<b>Supernaturally<i> </i>gifted waitress Sookie Stackhouse is pitted against the legacy of her own undead bloodline in this novel in the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling series<b>--the inspiration for the HBO(R) original series <i>True Blood</i>.</b></b> <p/>Since Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has so few living relatives, she hates to lose one--even her cousin Hadley, undead consort of the vampire queen of New Orleans. Hadley's left everything she had to Sookie, but claiming that inheritance has a high risk factor. Some people don't want her looking too deeply into Hadley's past <i>or</i> Hadley's possessions. And they're prepared to do anything in their power to stop her...<br><br><b>Author:</b> Charlaine Harris<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ace Books<br><b>Published:</b> 03/27/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 352<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.79h x 4.09w x 0.94d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780441014910<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Charlaine Harris</b> is the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse and Midnight, Texas, fantasy/mystery series and the Aurora Teagarden, Harper Connelly, and Lily Bard mystery series. Her books have inspired HBO's <i>True Blood</i>, NBC's <i>Midnight, Texas</i>, and the Aurora Teagarden movies for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. She has lived in the South her entire life.</p>