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Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 2) Paperback – January 1, 2004

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Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse isn't happy. Her co-worker has been murdered and no one seems to care. If that wasn't enough she's got blood-poisoning and a raging fever. Luckily, some friendly vampires graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). But, seeing as they did save her life, when they come asking for a favour she can hardly refuse. She quickly finds herself using her telepathic skills in the search for a missing vampire, but when they break their good behaviour condition over a tasty blond, things go rapidly and horribly wrong ...
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbit (January 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1841493007
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1841493008
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.29 x 7.01 x 0.94 inches
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Charlaine Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi, and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area in the middle of a cotton field. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and, later, teenage angst, she wrote plays when she attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and started writing novels a few years later.

After publishing two stand-alone mysteries, Harris launched a light-hearted mystery series 'starring' Georgia librarian Aurora Teagarden. The first of the eight books, Real Murders, was shortlisted for Best Novel in the 1990 Agatha Awards. In 1996, she released the first of the much darker Shakespeare mysteries, featuring the amateur sleuth Lily Bard, a karate student who makes her living cleaning houses.

Charlaine Harris then wrote the first of her Southern vampire mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse, the quirky, telepathic waitress who works in a bar in the fictional Northern Louisiana town of Bon Temps. Dead Until Dark won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery. It also won Harris a whole new fan club of devoted readers and pushed her into the bestseller lists. The Sookie Stackhouse series, in which Sookie has to deal with vampires, werecreatures and other supernatural folk - not to mention her own complicated love life - was also instrumental in creating the urban fantasy genre.

Sookie Stackhouse also enchanted Alan Ball, creator of the smash TV show Six Feet Under, who took an option and wrote and directed the pilot episode for True Blood himself. It was an instant hit when it premiered in the US, and that success was repeated when it was first aired in Britain last year. The second season of TRUE BLOOD will start this spring.

Harris's newest series features Harper Connelly, a young woman who, after being struck by lightning, finds herself able to locate the bodies of the dead and to determine the cause of their death. There are four Harper titles (Grave Sight, Grave Surprise, An Ice Cold Grave and Grave Secret).

Charlaine Harris is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the American Crime Writers League. She is a member of the board of Sisters in Crime, and alternates with Joan Hess as president of the Arkansas Mystery Writers Alliance. She is married, the mother of three, and lives in a small town in Southern Arkansas. When she is not writing her own books, she reads omnivorously!

Here are the Sookie Stackhouse True Blood novels in series order:

Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse 1

Living Dead In Dallas: Sookie Stackhouse 2

Club Dead: Sookie Stackhouse 3

Dead To The World: Sookie Stackhouse 4

Dead As A Doornail: Sookie Stackhouse 5

Definitely Dead: Sookie Stackhouse 6

All Together Dead: Sookie Stackhouse 7

From Dead To Worse: Sookie Stackhouse 8

Dead And Gone: Sookie Stackhouse 9

Dead In The Family: Sookie Stackhouse 10

A Touch Of Dead (a Sookie Stackhouse short story collection_

Here are the Harper Connelly novels in series order:

Grave Sight: Harper Connelly 1

Grave Surprise: Harper Connelly 2

An Ice Cold Grave: Harper Connelly 3

Grave Secret: Harper Connelly 4

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Customers find the book enjoyable and easy to read. They appreciate the interesting plot and character development. The pacing is fast and consistent, keeping them engaged until the end. Readers praise the writing style as easy to understand and the first-person narration as well. The humor keeps them laughing throughout the story.

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248 customers mention "Readability"239 positive9 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable to read. They enjoy the series and find the characters likable. Readers describe the story as intelligently written with a wicked sense of humor.

"...of the The True Blood novels by Charlaine Harris is just as good as the first book! I was having a tough time putting it down...." Read more

"...The characters are wonderful and well developed. Sookie Stockhouse is a real sweetie, though somewhat naive. She is a smalltown gal, after all...." Read more

"Another great addition to the Sookie Stackhouse adventures! This books are a great read. Fast paced, interesting, and just a great story all around...." Read more

"...This series is a fun, and you invest yourself in the Characters lives." Read more

72 customers mention "Plot"63 positive9 negative

Customers find the plot interesting and creatively expanded. They appreciate the addition of new facts about vampire life and drama. The book is described as a mystery story that can stand alone.

"...She also discovers and interacts with supernatural beings she had thought only mythical...and some of these critters are downright nasty. "..." Read more

"...This books are a great read. Fast paced, interesting, and just a great story all around. I found the Fellowship of the Sun very interesting...." Read more

"...I also loved seeing more strife against the vampires, with a new extremist religious group that become the main antagonists in the novel...." Read more

"...Much drama here, too, with a mysterious supernatural creature ending up helping Sookie and Eric--and the mystery gets solved with a lot of bloodshed..." Read more

61 customers mention "Character development"58 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the characters' development. They find the heroine likable, colorful, and recognizable. The new characters are introduced well. Sookie Stackhouse is described as a real person with needs and fears. The human condition is perfectly portrayed, making the story relatable.

