Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

When telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse investigates the body of a woman discovered in vampire Eric Northman's yard, she has no idea the murderer is an enemy out to get her.

This series is ambling to a DULL conclusion. I still really love the mundane southern supernatural atmosphere Harris created, however, and I want to know what happens to them all. Looking forward to closing out the story with the next book. And I hope Charlaine Harris creates a new southern heroine sometime soon!

Sookie's in trouble again. A young girl who was found on Eric's property ha been killed. Eric was drinking her blood earlier in the evening. He or Sookie or Bill are suspects. Raphael the King of Louisianna is in town to find out what happened to Victor. Sookie finds a cluviel dor that was given to her from fairy that fathered her children. Everyone seems to be trying to separate Sookie and Eric. Her fae family included. Good addition to the series.

A great beach read. The series is definitely winding down; this book's greatest achievement seems to be whetting the audience's appetite for the final book, allowing Sookie to take a well-deserved rest and settle down with the supernatural of her choice.