Felipe de Castro, the vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It's the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric Northman's front yard-especially the body of a woman whose blood he just drank. Now it's up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl's fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who's set out to make Sookie's world come crashing down.
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"I thought this was a great next step in the saga of Sookie Stackhouse and her friends. While some reviewers have decried its reliance on the more prosaic details of Sookie's daily existence I felt differently. I thought it added depth to the character (as well as the story) and allowed us to get to know her on a deeper and more meaningful level."
— Carla M. (5 out of 5 stars)
“Harris is a master at taking several paranormal worlds and plunging them into our reality with humor.”
— Tulsa World“The Sookie Stackhouse series seamlessly mixes sensuality, violence, and humor as readers experience the people of small-town Louisiana through Sookie’s eyes.”
— Boulder Weekly" I'm enjoying all the audiobooks in this series. The sense of humor of Sookie is refreshing. "
— jreed, 11/3/2023" Disappointed. Hope the next one is a lot better. "
— Carrie, 2/2/2014" Very disappointed, it feels like she's just trying to hurry up and end the series. very forced. And of course I hate where the endings going. "
— Marcy, 1/30/2014" Better than the last book. More emotional turmoil, but I thought it more proper than the last few books. Some interesting twists. Overall, great read. "
— Audrey, 1/30/2014" Boring. Uneventful. Unnecessary. Nothing really happened in this book until almost the very end and even that hardly qualified as action. Might have to say goodnight to this series. "
— Jessica, 1/29/2014" I always enjoy the Sookie Stackhouse books but this one was probably one of my least favorites. I can tell she's running out of ideas for a story line. "
— Rebecca, 1/23/2014" Now I have to wait until May for the next one. "
— Aimee, 1/19/2014" Ugh. If I had read this in print form, I would have been tempted to take out the red pen and start editing. "...where the driveway terminated." Why can't the driveway simply end? "
— Valerie, 1/12/2014" Ummmmmm meh. They haven't been that good just trying to end the series "
— I'm, 1/8/2014" I think this is the last of the series, and I'm pretty sure Sookie ends up with the one I wanted her to end up with. If it's not the end of the series, it is for me. "
— bookczuk, 1/4/2014" For some reason, I think this series just got better. "
— Stephen, 12/30/2013" These books are just fun....nothing too deep or complicated....completely thoughtless.....just what I needed. "
— Molly, 12/29/2013" I enjoy the series for quick fun reads, unfortunately the plot falls apart in this book. I think the author is getting lazy or just worn out trying to keep up with Sookie and her Supe friends and relatives. All in all, I recommend the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries for light reading. "
— Westvalley, 12/19/2013" Sigh...This ended a little cliff hangery. I have to wait until May. That'll be the last Sookie book! I'm a little sad! "
— Michelle, 12/10/2013" Not bad. I thought it jumped over a few bits and pieces. It didn't follow on from the last book. "
— Lisa, 10/23/2013" I have enjoyed every Sookie book up to now. Don't get me wrong, the book was ok it just seemed to be lacking a little, almost as if the story is getting tired. "
— Heather, 6/4/2013" I have heard from others that they thought that this book was kinda slow. Not really slow, just, wrapping up loose ends. "
— Allie, 2/23/2013" Not that much happened... Quick read but expected more "
— Hayley, 1/14/2013" I really think that Charlaine Harris does a great job writing these books, so many other authors should know to end a series but Sookie is still good. "
— Tilda, 9/3/2012" This book was a HUGE disappointment and honestly, seemed like filler and a complete waste of a story to me. The last few books give me the impression that the author is just going through the motions and isn't at all interested in keeping up the storyline. What a shame "
— Mnovello, 8/11/2012" Not as gripping as the previous books, but I still look forward to the final installment. "
— Aerin, 7/30/2012" I think Charlaine must b sick of vampires. "
— Sue, 7/22/2012" I've been a big fan of this series from the beginning but I hate to say that starting with book 9 of the series it started running out of steam. I really only read this because I like to finish what I started. For die-hard fans only. "
— Erin E., 7/8/2012" So Over Eric and Sookie... "
— Devon, 6/26/2012" I've been reading this book series since the very first book came out and while this is not on par with many of the earlier books I still liked it quite a bit. It wrapped up quite a few straggling plotlines from earlier in the series which in itself makes it worthy of the price of admission. "
— Sarah K., 6/23/2012" Not completely awful but nowhere nearly as good as the first several books in the series. There were way too many mundane details of Sookie's daily life for my taste. I listened to the audiobook version and thought I was going to fall asleep at several points. "
— Andy A., 6/3/2012" I hated the last book but wanted to give Sookie once last chance and listened to this one. I'm so glad I did because this book was more like the great ones earlier in the series. After the last book I was afraid Charlaine was out of ideas but boy did she prove me wrong! "
— C.G.N., 5/22/2012" Even if you're the most ardent of Sookie Stackhouse fans do yourself a favor and avoid this one. It started out ok but soon descended into meaningless plot elements and pretty much went nowhere from there. Very disappointing but I suppose a good series can't go on forever. This author needs to take a lesson from J.K. Rowling on ending a series before it goes to pot. "
— Sandy P., 5/7/2012Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has written four series and two stand-alone novels, in addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels cowritten with Christopher Golden. Her Sookie Stackhouse books have appeared in twenty-five different languages and on many bestseller lists and are the basis of the HBO series True Blood.
Johanna Parker is an Audie and Earphone Award–winning actress living and working in San Francisco. Since narrating her first audiobook in 2002, she has received praise for her work in all genres, including her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire books. She received her BFA in acting from Boston University and studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has performed on stages in London, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York and has numerous film and television credits. As a voice-over actress, she has voiced commercials, video games, documentaries, and websites.