Sookie Stackhouse finds it easy to turn down former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at Merlotte's. After all, Arlene tried to have Sookie killed. Her relationship with Eric Northman is not so clear cut. He and his vampires are keeping their distance. When Sookie learns the reason why, she is devastated. Then a murder rocks Bon Temps, and Sookie is arrested for the crime. The evidence against Sookie is weak, and she makes bail. Investigating the killing, she'll learn that what passes for truth in Bon Temps is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough.-- Back cover.