Of course it is a bit difficult to define 'usual' in reference to a vampire. Just when things show some promise of settling down after the events described in LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS Sookie Stackhouse begins to see some disturbing changes in her boyfriend, Bill Compton's usual behavior. It may just be my favorite of the series so far. The writing is smooth and succinct, like hearing a friend tell you one of their stories. This is truly a multifocal book, with a lot going on, and a lot to occupy your mind. In the end it is the relationships that will keep you guessing and sink their hooks in deep.

The world of Sookie is fleshed out greatly in this series, detailing the vampire hierarchy as well as the world of shifters. These and a million more questions just like these will keep running through your mind as you read this book, keeping you entertained. Hob, the proprietor of Club Dead really a goblin with Were burning powers? Will Bubba's mental deficiencies finally catch up with him and expose him for the former celebrity that he secretly is? How much torture can Bill take before he would break? How many life or death fights can Sookie get in and still survive, and how much vamp blood will it take to do so? What is the easiest way to dispose of a body someone shoved into your closet while you were sleeping? When Bill becomes estranged from Sookie and ends up kidnapped and missing, what is Sookie to do? Follow advice from Eric and Pam? And what about the 'top secret' Vampire assignment that Bill has been working on? What about Lorena, Bill's old lover, and how does she fit in? What does Sookie do when she's on the rebound and sharing an apartment with a hunky Were? And is Mr. She has a great fondness for throwing a spanner in the works, and causing havoc and chaos at just the right time. The results are, as typical for Charlaine, unpredictable.Ĭharlaine Harris readers will all admit she has a flair for the unpredictable. That being said, Charlaine puts her considerable talents to bare on this third book in the Southern Vampire Mystery series, Club Dead.

She is also great for creating the feminine perspective, in all its subtlety and the essence of human courting and relationships. Charlaine Harris is one of those authors who have a very good understanding of her characters, and all their human characteristics.

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