A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author -- It's vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie's heart...Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized there were some things she'd rather not knot know about, like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one. But she has to keep quiet -- the Vampire King of Louisiana is in town. It's the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric's front yard -- especially the body of the woman whose blood he just drank. Now it's up to Sookie and Bill to solve the murder.