charlaine harris midnight crossroad series

I am a big fan of an author weaving together characters from other series or books, even in passing. The Southern Vampire Mysteries references aren’t quite as overt, but more than one character shares certain traits readers of Sookie’s adventures will recognize.

Speaking of Shakespeare, Lily Bard gets a shout out in this novel, as does Harper herself, and I swear there’s a reference to Aurora Teagarden in there somewhere. The small town setting is reminiscent of Bon Temps, Shakespeare, and the many places Harper looked for dead people, continuing Charlaine’s fascination with depicting small town life. Unlike many of Charlaine’s other novels, this is a third person narrative, switching between various characters as we see Midnight through their eyes. His arrival in Midnight allows us to explore the place and meet the people who have chosen to live there, although his is not the only perspective. Manfred Bernardo, a psychic who appeared in two novels from the Harper Connelly series, serves as the reader’s guide to the town and its secrets. (I want to make a vague reference to whodunit and/or why they did it, but instead I’ll just say that Charlaine kept me guessing.)įans of Charlaine’s other series will find a lot of familiar themes, settings, and even faces as she introduces readers to Midnight. When pawn shop owner Bobo Winthrop’s girlfriend turns up dead, suspicion points a finger at a few possible murderers, and secrets are revealed as the townsfolk attempt to unmask the killer. Midnight is a speck on the map of Texas, a crossroads, with a handful of businesses, a smattering of houses, and a collection of residents who look out for each other and don’t ask too many questions. Charlaine Harris kicks off a brand new series this month with the release of Midnight Crossroad, the first in her Midnight, Texas, trilogy.

Charlaine harris midnight crossroad series