Don't kill the messenger

"Melina Markowitz, is actually a Messenger - a go-between for all those supernatural creatures who are scooting around Sacramento unbeknownst to the rest of us. Rendahl creates a wildly creative alternative world, introduced by Melina's wisecracking, sardonic voice: "Since I was three years old, dead people have stopped by to have chats with me." There are two men in Melina's life, a gorgeous (vampire) doctor, and an equally gorgeous (human) cop. When some bad ninjas steal one of Melina's messages, she's honor-bound to get it back, even when the surfer-dude cop, Ted Goodnight, keeps interfering (to say nothing of the exertions of the delicious Dr. Bledsoe)."
"Messenger Melina Markowitz, a go-between for paranormal forces and supernatural creatures, must find an envelope stolen from her--or watch out-of-control Chinese vampires take down rival gang members in an all-out street war."@en