Sweet and Deadly

Publisher Marketing: Newspaper reporter Catherine Linton ignored her investigative instincts when her parents died in a mysterious car crash six months ago--grief obscuring the warning signs that something was amiss. But when she discovers the beaten body of her father's nurse on Linton property, Catherine quickly realizes her parents' death was no accident. Though the sleepy Southern town that Catherine's family has called home for generations still prickles with racial tension and decades-old classism, Catherine never expected that Lowfield, Mississippi could harbor a murderer. Now, it seems everyone has a terrible secret. But how many people in Lowfield would kill to keep them hidden? Catherine finds herself both the sheriff's lead suspect and the killer's next target. With the help of her handsome editor, Randall, and her quirky fellow reporter, Tom, Catherine must untangle the dark roots of the murders and stop the killer who wears a neighbor's face. "Sweet and Deadly" was the thrilling debut mystery from Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the "Sookie Stackhouse" novels, as well as the award-nominated "Aurora Teagarden," "Lily Bard," and "Harper Connelly" mysteries. Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2007 pg. 171 (EAN 9780425214626, Mass Market Paperbound) Romantic Times 03/01/2007 pg. 87 (EAN 9780425214626, Mass Market Paperbound) Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 33 (EAN 9780727869487, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Harris, Charlaine Charlaine Harris is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy/mystery series featuring Sookie Stackhouse (the basis for the HBO series True Blood), the New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring lightning-struck corpse locator Harper Connelly, and other acclaimed novels.