Dead Reckoning
With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte’s, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit – and the twisted motive for the attack. But her attention is divided.
Though she can’t ‘read’ vampires, Sookie knows her lover Eric Northman and his ‘child’ Pam well – and she realises that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot – which is much more complicated than she knows. Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will learn that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human – and that there is a new Queen on the board...
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Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris didn’t just bring vampires into small-town America—she made them feel like your eccentric neighbors down the street. With a knack for blending the eerie and the everyday, Harris carved out a distinctive space in fantasy and mystery, where Southern charm meets supernatural chaos.
Born in Mississippi and raised in the heart of the South, Harris grew up surrounded by stories—ghost tales whispered on porches, family secrets that lingered like fog, and a cultural richness steeped in shadow and folklore. That upbringing shaped her voice: grounded in the rhythms of rural life, but always with one eye on the things that lurk just beyond the veil.
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Also known as the Sookie Stackhouse series.
The Southern Vampire Mysteries consists of thirteen primary books, and includes five additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
