Charlaine Harris - A Fool and His Honey

Praise for
A Fool and His Honey

Live-wire action, small-town antics, unexpected plot ramifications, and a humorous tone make for fine reading.

Library Journal

Readers who like mysteries starring strong, witty, southern women will like this one, too, but they had better be prepared for a surprise. Booklist

There are many small details that quietly ring true while adding humor and humanity to the narrative.

The Mystery Reader

Dead Over Heels

Harriss love of life, mysteries, most things southern, and the inevitable and saving humor found in everyday life and not-so-everyday events colors another welcome adventure in this delightful mystery series. Mostly Murder

A delightful book that is a thrilling and colorful American cozy. Adding elements of a whodunit enriches the brilliant story line. Charming secondary characters and homey subplots abound. Midwest Book Review

Infectious prose, engaging characters, crafty plotting; recommended. Library Journal

The Julius House

Roe is so charming, you will want to go back and read the first three. Mostly Murder

Harris gives the reader quite a taste of small-town life in the south. Dont miss it. The Knoxville News-Sentinel

In the best of the series to date... the authors brisk, up-beat style keeps tension simmering. Publishers Weekly

A witches brew of decorous old bones, whiffs of international intrigue, and helpful wedding tips interspersed with nightly bouts of tasteful, enthusiastic offscreen coupling. Hands down Roes most bizarre adventure to date.

Kirkus Reviews

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse

[A] high-spirited southern cozy. Publishers Weekly

Sparkling prose... [A] breath of fresh air.

Library Journal

Nicely done southern, small-town ambience... [A] breezy, unpretentious style. Kirkus Reviews

A Bone to Pick

Harris provides some genuinely funny scenes as Aurora breezily unravels the murderers identity... Supported by an appealing cast of southern gothic characters.

Publishers Weekly

A pleasant, fast read... Enjoyable. AllReaders.com

Entertaining. Booklist

Real Murders

Harriss story alternately charms and chills, a difficult combination she manages with aplomb and brilliance.

Carolyn Hart, award-winning author of
Ghost at Work

An ingenious plot and sufficient flow of blood keep the pages flying in Harriss novel... Harris draws the guilty and the innocent into an engrossing tale while inventing a heroine as capable and potentially complex as P. D. Jamess Cordelia Gray. Publishers Weekly

Praise for Charlaine Harriss
Southern Vampire novels
featuring Sookie Stackhouse

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

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

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

Susan Sizemore, New York Times bestselling author of
Primal Heat and the Laws of the Blood series

Praise for Charlaine Harriss
Harper Connelly Mysteries

Too much fun. Wilmington (NC) Star-News

Harris debuts a series that just might surpass all her others in popularity... Will have readers dying for more.

Booklist

Fast pacing, excellent character development, and a strong story line... This fabulous opening gambit affirms that every series Charlaine Harris creates is utterly fantastic.

Midwest Book Review

Praise for Charlaine Harriss
Lily Bard Mysteries

Lily Bard [is] the equal of Kay Scarpetta, Kinsey Millhone, and V. I. Warshawski. Library Journal

First-rate mystery. Midwest Book Review

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

Ace Books by Charlaine Harris

The Sookie Stackhouse Novels
DEAD UNTIL DARK
LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS
CLUB DEAD
DEAD TO THE WORLD
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL
DEFINITELY DEAD
ALL TOGETHER DEAD
FROM DEAD TO WORSE

MANY BLOODY RETURNS
edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner
WOLFSBANE AND MISTLETOE
edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner

Berkley Prime Crime Books by Charlaine Harris

The Harper Connelly Mysteries
GRAVE SIGHT
GRAVE SURPRISE
AN ICE COLD GRAVE

The Lily Bard Mysteries
SHAKESPEARES LANDLORD
SHAKESPEARES CHAMPION
SHAKESPEARES CHRISTMAS
SHAKESPEARES TROLLOP
SHAKESPEARES COUNSELOR

The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries
REAL MURDERS
A BONE TO PICK
THREE BEDROOMS, ONE CORPSE
THE JULIUS HOUSE
DEAD OVER HEELS
A FOOL AND HIS HONEY

SWEET AND DEADLY
A SECRET RAGE

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A FOOL AND HIS HONEY

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Copyright 1999 by Charlaine Harris.

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