Forever Knight

Someone is killing a number of homeless people and draining their blood. Then a museum guard is killed the same way and a special artifact is stolen, a Mayan cup that Nick believes can help him become mortal again. Nick suspects that his old mentor Lacroix is in town and behind the murders. Forced into a partnership with the unbearable Detective Schanke, Nick has to face both Lacroix and the Homeless Killer while trying to protect his friends.

Another serial killer, this time preying on young women who all attend the same church. In order to catch him, Nick must try to overcome his fear and loathing of the Church and its symbols. Meanwhile, flashbacks to 15th Century France show Nicks encounter with a young peasant girl doomed to become a martyr when her claims that God spoke to her result in the Church branding her as a heretic and condemning her to burn at the stake. Nick offers her his version of immortality, but she refuses in favor of her own belief in life after death.

A beautiful young woman is able to exert an almost supernatural control over men, driving them to commit criminal acts for her amusement. Nick manages to catch up with her, but will his own powers help prevent him from also falling under her spell?

Nicks feelings of responsibility for the death of a man he was supposed to protect in a "sting" operation causes him to lie about actually seeing the murderer pull the trigger. In addition to the problem of having to appear in court to testify in broad daylight, Nicks desire to see justice done struggles with his conscience. He calls up memories of an incident from the past in which a woman lies in court, condemning to death a man Nick knows to be innocent, since he saw his fellow vampire Janette commit the crime.

Natalies brother Richard is shot at the police station. When its apparent hes going to die, Natalie urges a reluctant Nick to bring Richard over as he did a leper centuries ago. Is this a second chance for Richard and his family, or will history repeat itself?

Schankes old partner is gunned down in the street. The bad guys make it clear Don is next. Jeanette lets Nick hide Schanke at The Raven because his predicament reminds them of when Nick, Jeanette, and Lacroix were hunted- only this time it appears to be an inside job.

A man is killed in an apparent mob hit. While the investigation is underway, the only witness, a young girl named Lisa, is left in Nicks protective custody. This duty reminds Nick of a boy he and his Old Friends cared for in World War II England and the ramifications of his immortality and sterility.

Nick and Schenke are protecting a musician who is being threatened.

Being the subject of a COPS-like television show reminds Nick of his first exposure to the camera during the US Civil War. Will modern technology finally reveal the vampires secret?

Nick investigates three woman who are member of the Spa Experience. Theyre all young, beautiful, and have murderous tendencies, but do they share something more than skin deep?

During a hostage situation at the police station, Nick recalls his life in East Berlin (as the American Nick Thomas), where he helped another family in crisis while they helped him search for the Abarat, an ancient book of miracles that may contain a cure for vampirism.

While investigating a series of bizarre murders, Nick discovers that an ancient evil from his past is behind the crimes. LaCroix, his former vampire master, has returned to the city in search of Nick, his one-time pupil The murders, coldly orchestrated by LaCroix, threaten to uncover Nicks sinister secret when he is arrested as the prime suspect. With the help of his partner, Don Schanke, and the department pathologist, Natalie Lambert, the only mortal who knows his true identity, Knight escapes. Now an outlaw, he must track down the killer and find LaCroix before he is forced to give up his dream of regaining his mortality.

Life imitates fiction when Emily Weiss, the best-selling author of a series of vampire novels, is attacked by a crazed fan. Her works are amazingly true to life, leading Nick to believe that she may know more about the vampire community than she says. LaCroix, the leader of the community, sees her as a threat and declares that she must die and Nick must carry out the decree. Nick, however, finds that he is falling in love with this woman. She is the only mortal capable of understanding what it is like to live in eternal darkness, and she would go willingly into his waiting arms if asked. The time has come for the truth and the fiction to become one, and her fate rests in Nicks hands.

A series of bizarre murders lead Nick and Schanke to believe that somebody is hunting the citys most dangerous criminals for sport. When they go undercover to catch the killer, Schanke is taken hostage and it is up to Nick to save him before the hunter makes Nick her ultimate trophy.

David Constantine is the next in line to become "Don" of the citys biggest crime family, but after witnessing a lifetime of killing and bloodshed, he just wants to live a normal life with his family. Nick Knight understands Davids dilemma, as he wants to get away from his self-proclaimed father, LaCroix. However, Davids great grandfather will stop at nothing to ensure his grandsons enshrinement, even going to LaCroix for help. This sets up a Fathers Day showdown between David and his great grandfather and Nick and LaCroix.

Nick discovers an ancient, terrifying evil is behind a series of grizzly murders plaguing the city, and he may not be able to stop it. He is unknowingly paired with Chief Inspector Liam ONeal of Dublin C.I.D., a vampire hunter with a dark secret, who has tracked the murdering creatures bloody trail half way around the world. Wary of ONeal, Nick begins an investigation of his own, learning the Chief Inspectors true identity, as well as that of the killer -- Jack the Ripper -- a vampire created by LaCroix. Nick had a chance to destroy the Ripper a century ago, but turned his back, unleashing a century of carnage around the world. He must now put aside his guilt and finish the job, but in doing so, ONeal may finish him.

Nick and Schanke apprehend a convicted murderess on the run from Texas authorities when an anonymous tip leads them to a rental car agency. Nick believes she may be innocent, however, he must prove it before she is extradited and put to death for her crime.

A serial killer who appears to get women completely in his control before killing them is on the loose. But he may be untouchable since it looks like hes a diplomat. Nicks past experience with people who abuse power indiscriminately may make him step over the line in pursuit of justice.

