Charlaine Harris - Shakespeares Champion

one of the best-drawn and most compelling characters in contemporary mystery fictioncomplex, smart, streetwise, tough.

Booklist

Lily Bard brings new meaning to the term strong woman.

Library Journal

Full of surprises, this second fast-paced and gripping Lily Bard adventure showcases the amateur sleuths strength, determination, and martial arts prowessAn engaging puzzler thats propelled along by Lilys easy, no-frill narration.

Publishers Weekly

Wheels within wheels in a suspense story packed with nasty charactersLilys stubborn, moody, gutsy persona holds it all together, and most readers will be with her to the finish.

Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A first-rate mystery.

Midwest Book Review

Lily Bard gives as good as she gets. The reading is fast and the actions faster, proving that women really are the better half.

Mostly Murder

Precise storytelling and original characterizationsA skilled author who knows just how far to take her storyHarris again shows her thoughtful way of weaving a complex plot into a seamless, compact story.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Harris delivers murder with a distinct edge and an amateur sleuth training to move mountains while she cleans up the town.

Mystery News

TerrificLily Bard is Kinsey [Millhone] and V. I. [Warshawski] multiplied by ten.

Tulsa World continued

Gripping. Harris, known for her series featuring Aurora Tea-garden, takes a dark turn here, and it pays offAll in all, a fine effort from Harris.

Albuquerque Journal

Harris has done an incredible job launching her new character. The author wisely makes Lilys past as much a part of the mystery as the murder investigation. A well-constructed psychological study that moves at a steady pace.

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

A satisfying introduction to a fascinating, complex set of characters. Just keep em coming.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lily is a terrific character with dark shadings and stark fearsA supporting cast of quirky characters fully rendered in quick strokes will hold readers as surely as the complex resolution in this cozy on the bleeding edge of noir.

Booklist

An ending that will take everyone by surprisean extremely compelling read.

Romantic Times

Solid entertainment.

Library Journal

Solid, clever, and quick.

Library Journal

The best work in this fine seriesThe mystery is loaded with red herrings that hide the villain in plain sight so that the audience is stunned when the culprit is revealed.

BookBrowser

The goofy charm of Harriss world, with its humor and occasional terror, is what makes Dead Until Dark so delightful.

Denver Post

Harris brings off this blend of mystery and vampires better than most.

San Francisco Chronicle

Fans will appreciate this endearing protagonist who combines vulnerability with a steely spine (kind of a supernatural Steel Magnolia)[and] will enjoy this offbeat read that combines elements of several genres to ensure that the world of Charlaine Harris seems real, one bite at a time.

Midwest Book Review

A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery thats hard to put down, and should not be missed.

Susan Sizemore, author of the Laws of the Blood series

A genre mix refreshingly free of the expected tropes.

Locus

Fans of Laurell K. Hamiltons Anita Blake looking for a lighter version of the vampire huntress should cotton to Sookie StackhouseConsistent, well-built characters and a strong, action-packed plot that will keep readers guessing to the end distinguish this frothy fusion of romance, mystery, and fantasy.

Publishers Weekly

Gripping and spicy.

Booklist

Delivered in well-written, fast-paced Southern twang that will keep you turning the pages.

Cemetery Dance

Highly original, extraordinarily riveting, erotic, and exoticCharlaine Harris weaves storytelling magic in a tale of vampires and small town Louisiana.

Lynn Hightower, author of When Secrets Die