
Dead until Dark : A True Blood Novel
Sookie Stackhouse : Book 1
By: Charlaine Harris
Paperback | 11 October 2011 | Edition Number 1
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Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She''s quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn''t get out much - not because she''s not pretty, she''s a very cute bubbly blonde, or not interested in a social life - she really is ... but Sookie''s got a bit of a disability. She can read minds. And that doesn''t make her too dateable.
And then along comes Bill: he''s tall, he''s dark and he''s handsome - and Sookie can''t ''hear'' a word he''s thinking. He''s exactly the type of guy she''s been waiting all her life for. But Bill has a disability of his own: he''s fussy about his food, he doesn''t like suntans and he''s never around during the day ...
Yep, Bill''s a vampire. Worse than that, he hangs with a seriously creepy crowd, with a reputation for trouble - of the murderous kind.
And then one of Sookie''s colleagues at the bar is killed, and it''s beginning to look like Sookie might be the next victim ...
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''This book is one of the most entertaining books I''ve ever read. It has comedy, suspense, romance and fantasy! What more could you possibly want? Clearly the author has a very twisted sense of humour which I loved! There was one incident that had me laughing so hard I nearly fell of my chair!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''A vampire series that''s not just good, but great. This cute and cozy mystery packs quite a whollop in its short form, with a marvellously different story, genuinely warm characterization, and amusing injections.'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''Okay, now this is a vampire romance done right! [Harris] should be claiming some sort of title over the genre of vampire novels, period!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''IT''S FANG-TASTIC!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''This book is amazing. And there is so much more insight to the characters than in the show. Just little things, quirks. Personalities shine brighter in the book. You really get a sense of who these people are. I couldn''t put this book down and couldn''t wait to start the next one.'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
''This was such an incredible book. The story was richly done with great laughs, action and a touch of mystery. The characters are what truly make this a standout series. They are all well thought out and well developed making them easy to love and enticing enough to make sure you continue with their journey.'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
ISBN: 9780575117020
ISBN-10: 0575117028
Series: Sookie Stackhouse
Published: 11th October 2011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 336
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Orion
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 3 x 13 x 20
Weight (kg): 0.27

Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.
Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry and plays. After holding down some low-level jobs, she had the opportunity to stay home and write, and the resulting two stand-alones were published by Houghton Mifflin. After a child-producing sabbatical, Charlaine latched on to the trend of writing mystery series, and soon had her own traditional books about a Georgia librarian, Aurora Teagarden. Her first Teagarden, Real Murders, garnered an Agatha nomination.
Soon Charlaine was looking for another challenge, and the result was the much darker Lily Bard series. The books, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a heroine who has survived a terrible attack and is learning to live with its consequences.
When Charlaine began to realize that neither of those series was ever going to set the literary world on fire, she regrouped and decided to write the book she’d always wanted to write. Not a traditional mystery, nor yet pure science fiction or romance, Dead Until Dark broke genre boundaries to appeal to a wide audience of people who just enjoy a good adventure. Each subsequent book about Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic Louisiana barmaid and friend to vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, has drawn more readers. The southern vampire books are published in Japan, Great Britain, Greece, Germany, Thailand, Spain, France, and Russia.
In addition to Sookie, Charlaine has another heroine with a strange ability. Harper Connelly, lightning-struck and strange, can find corpses . . . and that’s how she makes her living.
In addition to her work as a writer, Charlaine is the past senior warden of St. James Episcopal Church, a board member of Mystery Writers of America, a past board member of Sisters in Crime, a member of the American Crime Writers League, and past president of the Arkansas Mystery Writers Alliance. She spends her “spare” time reading, watching her daughter play sports, travelling, and going to the movies.
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