Charlaine Harris

Sookie's beginning to get used to being surrounded by all varieties of undead, changeling, shapeshifting and other supernatural beings - but even she has her limits.

She'd really like to take a while to get over being betrayed by her long-time vampire lover, and get used to her new relationship with a sexy shapeshifter - but instead, she finds herself attending the long-planned vampire summit.

But the job is fraught with difficulties. Vampire queen of Louisiana Sophie-Anne Leclerq’s power base has been severely weakened by Hurricane Katrina, and she's about to be put on trial during the event for murdering her king. Sookie knows the queen is innocent, but she's hardly prepared for other shocking murders: it looks like there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started…

Book 7 in the Sookie Stackhouse series.