Small town Louisiana has a big problem - or rather a number of big problems. And now some of them have come knocking on Sookie's door ...Sookie is an unassuming cocktail waitress in an (outwardly) unremarkable town. She's quiet, keeps to herself and doesn't get out much. Attractive as she is, her hidden 'talents' send men running. For some reason her mindreading skills are just a bit threatening ...Then the unreadable Bill appears on the scene. Tall, dark and handsome, Bill seems to be the man of her dreams. Except he's not technically human. Bill is a vampire and a vampire who keeps seriously bad company, some suspected - unsurprisingly - of murder. Things get a bit close to home when a co-worker is murdered and Sookie starts wondering whether she will be next ... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

《吸血鬼传奇事件簿》系列小说出自美国知名女作家莎莲·哈里斯之手,在这个美国乡村小镇里,人类、吸血鬼,以及各种异类共同组成了这个神奇的世界,而且,由于“人造血液”技术的成熟,吸血鬼们终于可以离开沉睡已久的棺材,公开身份与正常人一同工作生活。美国HBO电视台看中此系列小说中诙谐、幽默、浪漫、性感、惊悚、刺激、瑰丽、夺目等特色,并以此与多次获得奥斯卡、艾美奖殊荣的艾伦·鲍尔签约,欲将其拍摄成电视剧集,并于2008年播映。

莎莲·哈里斯,1951年11月25日生于埃及,早期创作类型为推理、悬疑、惊悚、玄怪,后跨足大众文学,创作资历已达20年。

“南方吸血鬼”系列为作者至今销售最快速的著作,自出版后短时间内就冲上《纽约时报》畅销排行榜,奠定了畅销作家地位。系列第一部《深夜复活》获《轨迹》杂志2001年畅销小说、安东尼奖与独立推理书商协会畅销书首奖,风靡各类型读者。

现在该系列作品由影坛、文坛三大重量级人物——奥斯卡及金球奖金牌制作人艾伦·鲍尔（《美国丽人》编剧）、全球畅销小说《永夜之城》系列经纪人约书亚·毕姆斯、奥斯卡金像奖女星安娜·帕奎因联手出击,打造2008HBO火爆美剧《True Blood》。