Tag: Louisiana

Dead and Gone

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2009

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, faerie tale, paranormal, paranormal mystery, romance, paranormal romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 9

ISBN: 9780441017157

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 312

Setting: Bon Temps, LA

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: Werewolves and shifters have finally come out to the rest of the world about their existence, which sparks fear and violence in various parts of the world – including Bon Temps, where a werepanther is found crucified in the parking lot at Merlotte’s.  Meanwhile, trouble brews amongst the fae, which has significant repercussions for Sookie. Continue reading “Dead and Gone”

From Dead to Worse

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 8

ISBN: 9780441015894

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 359

Setting: Bon Temps, LA

Time period: Contemporary (post Hurricane Katrina)

Plot summary: Sookie has recently returned to Bon Temps from the vampire summit in Rhodes, where many of the attendant vampires were injured or killed.  While Sookie yearns for life to return to how things were prior to the summit, she knows that this is unrealistic.  The vampire community of Louisiana was heavily impacted by both Hurricane Katrina and the Rhodes summit.  She also has not seen or spoken to her boyfriend, Quinn, since Rhodes.  On the bright side, however, a mysterious stranger appears in town who wants to meet Sookie and may have a positive impact upon her life. Continue reading “From Dead to Worse”

All Together Dead

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2007

Genres: Mystery, paranormal mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 7

ISBN: 9780441014941

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 323

Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana and the city of Rhodes (located on Lake Michigan)

Time period: Contemporary (post Hurricane Katrina)

Plot summary: Sookie is on her way to the vampire summit in Rhodes, even though she doesn’t want to go.  She told the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, Sophie-Anne Leclerq, that she would assist her a long time ago and she can’t go back on her word now.  Among other things, she may be needed to help the Queen with a vampire trial.  The Queen has been accused of assassinating her former husband, the King of Arkansas.  Sookie’s not looking forward to spending time with either Bill Compton or Eric Northman – both of whom are also attending the summit as a part of the Queen’s entourage.  On the bright side, though, she may be able to squeeze in some alone time with her new boyfriend, Quinn, since his company is organizing many of the events at the summit. Continue reading “All Together Dead”

Definitely Dead

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, c2006, 2007

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 6

ISBN: 9780441014910

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 324 (342 including an excerpt from the next book – All Together Dead)

Setting: Bon Temps and New Orleans, Louisiana

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: When Sookie’s long lost, vampire cousin was murdered in New Orleans, the vampire queen of Louisiana – Sophie-Anne Leclerq – came to Bon Temps to tell Sookie the news.  Hadley and Sophie-Anne had been lovers.  Sookie knows she has to deal with Hadley’s estate in New Orleans, but she puts it off as long as she can; life has been fairly busy in Bon Temps.  When a demon comes knocking at her front door, though, Sookie knows it’s time to go. Continue reading “Definitely Dead”

Dead as a Doornail

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, c2005, 2006

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 5

ISBN: 9780441013333

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 295 (310 including an excerpt from the next book – Definitely Dead)

Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: Someone has been shooting at shape shifters in the Bon Temps vicinity and Sookie is determined to discover who it is, especially before anyone can gun down the only living family member she has left.  Sookie also needs to prove that her brother is not the shooter, since many in the shifter community think that he is the most likely suspect. Continue reading “Dead as a Doornail”

Dead to the World

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, c2004, 2005

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, paranormal romance, romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 4

ISBN: 9780441012183

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 291 (310 including an excerpt from the next book – Dead as a Doornail)

Setting: Bon Temps & Shreveport, Louisiana

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: Sookie begins her New Year by finding her former boyfriend’s boss, the vampire Eric Northman, running naked through the woods on her way home from work.  When Sookie realizes that Eric has no idea where he is, who he is, or who Sookie is, she invites a whole new set of problems into her life when she takes him home and calls his friends.  Eric has been put under a spell which made him lose his memory.  Unfortunately for the rebounding Sookie, this has made him much more attractive. Continue reading “Dead to the World”

Club Dead

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2003

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 3

ISBN: 9780441010516

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 292

Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: When Bill tells Sookie that he will be away for some time on a secret assignment in Seattle, Sookie tries not to get too upset.  She does fairly well until someone tries to attack her for reasons unbeknownst to her.  Next, Bill’s boss, the vampire Eric, tells Sookie that Bill has been taken captive – possibly by his former vampire lover, Lorena.  Sookie isn’t sure whether she wants to rescue Bill or stake him.  To do either, she has to find him first and that requires a trip to Jackson, Mississippi. Continue reading “Club Dead”

Living Dead in Dallas

By Charlaine Harris, narrated by Johanna Parker

Place: Publisher & Year: Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books ; [Boulder, Colo. : Made available electronically by] NetLibrary, 2008

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire, thriller

Format: Audiobook

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 2

ISBN: 9781435643444 (electronic audio book)

Intended audience: Adult

Recorded time: 8.5 hrs.

Settings: Bon Temps, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: When Sookie’s co-worker and friend, Lafayette, is found dead in a car parked outside of Merlotte’s Bar, it is the start of a very bad day, which gets increasingly worse as night falls.  After barely surviving an encounter with a maenad, Sookie learns that she and Bill must travel to Dallas to try and find a missing vampire. Continue reading “Living Dead in Dallas”

Dead Until Dark

By Charlaine Harris

Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008, 2001

Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, horror, vampire

Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 1

ISBN: 9780441015979

Intended audience: Adult

Number of pages: 312

Setting: Bon Temps, Louisiana

Time period: Contemporary

Plot summary: When the vampire Bill Compton returns to Bon Temps, LA after over a century of travelling, he immediately catches Sookie Stackhouse’s attention.  Sookie is a cocktail waitress at Merlotte’s Bar and has a unique disability; she’s telepathic.  She constantly has to keep her mental guard up or she can hear other people’s thoughts – but not with Bill.  With him, all Sookie hears is silence, which makes him very appealing to Sookie (she doesn’t like being able to hear other people’s thoughts).  Unfortunately, right around the time Bill shows up in town, Bon Temps has its first murder in years.  As the bodies continue to pile up, tensions arise between humans and vampires and Sookie, with her unique talent, is caught in the middle. Continue reading “Dead Until Dark”