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Charlaine Harris

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in Tunica, Mississippi, The United States

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http://www.charlaineharris.com/

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Urban Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Horror

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October 2012

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Charlaine Harris has been a published writer for over forty years. Her first two books were standalones, followed by a long sabbatical when she was having children. Then she began the Aurora Teagarden book, mysteries featuring a short librarian (eventually adapted for Hallmark movies). The darker Lily Bard books came next, about a house cleaner with a dark past and considerable fighting skills.

Tired of abiding by the mystery rules, Harris wrote a novel about a telepathic barmaid that took at least two years to sell. When the book was published, it turned into a best seller, and DEAD UNTIL DARK and the subsequent Sookie books were adapted in Alan Ball's "True Blood" series. At the same time, Harris began the Harper Connelly books. Harper ca ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 3,800,112 ratings · 151,739 reviews · 207 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 561,416 ratings — published 2001 — 187 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 267,365 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 263,215 ratings — published 2002 — 192 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 245,230 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 225,066 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 211,488 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 208,067 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) 4.02 avg rating — 195,363 ratings — published 2009 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 195,354 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 170,301 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BOOKS & BLOG: January 5, 2026

The Impossible Fortune, Richard OsmanThe Woman in White, Sarah PekkanenBlind Date with the Werewolf, Patricia BriggsThe Second Life of Nick Mason, Steve HamiltonA Judgement of Powers, Benedict JackaBad Moon, Jodi TaylorTake a Hike, Katie RuggleThings We Never Got Over, Lucy ScoreHalf-Witch, John SchoffstallFive Found Dead, Sulari GentilSeven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests, KJ WhittleEmber Et Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Charlaine Harris

Southern Vampire Mysteries (13 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 2,957,619 ratings

Harper Connelly (4 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 174,852 ratings

Lily Bard (5 books)
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3.86 avg rating — 94,655 ratings

Midnight, Texas (3 books)
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3.91 avg rating — 82,472 ratings

Gunnie Rose (6 books)
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3.98 avg rating — 53,557 ratings

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Charlaine Harris answered A Dad and His Books's question: Do you have a favorite character you've created? If so, which one is it? There's not a simple answer to that. The one most like me is Aurora Teagarden, but I find something to love or admire about all my protagonists. Otherwise I couldn't spend so much time with them.
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“Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
― Charlaine Harris

tags: books-vacation

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“You are speaking of my future lover. Be more respectful.”
― Charlaine Harris, Club Dead

tags: eric-northman, humor, romance, sookie-stackhouse, true-blood

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“If there were an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down—or cheeks up.”
― Charlaine Harris, Dead to the World

tags: funny, sookie-eric

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Which May New Release would you like to read in June?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In May" list.

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Savage Urges (The Phoenix Pack, #5) by Suzanne Wright

Savage Urges by Suzanne Wright
(The Phoenix Pack, #5)

3 votes, 42.9%

Admiral by Sean Danker
(Evagardian #1)

3 votes, 42.9%

Night Shift (Midnight, Texas, #3) by Charlaine Harris

Night Shift by Charlaine Harris
(Midnight, Texas, #3)

1 vote, 14.3%

The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3) by Rick Yancey

The Last Star by Rick Yancey
(The 5th Wave, #3)

0 votes, 0.0%

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
(A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Darkest Torment (Lords of the Underworld, #12) by Gena Showalter

The Darkest Torment by Gena Showalter
(Lords of the Underworld, #12)

0 votes, 0.0%

The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin

The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
(The Passage, #3)

0 votes, 0.0%

Camp Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #13) by Gini Koch

Camp Alien by Gini Koch
(Katherine "Kitty" Katt #13)

0 votes, 0.0%

Blood Lust (The Sentinels, #3) by Alexandra Ivy

Blood Lust by Alexandra Ivy
(The Sentinels #3)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Countdown (The Taking, #3) by Kimberly Derting

The Countdown by Kimberly Derting
The Taking, #3)

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Feb 08, 2017 05:20AM

I'm just here to register my vexation that Dead Until Dark didn't make the Top-10 Paranormal Romances list. Since I *do* regularly make Top-10 Hacker lists, let me know if you need a horse's head delivered to the Goodreads HQ.

... what, I can't specialize in more than one thing? You'd be amazed at what FedEx Custom Critical will ship.

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