Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestseller and a multiple award winner The Sookie books are Southern mysteries, 'one of the best of the breed, concocted out of just the right mix of humour, intrigue and excitement' BOOKLIST Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER) is bringing Sookie Stackhouse to the small screen; Anna Paquin goes blonde to play the telepathic barmaid in TRUE BLOOD, with British hunk Stephen Moyer as Sookie's on/off lover Bill the vampire and Alexander Skarsgard, thrice voted Sweden's sexiest man, as Eric, the Viking vampire. 'Harris outdoes herself, packing the story full of romantic tension and supernatural action. Harris provides many fun twists, which paves the way for a shock ending that will delight longtime fans' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Starred Review 'A great addition to one of the more entertaining series in the paranormal genre' MONSTERS & CRITICS

Charlaine Harris is the author of several NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series of supernatural romantic mysteries, including the Sookie Stackhouse books, the Harper Connelly series and the Shakespeare quintet. She lives in Arkansas.