigan is New Orleans' only openly practicing necromancer, and one of the Four Horsemen. Life as Death incarnate isn't easy, especially when you're an ex-con with bills to pay. Death Rites (book 1) Old gods die hard. Professional necromancer Lazarus Kerrigan knows all too well that The Big Easy is anything but. Crime is up, business is down, and someone--or something--crushed an innocent girl to death on his doorstep. After the search for the murderer brings the police to his front door, Laz must prove his innocence by hauling in the real killer with help from the dead. When the sun sets in New Orleans, more than monsters go bump in the night... And what Laz awakens in his quest for answers might just get him--and everyone else in town--killed. Organ Grind (book 2) No guts, no glory. Being one of the Four Horsemen sucks. The hours are long, the pay is crap, and every god or monster you meet wants to kill you. For Lazarus Kerrigan, professional necromancer, even helping the police search for some missing internal organs is a welcome relief. That is, until his ex-girlfriend shows up in the employ of an ancient Egyptian deity, and a Faerie queen makes him an offer he can't refuse. When Laz finds himself pulled into a criminal underworld where human souls are traded like currency, things just go from bad to worse. Unfortunately, might just be worth its weight in gold. Shallow Grave (book 3) Dead men tell no tales...unless you're a necromancer. Then they never shut up. Life is finally going right for Lazars Kerrigan, necromancer and Pale Horseman. Business is booming, and no gods have tried to kill him for a whole month. But the past is catching up to him. There's a serial killer on the loose in New Orleans, one that targets children and leaves behind only bones. When the case develops eerie similarities to his sister's murder, Laz knows the police are in over their heads. They need help and the dead aren't talking. Well, except for the ghost of a two-hundred-year-old pirate, and Laz doesn't like what he has to say. If he's right, then the creature Laz is chasing is way out of his league. If he's not careful, Laz just might end up in Davey Jones' Locker, or worse... If you like Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, you'll love The Lazarus Codex.