Book Info enlarge picture Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1)   Author: Charlaine Harris ISBN: 0441015972 Format: Publish Date:                  Book Review For years, Charlaine Harris has delighted fans with her mystery series featuring small-town waitress-turned-paranormal sleuth Sookie Stackhouse. Now, we are pleased to offer her first novel in the series in a special hardcover edition. And with HBO launching an all-new show, True Blood, based on the Southern Vampire novels, the demand for Charlaine Harris and Sookie Stackhouse will be bigger than ever.