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Charlaine Harris Books in Order

Charlaine Harris has written 78 books, published between 1981 and 2025. The first book is Sweet and Deadly (1981) and the newest is The Last Wizards' Ball (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
78
Published
1981–2025
Confirmed
72 of 78 titles
Pages on record
13,430 in 52 of 78 books
Reading time
224–336 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,430 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 52 of 78 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Charlaine Harris, author

Charlaine Harris, born Jean Charlaine Harris Schulz on November 25, 1951, in Tunica, Mississippi, is an American author specialising in mysteries. The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Harris's best-known series, became HBO's True Blood, which ran for seven seasons from 2008 to 2014. The catalogue starts with Sweet and Deadly (1981) and A Secret Rage (1984) and reaches The Last Wizards' Ball (2025). Sookie Stackhouse, Aurora Teagarden, Lily Bard, Gunnie Rose and Midnight, Texas are among the series. Vampires, werewolves and women librarians appear in the subjects, and Harris lives in Texas.

The Sookie Stackhouse series follows a telepathic waitress in Louisiana who encounters vampires, werewolves and other supernatural beings, blending urban fantasy, romance and mystery. The books portray a world in which the supernatural is part of everyday life.

How many Charlaine Harris books are there?

Charlaine Harris has 78 books, released between 1981 and 2025. They include 10 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Charlaine Harris Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 78 Charlaine Harris books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Sweet and Deadly by Charlaine Harris, book 1 of the Charlaine Harris Standalone Novels series (1981)
  2. Cover of A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris, book 2 of the Charlaine Harris Standalone Novels series (1984)
  3. Cover of Real Murders by Charlaine Harris, book 1 of the Aurora Teagarden series (1990)
  4. Cover of A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris, book 2 of the Aurora Teagarden series (1992)
  5. Cover of The Julius House by Charlaine Harris, book 4 of the Aurora Teagarden series (1995)
  6. Cover of Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris, book 1 of the Lily Bard series (1996)
  7. Cover of Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris, book 5 of the Aurora Teagarden series (1996)
  8. Cover of Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris, book 2 of the Lily Bard series (1997)
  9. Cover of Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris, book 3 of the Lily Bard series (1998)
  10. Cover of A Fool and His Honey by Charlaine Harris, book 6 of the Aurora Teagarden series (1999)
  11. Cover of Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris, book 4 of the Lily Bard series (2000)
  12. Cover of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, book 1 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2001)
  13. Cover of Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris, book 5 of the Lily Bard series (2001)
  14. Cover of Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris, book 2 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2002)
  15. Cover of Last Scene Alive by Charlaine Harris, book 7 of the Aurora Teagarden series (2002)
  16. Cover of Club Dead by Charlaine Harris, book 4 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2003)
  17. Cover of Poppy Done to Death by Charlaine Harris, book 8 of the Aurora Teagarden series (2003)
  18. Cover of Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris, book 5 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2004)
  19. Cover of Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris, book 1 of the Harper Connelly series (2005)
  20. Cover of Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris, book 7 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2005)
  21. Cover of Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris, book 2 of the Harper Connelly series (2006)
  22. Cover of Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris, book 8 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2006)
  23. Cover of All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris, book 10 of the Sookie Stackhouse series (2007)
  24. Cover of All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (2008)
  1. 1
    Sweet and DeadlyCharlaine Harris Standalone Novels #11981 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981304
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  2. 2
    A Secret RageCharlaine Harris Standalone Novels #21984 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984224
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  3. 3
    Real MurdersAurora Teagarden #11990 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1990304
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  4. 4
    A Bone to PickAurora Teagarden #21992 · 168 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1992168
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  5. 5
    Three Bedrooms, One CorpseAurora Teagarden #31994 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1994250
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  6. 6
    The Julius HouseAurora Teagarden #41995 · 240 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1995240
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  7. 7
    Shakespeare's LandlordLily Bard #11996 · 214 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996214
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  8. 8
    Dead Over HeelsAurora Teagarden #51996 · 272 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996272
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  9. 9
    Shakespeare's ChampionLily Bard #21997 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1997224
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  10. 10
    Shakespeare's ChristmasLily Bard #31998 · 214 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1998214
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  11. 11
    A Fool and His HoneyAurora Teagarden #61999 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999256
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  12. 12
    Shakespeare's TrollopLily Bard #42000 · 194 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000194
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  13. 13
    Dead Until DarkSookie Stackhouse #12001 · 260 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001260
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  14. 14
    Shakespeare's CounselorLily Bard #52001 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001256
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  15. 15
    Living Dead in DallasSookie Stackhouse #22002 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002288
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  16. 16
    In the Blue HereafterSookie Stackhouse #32002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  17. 17
    Last Scene AliveAurora Teagarden #72002 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002256
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  18. 18
    Club DeadSookie Stackhouse #42003 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003288
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  19. 19
    Poppy Done to DeathAurora Teagarden #82003 · 230 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003230
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  20. 20
    Dead to the WorldSookie Stackhouse #52004 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004320
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  21. 21
    Fairy DustSookie Stackhouse #62004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  22. 22
    Grave SightHarper Connelly #12005 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005320
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  23. 23
    Dead as a DoornailSookie Stackhouse #72005 · 310 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005310
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  24. 24
    Grave SurpriseHarper Connelly #22006 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006295
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  25. 25
    Definitely DeadSookie Stackhouse #82006 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006352
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  26. 26
    Small-Town WeddingSookie Stackhouse #92006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  27. 27
    An Ice Cold GraveHarper Connelly #32007 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007280
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  28. 28
    All Together DeadSookie Stackhouse #102007 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007323
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  29. 29
    All Together Dead2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008336
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  30. 30
    From Dead to WorseSookie Stackhouse #112008 · confirmed 4/4
    2008–
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Charlaine Harris series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Charlaine Harris books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels in order

