Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris - 2009

Gollancz/Hachette, 2009. Softcover. New. Sookie comes to the rescue of a naked, amnesiac vampire - and ends up in the middle of a war between witches, werewolves and vampires!Sookie Stackhouse is a small-town cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Sheand#39;s pretty. She does her job well. She keeps to herself - she has only a few close friends, because not everyone appreciates Sookieand#39;s gift: she can read minds. Thatand#39;s not exactly every manand#39;s idea of date bait - unless theyand#39;re undead - vampires and the like can be tough to read. And thatand#39;s just the kind of guy Sookieand#39;s been looking for. Maybe thatand#39;s why, when she comes across a naked vampire on the way home from work, she doesnand#39;t just drive on by. He hasnand#39;t got a clue who he is, but Sookie has: Eric looks just as scary and sexy - and dead - as the day she met him. But now he has amnesia, heand#39;s sweet, vulnerable, and in need of Sookieand#39;s help - because whoever took his memory now wants his life. Sookieand#39;s investigation into whatand#39;s going on leads her straight into a dangerous battle between witches, vampires and werewolves. But there could be even greater danger - to Sookieand#39;s heart, because the kinder, gentler Eric is very hard to resist.The Sookie Stackhouse books are delightful Southern Gothic supernatural mysteries, starring Sookie, the telepathic cocktail waitress, and a cast of increasingly colourful characters, including vampires, werewolves and things that really do go bump in the night. Printed Pages: 336.