Name: Day Shift
ISBN: 9780425263198

Charlaine Harris

There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, Texas, where the residents like to keep to themselves. When psychic Manfred Bernardo finds himself embroiled in a scandal and hounded by the press after one of his regular clients dies during a reading, he turns to enigmatic, beautiful, and dangerous Olivia Charity for help. Somehow he knows that the mysterious Olivia can get things back to normal. As normal as things get in Midnight.

Day Shift

Now adapted for television in SyFy UK's Midnight, Texas series - welcome to Charlaine Harris's bestselling paranormal mystery series about a small town where only outsiders fit in . . . Welcome to the most intriguing mystery you'll read this year. Welcome to Midnight, Texas. It's a quiet little town, perched at the junction between Davy Road and Witch Light Road, and it's easy to miss. With its boarded-up windows, single traffic light and sleepy air, there's nothing special about Midnight . . . which is exactly how the residents like it. So when the news comes that a new owner plans to renovate the run-down, abandoned old hotel in town, it's not met with pleasure. Who would want to come to Midnight, with its handful of shops, the Home Cookin diner, and quiet residents - and why? But there are bigger problems in the air. When Manfred Bernado, the newest resident in town, is swept up in a deadly investigation suddenly the hotel and its residents are the least of the towns concern. The police, lawyers and journalists are all headed to Midnight, and it's the worst possible moment . . .

Now a major new TV series: MIDNIGHT, TEXAS

Nickie Mohler

I love this series! One of my favorite series of all time was Sookie Stackhouse. So I gave this series a try, and, while completely different, I still love it. I also enjoy when some of the characters from the Sookie series stop by Midnight.

Pam Sartain

I do enjoy Charlaine Harris' books! This was a good, quick read, because I didn't want to put it down! 

Barry Bellhop (from the Sookie books) makes a showing here, and we see Quinn (also from the Sookie books, a weretiger). I like the way Charlaine Harris has different streams of story going on at the same time, with some resolved quickly, and others you know you might not see the resolution in this book, or the next, but she will get there, and it'll be worth the journey!

Happily, I have the next book, so I'm going to be starting that today!

Totally Addicted to Reading

This is my first time reading Charlaine Harris' work. I heard great things about her Sookie Stackhouse series, but unfortunately I never had the chance to read it. When I found out she had a new series I was keen to give it a try as such I was glad to receive an advanced reader's copy through Penguin's First to Read program. When I received this title I had no idea that it was the second book in the Midnight, Texas series. Fortunately, it was easy for me to get into the story without feeling lost.
 
The story is set in Midnight, a small and quaint town in Texas. The residents of this town are rather unconventional. They like their town the way it is and as such was not keen on the changes that was about to come upon their town. These were changes they could not afford as they had secrets they did not wish the outside world to know.
 
In this installment the story focuses on Manfred a psychic. He does most of his readings via the telephone but there are times when he gives face to face readings. It was at one these readings that he found himself at the centre of a murder investigation. The investigation would open up the town to scrutiny which the residents could not afford and as such Manfred with the help of Olivia sought to clear his name.
 
For me the story was entertaining and interesting. The pace was perfect. At no point in the story did I find myself feeling bored. The story was told from a third person omniscient POV I loved the characters. Although they were different in nature and had their secrets they were very close. They all had one goal in common, that of protecting their town from outsiders. This story shows that working together as a team can lead to successful results.
 
I loved how Manfred and Olivia went about uncovering who the actual murderer is. Their attempts at times were funny. It was during this time that I learnt a lot about Olivia. She is definitely someone to watch out for.
 
Although I enjoyed the story, there were some things I had an issue with. For example, one of the changes that was to affect Midnight was the building of a hotel by a multinational company, however not much detail was provided on this. In addition, it was not clear what happened to the senior citizens who were residing at the hotel. What was the real purpose for them being there?
 
I enjoyed this book overall. After reading this installment, I am looking forward to the next book in the series as I can't wait to uncover the secrets of the town Midnight.