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Charlaine Harris

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Born

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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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 · 3,801,637 ratings · 151,866 reviews · 207 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 561,643 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 — 267,467 ratings — published 2004 — 153 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 — 263,325 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 — 245,342 ratings — published 2003 — 153 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 — 225,136 ratings — published 2005 — 7 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 — 211,557 ratings — published 2006 — 5 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 — 208,132 ratings — published 2007 — 6 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 — 195,434 ratings — published 2009 — 130 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 — 195,414 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 170,372 ratings — published 2010 — 116 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: February 23, 2026

Heated Rivalry, Rachel ReidHow to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Shailee ThompsonMatchmaking for Psychopaths, Tasha CoryellOut of Time, Jodi TaylorWhat to do When Someone Dies, Nicci FrenchFirst Sign of Danger, Kelley ArmstrongRunner, Thomas Perry

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Lily Bard (5 books)
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3.86 avg rating — 94,686 ratings

Midnight, Texas (3 books)
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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 January New Release would you like to read in March?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In January 2014" list.

Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties, #1) by Jenn Bennett

Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett
(Roaring Twenties, #1)

3 votes, 37.5%

Dark Bites (Dream-Hunter, #1; Hellchaser, #1; Were-Hunter, #1; Dark-Hunter, #2.5, 2.6, 7.5, 9.5, 9.6, 10.5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon
(Dream-Hunter, #1; Hellchaser, #1; Were-Hunter, #1; Dark-Hunter, #2.5, 2.6, 7.5, 9.5, 9.6, 10.5)

1 vote, 12.5%

Magic Possessed (The Hidden, #2) by Jaime Rush

Magic Possessed by Jaime Rush
(The Hidden, #2)

1 vote, 12.5%

The Pretenders (The Cemetery Girl Trilogy, #1) by Charlaine Harris

The Pretenders by Charlaine Harris
(The Cemetery Girl Trilogy, #1)

1 vote, 12.5%

Fury of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #6) by Diana Rowland

Fury of the Demon by Diana Rowland
(Kara Gillian, #6)

1 vote, 12.5%

Forsaken (The World of Nightwalkers, #3) by Jacquelyn Frank

Forsaken by Jacquelyn Frank
(The World of Nightwalkers, #3)

1 vote, 12.5%

Evertrue (Everneath, #3) by Brodi Ashton

Evertrue by Brodi Ashton
(Everneath, #3)

0 votes, 0.0%

Unhinged (Splintered, #2) by A.G. Howard

Unhinged by A.G. Howard
(Splintered, #2)

0 votes, 0.0%

Netherworld (The Chronicles of Diana Furnaval, #1) by Lisa Morton

Netherworld by Lisa Morton
(The Chronicles of Diana Furnaval, #1)

0 votes, 0.0%

Darkest Fear (Birthright, #1) by Cate Tiernan

Darkest Fear by Cate Tiernan
(Birthright, #1)

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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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