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In this second thrilling installment of the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth Rose is hired onto a new crew for a seemingly easy protection job, transporting a crate into Dixie, just about the last part of the former United States of America she wants to visit. But what seemed like a straight-forward job turns into a massacre as the crate is stolen. Up against a wall in Dixie, where social norms have stepped back into the last century, Lizbeth has to go undercover with an old friend to retrieve the crate as what’s inside can spark a rebellion, if she can get it back in time.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and Midnight, Texas trilogy) is at her best here, building the world of this alternate history of the United States, where magic is an acknowledged but despised power.
"The land outside was open to view till there was a ridge of low hills. The sun was beginning to cast long shadows for the small trees, the few farms. The towns were far apart in this stretch of Texoma. We’d gone through miles that were entirely empty. The population of Texoma wasn’t what it had been before the fields dried up and the farms got repossessed and the influenza took people from every family. When it had still been Texas. Our car was half-empty. Not too many passengers wanted to share space with gunnies. My new crew, the Lucky Crew, was all in the same half-drugged condition I was. Across the aisle, gray-whiskered Charlie Chop was out and out snoring. Rogelio was staring out the window looking angry and handsome, which seemed to be his resting face. Jake, the crew leader who’d hired me, was looking ahead resolutely, making sure he was alert. He and I had run out of things to talk about thirty minutes before. Jake and I were turned toward Maddy, who was about my age, as she sat on the crate. That crate was our cargo."
Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris, born Jean Charlaine Harris Schulz on November 25, 1951, is a highly acclaimed American author best known for her work in mystery fiction and urban fantasy. She gained worldwide recognition through The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, which inspired HBO’s hit television show True Blood. With a career spanning decades, Harris has become one of the most influential writers in modern supernatural and mystery literature.
Early Life and Education
Charlaine Harris was born and raised in Tunica, Mississippi, located in the Mississippi Delta. Growing up in the American South had a profound influence on her storytelling style, settings, and character development. From an early age, Harris showed a strong interest in writing, initially composing poems centered on ghosts, emotions, and teenage experiences.
She attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where she began writing plays before eventually shifting her focus to prose fiction. This transition marked the beginning of her journey into mystery writing, a genre in which she would later excel.
Writing Career and Breakthrough
Harris began her professional career by publishing standalone mystery novels before launching her first major series, The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, starting with Real Murders. The novel received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Novel at the 1990 Agatha Awards, establishing Harris as a rising star in mystery fiction.
In 1996, she introduced the Shakespeare series, featuring Lily Bard, a cleaning lady turned amateur detective in rural Arkansas. The series ran for five novels, concluding in 2001, and remains popular among traditional mystery readers.
Charlaine Harris achieved international fame with The Southern Vampire Mysteries, beginning with Dead Until Dark. The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress navigating a world filled with vampires, werewolves, and supernatural beings. The novel won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001.
The series includes 13 novels, concluding with Dead Ever After in 2013, followed by the companion book After Dead. The books were translated and published across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, making Harris a global bestselling author. HBO’s adaptation, True Blood, aired from 2008 to 2014, running for seven successful seasons.
Later Works and Other Projects
In 2005, Harris launched the Harper Connelly Mysteries, centered on a young woman with the supernatural ability to locate dead bodies after being struck by lightning. The series was later optioned for television.
In 2014, she expanded into graphic novels with the Cemetery Girl series, co-written with Christopher Golden and illustrated by Don Kramer, demonstrating her versatility as a storyteller.
Personal Life and Legacy
Charlaine Harris lives in Texas with her husband and has three grown children and two grandchildren. Outside of writing, she has practiced weightlifting and karate, and is an avid reader and film enthusiast.
She is an active member of professional organizations such as the Mystery Writers of America and has served in leadership roles within Sisters in Crime and the Arkansas Mystery Writers Alliance.
Today, Charlaine Harris is celebrated as a pioneering author whose work reshaped modern supernatural mystery fiction and continues to captivate readers worldwide.
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