Phew, just missed that snake.
(Moonlight Reader's rule post)
Squares:
1. Author is a woman: Poulets grillés par Sophie Hénaff (2 dice: 2+6 = 8)
9. Author's last name begins with the letters H, I, J, or K: Blood Price by Tanya Huff (4+4 = 8)
17. Genre: horror: Salvage: a Ghost Story by Duncan Ralston
26. Part of a series that is more than 5 books long
I think I'm going to go with Cadfael...