Ashford Hills

Elementals roamed the earth long before mankind. They disappeared into legend millennia ago. Now, for reasons only they know, they're back. Private Investigator Ashford Hills has a long, ugly history with the immortal, body changing Els and wants to never have dealings with them again. But when an illegal, back-alley tech sale ends in violence and death, Ash and his wife are drawn directly into the middle of a deadly game being played out by Els and their human goons. Fleeing from the Elementals only lands the PI and his wife in deeper trouble, trouble they're going to need a lot of help to get out of. That help takes many unusual forms and won't always be desirable. Kidnapping, arrest and murder await Ash until, finally alone, the PI starts receiving help from the strangest source of all.