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What's the world coming to - when you can't relax with an ice-cold beverage in your own backyard without a body falling from the sky and landing in your garden? Part-time librarian and frequent amateur investigator Roe Teagarden has good reason to ask herself this question when the remains of one of the Lawrenceton, Georgia police department's finest catapults into her flower bed one beautiful sunny morning. Roe's friend and bodyguard, the long-legged, bikini-clad Angel Youngblood, is mowing the grass and Roe is reclining on a lounger when a small red-and-white plane flies low overhead and drops its unlikely debris more or less at Roe's feet. Roe's husband of two years, wealthy businessman Martin Bartell, immediately wonders if the killer chose his dumping place to send some kind of message to Roe. And the mystery deepens when two federal agents arrive in town to investigate the murder. It's only when Madeleine the cat provides a clue that Roe and Martin realize Roe herself may be in danger and that using Roe's yard as a temporary landfill for dead bodies was no accident.
"My bodyguard was mowing the yard wearing her pink bikini when the man fell from the sky. I was occupied with adjusting the angle of the back of my folding “lounger,” which I’d erected with some difficulty on the patio. I had some warning, since I’d been aware of the buzzing of the plane for several seconds while I struggled to get the back of the lounger to settle somewhere between totally prone and rigidly upright. But Angel had one of those little tape players strapped to her waist (the plastic belt looked strange with the bikini) and the headphones and the drone of the lawn mower made her oblivious to the unusual persistence of the noise. Circling low, I thought with some annoyance. I figured an aviator had spotted Angel and was making the most of his lucky day. Meantime, the ice in my coffee was melting and my book was lying on the little lawn table unread, while I wrestled with the stupid chair. Finally succeeding in locking the back of the lounger into a position approximating comfort, I looked up just in time to see something large falling from the little plane, something that rotated horribly, head over heels. My gut recognized disaster seconds before my civilized self (which was pretty much just saying “Huh?”) and propelled me off the patio and across the yard to knock Angel, all five feet eleven of her, away from the handle of the mower and under shelter of an oak tree. A sickening thud followed immediately."
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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