Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana. A waitress with a special skill - she's telepathic. Sookie finds this as more of a disability than a skill and tries to block out the voices of all those around here. That is until the day a vampire walks into a bar and she learns that she can't hear anything from him at all. It's joy to discover that she can't read her mind. However, what starts as saving the vampires life, turns into a dangerous game when someone starts killing those women that form relationships with vampires. As Sookie and Bill try to discover the killer before he goes after Sookie, Sookie forms a close relationship with Bill and learns more about everything supernatural. 
 I think you almost have to have lived under a rock not know about these mysteries featuring Sookie Stackhouse. They have also been turned into a tv show, called True Blood. I read this series many years ago and I decided I wanted to re-read them so I could finish the series. I believe I read the first 7-8 mysteries, but I'm re-reading now in the hope of finishing the complete series. Well I'm listening on audio, as opposed to reading the books, which I did the first time. 
 On re-reading I discovered I loved this book as much as I did originally. This was really my first foray into urban fantasy back in the day and having read a fair few urban fantasy authors since then I still enjoy Sookie Stackhouse's vampire, Bill, and the other vampires in the area. I also like the introduction of werewolves, and of course later on more supernatural creatures. 
 These books aren't strictly cozy mysteries. There is a mystery to solve, but the romance is a lot more sexy than I usually see in cozies, but if you like a bit of a edgier, sexier mystery they are a lot of fun. I plan to continue on with the series, in audio format, until I reach the end. 
 I listened on audiobook and given how much I liked the books the first time around, I was a little nervous. Would it live up to my expectations on audio? How would it compare to Anna Paquin (who plays Sookie Stackhouse on the tv show)? Well Johanna Parker does an amazing job. She has the Louisiana accent just perfectly, and she very much sounded like Anna Paquin. As she narrates the rest of the books, I'm looking forward to a very enjoyable audio experience with her.