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Roe Teagarden's been kept pretty busy, what with two weddings - one of a former lover - and a funeral, for Jane Engle, a member of her disbanded true crime club Real Murders, but her personal life seems to be at a standstill ...until the reading of Jane Engle's will. The elderly lady has named Roe as her heir, and left her a rather substantial estate. It includes her house - which comes complete with a skull hidden in a window-seat. Roe is quite sure Jane was no killer, so she must have left the skull there on purpose for Roe to solve the murder. So now it's up to Roe to identify the victim and figure out which one of Jane's seemingly ordinary neighbours is a murderer - without putting herself in deadly danger.

Sookie - képességei miatt -, mindig bajba keveredik. Szemtanúja lesz munkahelye, a Merlotte's bár felgyújtásának. Mivel Sam Merlotte is kéttermészetű, a gyanú azonnal az anti-alakváltókra terelődik. Sookie azonban mást gyanít, de figyelme megoszlik, amikor rájön, hogy kedvese, Eric Northman és "gyermeke", Pam azt tervezik, hogy megölik a jelenlegi vámpír mesterüket. Sookie egyre inkább belekeveredik az összeesküvésbe, amely sokkal bonyolultabb, mint azt valaha gondolta volna...

Sookie Stackhouseová, servírka nadaná schopností číst myšlenky ostatních smrtelníků, proniká do světa upírů, vlkodlaků, měňavců, víl a dalších nadpřirozených bytostí. Nachází mezi nimi přátele, ale zároveň zabředává do smrtelně nebezpečných situací. Její dobrodružství jsou tématem celé série románů Charlaine Harrisové. Kniha povídek Dotek mrtvých obohacuje Sookiina dobrodružství o několik dalších pozoruhodných událostí, které se v předcházejících knihách neobjevily vůbec, nebo jen náznakem: například o tajupnou smrt Sookiiny příbuzné - víly Claudette, o večírek na počest knížete Draculy v upířím baru Transfusia nebo o den, kdy se mladá telepatka dozvěděla o smrti své sestřenice Hadley, která úplně zpřetrhala styky se svou rodinou, stala se milenkou upíří královny Sophie-Ane a zařadila se mezi nemrtvé.

Sookie Stackhouseová, servírka nadaná schopností číst myšlenky ostatních smrtelníků, proniká do světa upírů, vlkodlaků, měňavců, víl a dalších nadpřirozených bytostí. Nachází mezi nimi přátele, ale zároveň zabředává do smrtelně nebezpečných situací. Její dobrodružství jsou tématem celé série románů Charlaine Harrisové. Kniha povídek Dotek mrtvých obohacuje Sookiina dobrodružství o několik dalších pozoruhodných událostí, které se v předcházejících knihách neobjevily vůbec, nebo jen náznakem: například o tajupnou smrt Sookiiny příbuzné - víly Claudette, o večírek na počest knížete Draculy v upířím baru Transfusia nebo o den, kdy se mladá telepatka dozvěděla o smrti své sestřenice Hadley, která úplně zpřetrhala styky se svou rodinou, stala se milenkou upíří královny Sophie-Ane a zařadila se mezi nemrtvé.

There's a reckoning on the way ...and Sookie has a knack for being in trouble's way; not least when she witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is known to be two-natured, suspicion immediately falls on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but before she can investigate something else - something even more dangerous - comes up. Sookie's lover Eric Northman and his 'child' Pam are plotting something in secret. Whatever it is, they seem determined to keep Sookie out of it; almost as determined as Sookie is to find out what's going on. She can't sit on the sidelines when both her work and her love life under threat - but as she's gradually drawn into their plans Sookie finds the situation is deadlier than she could ever have imagined.

There's a reckoning on the way ...and Sookie has a knack for being in trouble's way; not least when she witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is known to be two-natured, suspicion immediately falls on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but before she can investigate something else - something even more dangerous - comes up. Sookie's lover Eric Northman and his 'child' Pam are plotting something in secret. Whatever it is, they seem determined to keep Sookie out of it; almost as determined as Sookie is to find out what's going on. She can't sit on the sidelines when both her work and her love life under threat - but as she's gradually drawn into their plans Sookie finds the situation is deadlier than she could ever have imagined.

There's nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet or otherworldly portals in the attic. Now here's the perfect treat for any homeowner who's ever wondered, 'What's that creaking sound?' (just before the ceiling comes crashing down!). Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner return with an all-new collection, this time on the paranormal perils of Do-It-Yourself. As well as a brand-new Sookie Stackhouse story by the Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris, there are 13 more cautionary tales of home renovation by bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, James Grady, Heather Graham, Melissa Marr, amongst others. This is an outstanding line-up of frightening and funny fixer-upper tales guaranteed to shake foundations and rattle readers' pipes. This is the fourth anthology following on from Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, Many Bloody Returns and Death's Excellent Vacation.

