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Die junge Harper Connelly ist gewissenhaft, ehrlich, loyal—und in den Augen der meisten Menschen ziemlich seltsam. Seit sie als Teenager einmal vom Blitz getroffen wurde, hat Harper eine ungewöhnliche Gabe: Sie kann Tote finden und deren letzte Momente nacherleben. Diese Gabe hat sie zum Beruf gemacht—ganz normal für eine Dienstleistungsgesellschaft, meint sie, doch die Leute, denen sie bei ihrer Arbeit begegnet, sehen das oft anders.

Felicia, Lizbeth Rose’s half-sister and a student at the Grigori Rasputin school in San Diego—capital of the Holy Russian Empire—is caught between her own secrets and powerful family struggles. As a granddaughter of Rasputin, she provides an essential service to the hemophiliac Tsar Alexei, providing him the blood transfusions that keep him alive. Felicia is treated like nonentity at the bedside of the tsar, and at the school she’s seen as a charity case with no magical ability. But when Felicia is snatched outside the school, the facts of her heritage begin to surface.

Harper Connelly ist eine ungewöhnliche junge Frau mit einer Spezialbegabung: Sie kann Tote finden und deren letzte Augenblicke nacherleben. Diese Fähigkeit hat sie zum Beruf gemacht. Was nicht jedem gefällt, dem sie begegnet … Bei einem wissenschaftlichen Experiment auf dem Friedhof von Memphis/Tennessee macht sie eine grausige Entdeckung: In einem über hundert Jahre alten Grab liegt nicht nur eine Leiche, sondern zwei. Die Leiche eines kürzlich verstorbenen Mädchens gehört eindeutig nicht hierher!

Die junge Harper Connelly hat die außergewöhnliche Gabe, Tote zu finden. In Doraville, North Carolina, soll sie einen vermissten Jungen aufspüren. Es stellt sich heraus, dass dort in den letzten Jahren einige Teenager verschwunden sind. Harper findet sie alle – zu ihrem Entsetzen. Danach möchte sie die Gegend so schnell wie möglich verlassen. Nach einem brutalen Überfall muss sie jedoch bleiben. So erfährt sie mehr über die Einwohner und deren Geheimnisse, als ihr lieb ist. Doch wer ist der Serienmörder?

Nytårsnat kører Sookie hjem fra arbejde og ser en nøgen mand løbe langs vejen i mørket og kulden. Det viser sig, at den stakkels mand ikke har det fjerneste begreb om, hvem han er. Men det har Sookie til gengæld. Den nøgne mand er vampyren Eric Northman. Og han er langt fra sit gamle jeg. Eric er venlig, blid - og meget bange; den som fjernede hans hukommelse, er nu ude efter hans liv.

Sookie Stackhouse er vokset op med telepatiske evner og har fra en tidlig alder lært, at der er ting, hun ville ønske, hun ikke vidste. Men der er også ting, hun ville ønske, hun ikke havde set - for eksempel Eric Northman drikke fra en ung kvindes hals. Da Felipe de Castro, Louisianas vampyrkonge, er i byen, holder Sookie tæt om det, hun har set. Men det er højst uheldig, at der under hans besøg dukker et lig af en ung kvinde op i Erics forhave.

Charlaine Harris, la autora número 1 del New York Times, vuelve al salvaje mundo sobrenatural de Gunnie Rose. Lizbeth Rose ha sido contratada de nuevo para lo que parece un trabajo sencillo. Debe transportar una misteriosa caja hasta Dixie, el último rincón que querría visitar de lo que antaño fueron los Estados Unidos.

At Midnight's local pawnshop, weapons are flying off the shelves—only to be used in sudden and dramatic suicides right at the main crossroads in town. Who better to figure out why blood is being spilled than the vampire Lemuel, who, while translating mysterious texts, discovers what makes Midnight the town it is? There's a reason why witches and werewolves, killers and psychics, have been drawn to this place. And now they must come together to stop the bloodshed in the heart of Midnight.

The town of Midnight sits on a veil between the living and hell and this supernatural thriller takes a journey into that remote Texas town where nothing is what it seems. There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, where the residents like to keep to themselves. When psychic Manfred Bernardo finds himself embroiled in a scandal and hounded by the press after one of his regular clients dies during a reading, he turns to enigmatic, beautiful, and dangerous Olivia Charity for help.

Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and the Davy highway. It’s a pretty standard dried-up western town. There’s a pawnshop with three residents. One is seen only at night. There’s a diner, but people stopping there tend not to linger. There’s a newcomer, Manfred Bernardo, who just wants to work hard and blend in. But Manfred has secrets of his own...