Valentines day not only brings out a killer who lures in women with romantic cards, but turns Nicks thoughts to Natalie, and LaCroixs to past love. All this love in the air is bound to be dangerous.

Present day events mirror the past when the head of the prestigious financial investment firm that controls Nicks secret fortune is murdered. Stolen from a highwayman two centuries ago, the fortune is again the target of greed, as a local criminal kingpin frames the dead executives son for the murder. LaCroixs teachings ring true as greed once again, breeds tragedy--a lesson the master vampire preached centuries ago.

When Nick is unable to obtain a harp with magical properties tied to his mortal past at auction, his actions are less than legal. When the auctioneer is found murdered, Nick finds himself in a precarious situation, caught between the harps longing and his own desires.

When Schankes ex-partner Delehanty shows up, his rich, comfortable, and "warm" life in Arizona, gets to Schankes winter-worn heart. When Schanke and Delehanty conclude that a series of deaths are the result of product tampering, Nicks hunch about the case drives a wedge between him and Schanke. When Schanke refuses to listen to Nick, he must solve the case despite Schanke and Delehantys conclusions, and before Schanke decides Arizona might be the place to be.

Nick investigates the death of a young doctor when Natalie is unable to determine the cause. Intrigued by the doctors experiments in near death experiences, Nick secretly agrees to "go under" in an attempt to reconcile his own past. But the experiment goes awry and Natalie must find a way to bring Nick back form his altered state of consciousness.

When Nick saves Schankes life during a fire fight, Schanke cant help but notice Nick has taken up flying. Despite Nicks hypnotic suggestion to forget what he saw, Schanke begins investigating Nicks past. Natalie cant deflect him and Janettes attempts to hypnotise him fail. The trail soon leads him to conclude his partner is a vampire and from there to LaCroix. The question is, what is LaCroix going to do with the inquisitive Schanke?

When an airplane transporting a bombing suspect and Schanke explodes, Nick becomes racked with guilt. He feels it should have been him on the plane and not Schanke. Nick turns in his badge, ready to move on to a new life. He decides to return when other police stations in the city start exploding.

When a grisly murder occurs, it complicates an undercover cops investigation. Detective Bruce Spencer believes he knows who the murderer is, but since he has no proof, Nick is suspicious. It also doesnt help that Bruce and Tracy go way back and in Tracys eyes he can do no wrong. When Nick witnesses Bruces brutal behavior, he knows that nothing is as it seems, and hed better find the murderer before he strikes again.

When a serial rapist is ripped to shreds by a dog, Natalie suspects that something isnt quite right. Nicks investigations leads him to suspect a carouche, a lower form of vampire who typically feeds on vermin, may be behind the dogs behavior. When Nick finds the dog, he discovers that it is the devoted companion of a blind dispatcher. Now he must figure out how to protect the dispatcher (and everybody else) from her not-so-mortal dog.

A patron of the Raven is found dead, apparently killed by a vampire in unusual circumstances. The woman at the scene has no memory, and there are no clues. Nick must find the vampire-killer before he strikes again, while keeping Tracy out of trouble. For Tracy is aware it is a vampire, and is searching for the killer, too.

An autopsy reveals a murdered womans heart has been surgically removed, prompting Nick and Tracy to investigate the black market for human organs. Working undercover, Tracy visits a suspected dealer at the local hospital, unaware that Natalie Lambert is scheduled for a routine knee operation at the same facility. Upon learning Natalie has been chosen as the next "donor," Tracy is overcome by the dealer and prepped for the operation instead.

A routine investigation into a suicide leads Nick and Tracy to an exorcist. As they witness an exorcism, Nick is overpowered by a terrible evil. Unable to control himself, Nick turns to LaCroix for help. But even LaCroix is powerless in the face of this evil, and at Nicks request, takes him to the exorcist to help free him from the Son of Belial.

A scientist is murdered and a lab rat escapes when industrial espionage goes awry. But far worse things begin to happen when the lab rat, infected with a newly engineered virus becomes Screeds next meal. Designed to combat HIV, the virus becomes lethal to vampires as it multiplies and intensifies each time they "feed". As the virus spreads rapidly through the vampire community, it infects Vachon, Nick, and LaCroix. Nick races agains time to find the killer - while Natalie struggles to find a cure.

While investigating the murder of a virtual reality software designer, Nick finds the vampire game he created fascinating. Inside the game, Nick finds the killer waiting, daring him to try and find him. Playing the game he searches for clues, but finds himself intoxicated by the vampire feeding instead, feeling his lust for blood and killing reawaken. The closer he gets to solving the crime, the closer he gets to wanting to losing control and killing again.

A woman is brutally murdered in her daughters room at a shelter for battered woman. Her daughter, Julie, is a traumatized eyewitness to the slaying and identifies her father as the killer. Despite her account, Nick and Tracy are unable to find enough evidence to hold or indict him. As they search for the truth, an "avenging angel" decided to take justice into her own hands.

A particularly brutal murder leads Nick and Reese to suspect a release killer with a best-selling book on "The Killing Mind". The murder fits those Reese investigated years ago prior to the mans conviction on a simple man-slaughter charge. Reese and the murderer play a game of cat and mouse and Nick, Natalie and Tracy try to find evidence that can prove he is the murderer.

When an anonymous tip leads NIck to a "headless corpse" in the Raven, it is only the beginning of a deadly game, with vampires as the target. Nick soon discovers the ultimate target in these murders is LaCroix. Anyone and everyone who is close to LaCroix are being killed. When LaCroix reveals that the perpetrator is Divia, his daughter and master who he betrayed long ago, it becomes a race against time for Nick to find her before she comes for him or LaCroix.