Sookie Stackhouseová má zase starosti. Na bar jejího šéfa a přítele Sama Merlotta, kde pracuje jako servírka, někdo zaútočil zápalnou lahví. Hosté se už do jeho podniku bojí chodit a Samovi hrozí krach. Sookie se snaží zjistit, jestli má neznámý útočník spadeno na Sama, nebo na ni. Na svého milence, upíra Erica, se nemůže spoléhat, protože ten má stále větší starosti se svým nadřízeným, regentem Victorem, který ho chce zkompromitovat před králem Felipem a zabít. Kromě toho Erica trápí jakási tajuplná záležitost, která souvisí s jeho stvořitelem Appiem. Je natolik vážná, že se kvůli ní dokonce rozkmotří se svou oddanou zástupkyní Pam. Kromě starostí s barem a upíry se Sookie musí vyrovnat s novými poznatky o životě své zemřelé babičky a o jejím spojení s bytostmi z říše víl. Doufá, že jí pomohou její příbuzní Claude a Dermot nebo kamarádka Amelia, ale zklamaně zjišťuje, že se v nich zmýlila…

Sookie's beginning to get used to being surrounded by all varieties of undead, changeling, shapeshifting and other supernatural beings - but even she has her limits. She'd really like to take a while to get over being betrayed by Bill, her long-time vampire lover, and get used to her new relationship with the sexy shapeshifter Quinn - but instead, she finds herself attending the long-planned vampire summit, the destination of choice for every undead power player around, as a sort-of human 'Geige r counter' for Sophie-Anne Leclerq, vampire queen of Louisiana. But the job is fraught with difficulties. Sophie-Anne's power base has been severely weakened by Hurricane Katrina, and she's about to be put on trial during the event for murdering her king. Sookie knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly prepared for other shocking murders: it looks like there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. With secret alliances and backroom deals the order of the day -and night - Sookie must decide which side she'll stand with - and quickly, for her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed, and no one seems to care. Then she comes face-to-face with a beastly creature which gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). The point is: they saved her life. So when one of the bloodsuckers asks for a favour, she obliges - and soon Sookie's in Dallas, using her telepathic skills to search for a missin g vampire. She's supposed to interview certain humans involved, but she makes one condition: the vampires must promise to behave, and let the humans go unharmed. But that's easier said than done, and all it takes is one delicious blonde and one small mistake for things to turn deadly ...The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires, werewolve s and things that really do go bump in the night.

Sookie's life is on the line, and the suspects range from rogue weres to her first love, the vampire Bill Sookie doesn't have that many relations, so she hated to lose one - but of all the people to go, she didn't expect it to be her cousin Hadley, a consort of New Orleans' vampire queen - after all, Hadley was technically already dead. But she is gone, beyond recall, and she's left Sookie an inheritance - one that comes with a bit of a risk - not least because someone doesn't want Sookie diggin g too deep into Hadley's past - or her possessions. Sookie's life is once again on the line, and this time the suspects range from the rogue werewolves who have rejected Sookie as a friend of the pack to her first love, the vampire Bill. Sookie's got a lot to do if she's going to keep herself alive ...The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vamp ires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night.

The supernatural community in Bon Temps, Louisiana is reeling from two hard blows: the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina, and the manmade horror of the explosion at the vampire summit in the up-north city of Rhodes. Sookie Stackhouse is safe but dazed, and she's yearning for things to get back to normal. But that's just not happening. Too many vampires - some friends, some not - were killed or injured, and her were-tiger boyfriend Quinn is among the missing. It's clear that things are changi ng, whether the weres and vamps like it or not. And Sookie, Friend to the Pack, blood-bonded to the leader of the local vampire community, is caught up in those changes. She's about to find herself facing danger and death and, not for the first time, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood has stopped flowing, Sookie's world will be forever altered . . .

There's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with - at least voluntarily - and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant - in another state distant. His sinister and sexy boss Eric has an idea where to find him, and next thing So okie knows she's off to Jackson, Mississippi, to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead. It's a dangerous little haunt where the elusive vampire society can go to chill out and suck down some Type O - but when Sookie finally finds Bill caught in an act of serious betrayal she's not sure whether to save him, or to sharpen some stakes. The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly co lourful characters, including vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night.

Sookie's got just a month, before the next full moon, to find out who wants her brother dead - and to stop the fiend! Sookie Stackhouse enjoys her life, mostly. She's a great cocktail waitress in a fun bar; she has a love life, albeit a bit complicated, and most people have come to terms with her telepathy. The problem is, Sookie wants a quiet life - but things just seem to happen to her and her friends. Now her brother Jason's eyes are starting to change: he's about to turn into a were-panther for the first time. She can deal with that, but her normal sisterly concern turns to cold fear when a sniper sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population. She afraid not just because Jason's at risk, but because his new were-brethren suspect Jason may be the shooter. Sookie has until the next full moon to find out who's behind the attacks - unless the killer decides to find her first. The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night.

Now it's the turn of the weres and shifters to follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world. Sookie Stackhouse already knows about them, of course - her brother turns into a panther at the full moon, she's friend to the local Were pack and Sam, her boss at Merlotte's bar, is a shifter. At first the great Were revelation seems to go well - then the horribly mutilated body of a were-panther is found outside Merlotte's. Though Sookie never cared that much for the v ictim, no one deserves such a horrible death, so she agrees to use her telepathic talent to track down the murderer. But what Sookie doesn't realise is that there is a far greater danger than this killer threatening Bon Temps: a race of unhuman being s, older, more powerful and far more secretive than the vampires or the werewolves is preparing for war ...

Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She's quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn't get out much - not because she's not pretty - she's a very cute bubbly blonde - or not interested in a social life. She really is ...but Sookie's got a bit of a disability. She can read minds. And that doesn't make her too dateable. And then along comes Bill: he's tall, he's dark and he's handsome - and Sookie can't 'hear' a word he's thinking. He's exactly the type of guy she' s been waiting all her life for. But Bill has a disability of his own: he's fussy about his food, he doesn't like suntans and he's never around during the day ...Yep, Bill's a vampire. Worse than that, he hangs with a seriously creepy crowd, with a r eputation for trouble - of the murderous kind. And then one of Sookie's colleagues at the bar is killed, and it's beginning to look like Sookie might be the next victim ...