With Midnight Crossroad, Charlaine Harris uses a simple crime story to introduce a new town and cast of characters. This world appears to be a different one than that of the Southern Vampire/Sookie Stackhouse series but still builds upon a mash-up of quirky Southern folk and the supernatural world. The narrator's eye roves from one character to another (unlike the Sookie-centric novels) so readers get a bit of insight into several odd residents of Midnight, Texas. The story was quick and fun -- just as you'd expect from Harris -- and I look forward to reading the next one in the series.