Set in a fractured United States, in the southwestern country now known as Texoma. A world where magic is acknowledged but mistrusted, especially by a young gunslinger named Lizbeth Rose. Battered by a run across the border to Mexico Lizbeth Rose takes a job offer from a pair of Russian wizards to be their local guide and gunnie. For the wizards, Gunnie Rose has already acquired a fearsome reputation and they’re at a desperate crossroad, even if they won’t admit it.

She calls herself Calexa Rose Dunhill - names taken from the grim surroundings where she awoke, bruised and bloody, with no memory of who she is, how she got there, or who left her for dead. She has made the cemetery her home, living in a crypt and avoiding human contact. But Calexa can’t hide from the dead - and because she can see spirits, they can’t hide from her. Then one night, Calexa spies a group of teenagers vandalizing a grave - and watches in horror as they commit murder.

They call her the Ghost of Dunhill Cemetery, but most people think “the Cemetery Girl” is just a story. In some ways, that’s true. Her chosen name is Calexa Rose Dunhill, but she doesn’t know her real name. When she first arrived here, all she knew was that someone had tried to murder her, dumped her body, and left her for dead. Calexa has been hiding out, afraid to seek out her true identity in fear that her would-be murderer would find her and finish the job. And someone is searching for her...a man who holds the key that will unlock the secrets of Calexa’s past.

She calls herself Calexa Rose Dunhill. She has been living - hiding out - in Dunhill Cemetery ever since someone left her there to die. She has no idea who wants her dead or why, but she isn't about to wait around for her would-be killer to finish the job. Despite her self-imposed isolation, Calexa’s ability to see spirits - and the memories she receives from them - guarantees she’ll never be alone, even among the deceased.

Sookie og Sam har svært ved at koncentrere sig om arbejdet på Merlotte's efter de seneste voldsomme begivenheder, og indtjeningen i baren lider under det. Sookie afviser dog med det samme Arlene, da hun beder om at få sit gamle job som bartender tilbage. Det var trods alt hende, der forsøgte at få Sookie dræbt. Men så bliver Arlene fundet myrdet, og mistanken falder straks på Sookie, som bliver anholdt. Beviserne mod hende er dog ikke stærke nok, og hun kan løslades mod kaution. Med hjælp fra sine venner, både de dødelige og ikke-dødelige, beslutter hun sig for at lave sin egen efterforskning og rense sit navn. Hun finder snart ud af, at for nogen er sandheden bare en hvid løgn og retfærdighed lig med spildt blod. Og kærlighed er aldrig bare nok...

"Til døden os skiller" er den trettende og sidste bog i serien om Sookie Stackhouse.

When she was 15, Harper Connelly was struck by a bolt of lightning. Now she can find dead people. It took time, but now Harper's made a life for herself, with a career, and a lover - her step-brother, Tolliver. But when ghosts from the past start making themselves known Harper’s happiness is shattered. Tolliver's father is back, her lost sister has been sighted.... Problem is, now someone wants Harper dead.

Harper Connelly has a strange job: she finds dead people. She can sense the final location of a person who's passed, and share their very last moment. Traveling with her step-brother Tolliver as manager and sometime-bodyguard, she's become an expert at getting in, getting paid, and getting out fast. Because for the living it's always urgent—even if the dead can wait forever.

Sokkie har ikke mange familiemedlemmer tilbage, hvorfor hun hader at miste endnu et, og af alle de tilbageværende forventede hun bestemt ikke, at det ville være hende kusine Hadley - som teknisk set allerede var død - der ville være den næste. Hadley var ledsager til New Orleans vampyrdronning, og efterlader Sookie en arv. En arv som ikke er helt risikoløs, da der er flere som ikke er interesseret i, at Sookie graver for meget i Hadleys fortid - eller i hendes ejendele.

Sookie har en uforbederlig evne til at befinde sig midt i alverdens farlige situationer, og hun er derfor også vidne til nedbrændingen af Merlotte's, hvor hun arbejder som servitrice. Da Sam Merlotte er kendt for at være en hamskifter, falder mistanken straks på anti-skifterne i området. Sookie har andre teorier, men hendes opmærksomhed bliver afledt, da hun finder ud af, at hendes elsker, Eric, og hans "barn" planlægger at slå deres vampyrleder ihjel.

Sookie Stackhouse er 25 år og servitrice i en af sydstaterne. Der er en ting, som adskiller hende fra de andre unge i byen - hun kan læse menneskers tanker. Og kun de levende menneskers tanker. Da en "ung" vampyr en dag kommer ind og bestiller et glas blod, er det en stor lettelse for hende, at der endelig er et menneske, hvis tanker hun ikke kan høre. Hun bliver forelsket i vampyren Bill.