Winner of 6 Awards! Getting demoted to Central Park was bad enough, but accidentally becoming a wizard? That's a whole new kind of paperwork. Detective Eddie Bermanwants his old life back. Since a botched bust landed him and his partner in the Central Park Precinct, he's been dreaming of real detective work-and a long-overdue trip to Aruba. But when a grisly murder investigation leads him to accidentally touch a glowing stick, Eddie's world doesn't just change-it shatters. Summoned by a disembodied head, Eddie discovers that the homeless people of New York are actually powerful wizards in disguise-and he's just become one of them. The apocalypse is scheduled for Tuesday, and New York is about to become a literal nightmare. To save the city, Eddie must trade his badge for a staff, master impossible magic, and hunt down a "Great Evil" before his first day on the supernatural beat becomes his last. Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award,The Wizards of Central Park Westis a high-stakes urban fantasy perfect for fans ofThe Dresden FilesandRivers of London.