Her most recent mysteries have been in the urban fantasy genre.Īfter publishing two stand-alone mysteries, Harris began the lighthearted Aurora Teagarden books with Real Murders, nominated as a Best Novel 1990 for the Agatha Awards.

She began writing plays while attending Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. In her early work she wrote poems about ghosts and teenage angst. Harris was born and grew up in Tunica, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta.

She now lives in Texas with her husband they have three grown children and grandchildren.She began writing from an early age, and changed from playwriting in college to writing and publishing mysteries, including several long series featuring recurring characters. Harris was born and raised in a small town in the Mississippi River Delta area of the United States. The television show was a critical and financial success for HBO, running seven seasons, from 2008 through 2014.A number of her books have been bestsellers and this series was translated into multiple languages and published across the globe. Charlaine Harris Schulz (born November 25, 1951) is an American author who specializes in mysteries.She is best known for her book series The Southern Vampire Mysteries, which was adapted as the TV series True Blood.

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