Author Charlaine Harris is most famous for her Southern Vampire novels, The Sookie Stackhouse series. The first book in the serious, "Dead Until Dark" introduces the main characters and provides an overview of the strange and twisted world in which main character, Sookie Stackhouse lives.
Stackhouse leads a fairly normal life, working as a bar maid at the local Merlott's bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana. However, Sookie has a unique quality that separates her from having a normal life-she's a telepath. Distraught from the constant noise of other's thoughts in her brain, she had decided that dating just wasn't in the cards for her-Until she met Vampire Bill Compton. Sookie discovered that she couldn't read the thoughts of vampires, and this was a huge relief to her.
Sookie and Bill begin dating, and in no time are head over heels for each other. Things start to go awry for the couple when a series of murders starts happening throughout the small town, and Sookie's brother, Jason Stackhouse is considered a suspect. Sookie attempts to clear Jason's name by reading the mind's of everyone in town, and finally Bill takes Sookie to the popular vampire bar called Fangtasia to read the mind's of some of the humans there to further her investigation. While at Fangtasia, the couple runs into another dilemma. Bill's vampire boss and owner of Fangtasia, Eric Northman takes an interest in Sookie when he learns of her unique ability. Eric insists Sookie must use her powers to help in the investigation of an embezzlement that has taken place in Fangstasia. Sookie reluctantly agrees, and discovers the embezzler to be a fellow vampire who is killed after trying to attack Sookie.
The first book of the series comes to an end as the Bon Temps killer is revealed to be the boyfriend of Sookie's co-worker, Arlene. Jason is off the hook and peace is returned to the small town.
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