6 books
  1. 1. Part 1
  2. 2. Part 2
  3. 3. Part 3
  4. 4. Part 4
  5. 5. Part 5
  6. 6. Part 6

Gunnie Rose in order

6 books
  1. 1. An Easy Death
  2. 2. A Longer Fall
  3. 3. The Russian Cage
  4. 4. The Serpent in Heaven
  5. 5. All the Dead Shall Weep
  6. 6. The Last Wizards' Ball

Lily Bard in order

5 books
  1. 1. Shakespeare's Landlord
  2. 2. Shakespeare's Champion
  3. 3. Shakespeare's Christmas
  4. 4. Shakespeare's Trollop
  5. 5. Shakespeare's Counselor

Harper Connelly books in order

4 books by Charlaine Harris
  1. 1. Grave Sight
  2. 2. Grave Surprise
  3. 3. An Ice Cold Grave
  4. 4. Grave Secret

Cemetery Girl Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Pretenders
  2. 2. Inheritance
  3. 3. Haunted

Charlaine Harris Standalone Novels

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Harper Connelly Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Grave Sight
  2. 2. Charlaine Harris' Grave Surprise

Charlaine Harris Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Sookie Stackhouse Companion in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Sookie Stackhouse Companion

Charlaine Harris Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

MatchUp Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

6 books

6 Charlaine Harris titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Charlaine Harris Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Charlaine Harris books run from Sweet and Deadly (1981) to The Last Wizards' Ball (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Charlaine Harris in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Charlaine Harris books in order?

You only need to read Charlaine Harris books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Charlaine Harris books in?

Read Charlaine Harris one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Sookie Stackhouse starts with Dead Until Dark (2001), Aurora Teagarden starts with Real Murders (1990) and Midnight, Texas starts with Midnight Crossroad (2014). The earliest catalogued title overall is Sweet and Deadly (1981).

What is the newest Charlaine Harris book?

The Last Wizards' Ball (2025) is the newest Charlaine Harris book released so far.

Is there a new Charlaine Harris book coming?

No next Charlaine Harris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Charlaine Harris has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 1 nomination for Charlaine Harris. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Charlaine Harris at a glance

Still publishing
Charlaine Harris published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Charlaine Harris books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
13,430 pages across the 52 of 78 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charlaine Harris books, 36 of 78, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
21 of the 78 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 72 in at least three.

What the Charlaine Harris books are about

60 of the 78 Charlaine Harris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 24 of 60. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.