Sookie Stackhouse is a little crazy, if you ask her neighbors. But what she really is is telepathic. She can read everyone's mind, whether she wants to or not. If she seems a little scatterbrained, it's because she literally is. All those thoughts are tough to keep out of her head. Then she meets Bill. He's a vampire. He glows a little. And she can't read his thoughts. 
 In a South where Vampires have been legally classified as persons, merely ones affected by a virus, Sookie is happy to finally meet a vampire. That he survived the Civil War and is willing to share his memories with the local history club endears him to Sookie's Grandmother, with whom Sookie lives. Not to mention, he's taking Sookie on a date. 
 When a string of murders occur in their town, Bill comes under suspicion. So does Sookie's brother, Jason. Sookie's thrown into the vampire world while searching for the truth to keep both of the people she loves out of trouble. 
 Violent, but fun. I can definitely see how people would get hooked on this series.