Charlaine Harris is the #1 New York Times 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 True Blood, NBC's Midnight, Texas, and the Aurora Teagarden movies for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. She has lived in the South her entire life.
"A delightful series."--Library Journal "Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden is
back to form...Harris's style is well suited to the material,
frothy and fast-paced with a wealth of witty
descriptions."--Publishers Weekly
"Cozy fans with enjoy this latest version of a popular theme--the
small town disrupted by Hollywood antics."--Booklist "An enjoyable
read that gives us a chance to catch up with old friends. Ms.
Harris skillfully captures small-town life, giving the story added
realism."--RT Book Reviews "Fast paced, well plotted, and exciting
with enough twists and turns to keep readers on full
alert."--Midwest Book Review
In her seventh cozy outing, librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden is back to form after the downbeat A Fool and His Honey (1999). Roe and her once-significant other, true-crime writer Robin Crusoe, team up to untangle the results of their first foray into detection, Real Murders (1990), in which they caught the killer who'd been terrorizing the sleepy town of Lawrenceton, Ga. Now Robin has capitalized on the experience to write a bestselling novel, which is being made into a TV movie. Of course, it will be shot in Lawrenceton, and the whole town is delighted and eager to be involved, except for Roe. Oh, she's glad to see Robin again after his years in Hollywood, but she's not pleased that the star of the film is Emmy winner Celia Shaw, her successor in Robin's affection, now also cast off. When Roe's unfriendly stepson, Barrett, turns up with a part in the film, she hardens her heart until the second morning of the shoot, when Barrett knocks on Celia's trailer door (after having spent the night there) to find Celia dead, her bloody Emmy beside her. Now Roe feels sorry for Barrett. The first investigator on the scene is another old flame, Detective Arthur Smith. Then Roe herself is threatened first by a venomous letter, later by a Robin Crusoe fan who tries to kill her. Harris's style is well suited to the material, frothy and fast-paced with a wealth of witty descriptions: "Her voice was as crisp as if it'd been in the vegetable drawer overnight." Take a well-earned rest, Roe, don't lose Robin and return soon. (Aug. 12) FYI: Harris is also the author of Shakespeare's Counselor (Forecasts, Sept. 10, 2001) and other titles in her Lily Bard mystery series. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
"A delightful series."--Library Journal
"Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden is back to form...Harris's style is well
suited to the material, frothy and fast-paced with a wealth of
witty descriptions."--Publishers Weekly
"Cozy fans with enjoy this latest version of a popular theme--the
small town disrupted by Hollywood antics."--Booklist "An
enjoyable read that gives us a chance to catch up with old friends.
Ms. Harris skillfully captures small-town life, giving the story
added realism."--RT Book Reviews "Fast paced, well plotted,
and exciting with enough twists and turns to keep readers on full
alert."--Midwest Book Review
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