I have been thoroughly enjoying this show on HBO. I started to pay attention to the credits that run before the show starts. One day, about a week ago, I saw that the show is based on books by Charlaine Harris. I’m on book 4 right now. The show is slight different than the books, but all the main characters are there. The show is only about halfway into the first book. But since I’ve read the books, I know who the killer is. I’ve had several discussions with other fans of the show about the killer. Yes, it is someone everyone knows, and it’s not who you would suspect. I was taken by surprise in the book.

The show names comes from the synthetic blood that is available–which you know if you watch the show. The interesting thing about the books is that True Blood isn’t the only brand, and if I remember correctly, it isn’t until book 3 that True Blood becomes the brand of choice.