Sookie Stackhouse finds it easy to turn down the request of former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at Merlotte’s. After all, Arlene tried to have Sookie killed. But her relationship with Eric Northman is not so clearcut. He and his vampires are keeping their distance…and a cold silence. And when Sookie learns the reason why, she is devastated.
Then a shocking murder rocks Bon Temps, and Sookie is arrested for the crime.
But 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...
My Thoughts: This series is great if you need something light but entertaining with a sprinkling of sexy time. I tore through the first 8 or so on vacation. In fact, I had to stop at bookstores during vacation to find the next one in the series. Although these books, for me, are filler reading (meaning they don't serve a serious literary purpose but are solely entertainment/distraction) I really do love the main character, Sookie Stackhouse. Don't let her polite Southern demeanor fool you. She's a psychic Steel Magnolia with a touch of Fairy blood that drives the vampires wild.
All in all, the series is split pretty fairly between mystery, fantasy and romance. But if I had to choose I'd say it's a whodunit mystery before anything else. If you're bored and need a distraction, read it. If you like big blonde Viking vampires then you're gonna love #4 "Dead to the World." The book I just read is the last in the series, and although it's a good time to let it end, I will miss Sookie's attitude. If you finish the whole storyline then check out the author's other mystery series: Aurora Teagarden, Lily Bard (Shakespeare series) or Cemetery Girl.
*Author Tidbit: She is a former weightlifter and karate student.
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