Max Bryant is happy working in the New York State Crime lab after serving years as one of NYPD's finest, a lieutenant in the 79th Precinct. But when his former partner, Jim Yang is killed under mysterious circumstances, Max leaves that peaceful life and becomes hell-bent on solving the crime and helping Jim's widow come to grips with her loss. A typical crime thriller, ... think again. Max is also an ancient Mage who's been at the center of some of history's greatest events. From medieval France to ancient Rome, to the detonation of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, New Mexico, Max has honed his detective skills while trying to hide his magical identity. Now on the trail of a green-haired vixen who's searching for a 13000-year-old artifact with unlimited magical power, Max will stop at nothing to find Jim's killer. With magical twists and turns that take Max across the five boroughs of New York, the Mage of Bed-Stuy will see this former cop try to bring a killer to justice, while learning the truth about his brother and sister sorcerers.