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. Īnd, of course, you can buy copies of Midnight Crossing and Charlaine Harris’ other books through the Web Store.Charlaine Harris kicks off a brand new series this month with the release of Midnight Crossroad, the first in her Midnight, Texas, trilogy. “Midnight, Texas” premieres on July 24, but you can get a sneak peek at the series and the actors in a recent article by Carrie Bell. And there’s new resident Manfred Bernardo, who thinks he’s found the perfect place to work in private (and who has secrets of his own). There’s a diner (people who are just passing through tend not to linger). There’s a pawnshop (someone lives in the basement and is seen only at night). It’s a pretty standard dried-up western town. Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and Davy Road.
But then, that’s how the locals prefer it… The first book was Midnight Crossing.įrom Charlaine Harris, the bestselling author who created Sookie Stackhouse and her world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, comes the first novel in a series that takes place in a darker locale-populated by more strangers than friends. Are you ready for the new NBC series, “Midnight, Texas”? It’s based on Charlaine Harris’ series about that small town.
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