Sookie's beginning to get used to being surrounded by all varieties of
undead, changeling, shapeshifting and other supernatural beings – but even
she has her limits. She'd really like to take a while to get over being betrayed
by Bill, her long-time vampire lover, and get used to her new relationship with
the sexy shapeshifter Quinn – but instead, she finds herself attending the
long-planned vampire summit, the destination of choice for every undead power
player around, as a sort-of human ‘Geiger counter’ for Sophie-Anne Leclerq,
vampire queen of Louisiana. But the job is fraught with difficulties.
Sophie-Anne's power base has been severely weakened by Hurricane Katrina, and
she's about to be put on trial during the event for murdering her king. Sookie
knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly prepared for other shocking
murders: it looks like there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature
started. With secret alliances and backroom deals the order of the day -and
night – Sookie must decide which side she'll stand with – and quickly, for
her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.
Review
“Bestseller Harris mixes humorous Southern-fried fantasy with biting
satirical commentary in her seventh novel to feature Sookie Stackhouse, the
bubbly telepathic barmaid from Bon Temps, La. (after 2006's Definitely Dead).
Sookie attends an all-important central U.S. vamp summit on the shores of Lake
Michigan as a "human geiger counter” for Sophie-Anne Leclerq, vampire queen of
a Louisiana weakened by Katrina and who will be tried during the event for
murdering her king. Sookie knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly
prepared for other shocking murders, not to mention protests by the Fellowship
of the Sun, a right-wing antivampire movement. Her sleuthing skills, along with
those of her new telepath friend, Barry the Bellboy, are put to the extreme
test. Harris juggles a large cast, including several romantic contenders for
Sookie's heart, with effortless exuberance. HBO's True Blood, based on this
addictive series, is scheduled to begin its TV run this fall."
Publishers Weekly
Author Biography
Charlaine Harris is the author of the New York Times bestselling series of
supernatural romantic mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic bar
maid, and a cast of vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in
the night, and the Harper Connelly series about a girl who makes her living
finding the dead.