Dead and Gone

Charlaine Harris

May 2009 · Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood Book 9 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The werewolves and shifters come out of the closet and throw the small town of Bon Temps into a tailspin in the ninth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series—the inspiration for the HBO® original series True Blood.

Except for cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, folks in Bon Temps, Louisiana, knew little about vamps—and nothing about Weres. Until now. The Weres and shifters have finally revealed their existence to the ordinary world, and the backlash may have claimed the life of someone Sookie knew. But her determination to find out who is responsible for the murder is put aside in the face of a far greater danger. A race of unhuman beings—older, more powerful, and more secretive than vampires or werewolves—is preparing for war. And Sookie will find herself an all-too-human pawn in their battle...

Ratings and reviews

What a powerful story! I will admit I cried several times during this story. This story really hits you in the heart and drags you along. The world building expands in an explosive way. The characters we are introduced to are very intriguing and some cases terrifying. The plot had so much in it. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The hits to my heart were just huge. Absolutely amazing story.

This is one of my personal favorites from the Sookie Stackhouse series. However, I will say that whoever her editor is, shouldn't be. The grammatical errors are a little annoying and distracting at times.

Weres and shifters are out. Trouble in Fairyland. There are so many plots and subplots in these books it's a wonder CH can keep track of them. When Sookie is ready to die, I don't blame her, I would, too, considering what she's continually pulled into. Good read.

About the author

Charlaine Harris is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse and Midnight, Texas, fantasy/mystery series and the Aurora Teagarden, Harper Connelly, and Lily Bard mystery series. Her books have inspired HBO’s True Blood, NBC’s Midnight, Texas, and the Aurora Teagarden movies for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. She has lived in the South her entire life.