Charlaine Harris books

Complete list of all books by Charlaine Harris in order. Browse the Sookie Stackhouse series (True Blood) and find Amazon links for every book.

Sookie Stackhouse Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dead Until Dark 2001 Buy
Living Dead in Dallas 2002 Buy
Club Dead 2003 Buy
Dead to the World 2004 Buy
Dead as a Doornail 2005 Buy
Definitely Dead 2006 Buy
All Together Dead 2007 Buy
From Dead to Worse 2008 Buy
Dead and Gone 2009 Buy
A Touch of Dead 2009 Buy
Dead in the Family 2010 Buy
Dead Reckoning 2011 Buy
Deadlocked 2012 Buy
Dead Ever After 2013 Buy
After Dead 2013 Buy

Charlaine Harris is an American author who has written numerous mystery and urban fantasy novels. She is best known for the Sookie Stackhouse series, which became the basis for the HBO television series True Blood.

Born in 1951 in Tunica, Mississippi, Harris grew up in the Mississippi River Delta area. She began writing as a teenager and published her first novel, Sweet and Deadly, in 1981. For years she wrote traditional mysteries, including the Aurora Teagarden series about a Georgia librarian who solves murders.

In 2001, Harris shifted to urban fantasy with Dead Until Dark, introducing telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse and a world where vampires have revealed themselves to humanity. The series ran for thirteen novels and became a New York Times bestseller. HBO adapted it as True Blood, which ran from 2008 to 2014 and brought Harris’s work to a much wider audience.

Harris continues to write across genres. Her Midnight, Texas series, about a small town full of supernatural residents, was also adapted for television. She lives in Texas with her husband.

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read Charlaine Harris books?

For her urban fantasy work, start with Dead Until Dark, the first Sookie Stackhouse book. She also writes several mystery series that can be read independently.

How many Sookie Stackhouse books are there?

There are 13 main novels plus short story collections. The series ran from 2001 to 2013.

What else has Charlaine Harris written?

Besides Sookie Stackhouse, she writes the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard series, the Harper Connelly series, and the Midnight, Texas series.

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