"...I am so Eric's corner, his sweetly seductive bad boy self, and his brief moments with Sookie, I'm rooting for him. [...]" Read more

"...There are few unnecessary elements or ploys here. The characters are wonderful and well developed...." Read more

"...This series is a fun, and you invest yourself in the Characters lives." Read more

"...to in Dead Until Dark, she has managed to develop into a likeable heroine, who while still unconventional, captivates our attention and makes us..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's fast pacing and action-packed plot. They appreciate the differences between the book and TV show, finding them intriguing and different. Some readers appreciate the similarities to the show, while others get bored. The style is described as humorous, poetic, and at times crude.

"...The writing seemed tighter and the pace was more consistent. This is not as much of a page-turner. Don't get me wrong though...." Read more

"...This books are a great read. Fast paced, interesting, and just a great story all around. I found the Fellowship of the Sun very interesting...." Read more

"4.5 Stars. Living Dead in Dallas, like Dead until Dark is a fast paced story with an action packed plot...." Read more

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42 customers mention "Writing style"36 positive6 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and entertaining from start to finish. They appreciate the first-person writing style that makes them feel like they are there. The prose is solid, but some readers feel the books are written more for young adults than adults.

"...The writing seemed tighter and the pace was more consistent. This is not as much of a page-turner. Don't get me wrong though...." Read more

"...Godfrey character was very well written by Harris. She really made you feel for him... honestly she makes you feel for all of the characters...." Read more

"...in Dallas by Charlaine Harris, is a heroine who is kind of kooky, reads minds, dates a vampire, and isn't afraid to yell for help when she's in a..." Read more

"...she can read minds, and we find later in the series she has other special things (not gonna spoil it for you here)...." Read more

17 customers mention "Attention retention"17 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's attention retention. They find it compelling and quick to read, with no dull moments. The story keeps readers hooked and eager for the next installment. Readers also mention that the main character develops confidence and ability over time.

"...into a likeable heroine, who while still unconventional, captivates our attention and makes us root for her throughout the book...." Read more

"...It definitely has its good moments (like when Eric gets shot and that thing happens that is hilarious and awesome), but overall . . . MEH...." Read more

"...I can see her growing in confidence and ability, even running into another Telepath- which was a fantastic treat. But at the heart of it, it..." Read more

"...as it moves from one tightly-written scene to the next, with little room to get bored...." Read more

16 customers mention "Humor"16 positive0 negative

Customers find the books humorous and witty. They enjoy the humor that complements the vampire stories. Readers appreciate the writing style, which is poetic at times but also down-to-earth.

"...Author Charlaine Harris's writing is excellent, as is her sense of humor. There are few unnecessary elements or ploys here...." Read more

"...It has the same amazing style as before, showcasing Mrs. Harris’ witty writing and effervescent descriptions, with growth into the supernatural..." Read more

"...He is absolutely hilarious and sultry and just all together drool worthy...." Read more

"...I enjoy the writing style (so far) as it's down to earth and Sookie speaks in the first person...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's depth. They find it provides more details about Sookie's life and the characters, with witty writing and effervescent descriptions. The book introduces supernatural creatures and elements, many of them scarier. Readers appreciate the explanations and how the world comes alive and more entwined.

"...There's a corpse. Then there's a missing undead person. Lots of investigation takes place, along with too many mishaps and adventures to count...." Read more

"...style as before, showcasing Mrs. Harris’ witty writing and effervescent descriptions, with growth into the supernatural world surrounding Bon..." Read more

"...New supernatural creatures and elements are introduced in this book, many of them much scarier than vampires...." Read more

"This World comes more alive and more entangled. What great characters and the plots, action, adventures and romance are so very well written...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2016
    Book two of the The True Blood novels by Charlaine Harris is just as good as the first book! I was having a tough time putting it down.

    Now that Eric the head vampire of Area 5 knows of Sookies disabilities, he plans to put them to good use, for himself of course. After a shocking incident involving the unusually drunk Officer Andy Bellefleur and the flashy Lafayette, I wont' give any spoilers here folks so that's all I can say on that matter, Sookie is whisked away to tend to vamp matters, in Texas!
    Of course our southern belle Sookie cannot take a step these days without finding herself in mortal peril. Before she even leaves Bon Temps a Maenad finds Sookie and leaves a not so friendly message for her to relay to Eric. She wants tribute, but it isn't always that simple now is it folks?

    The matters in Texas however becomes more and more problematic for our gal. A vampire has been taken from his nest, and his family wants answers, and their deaths. She has to infiltrate a fanatic religious group of sun worshipers who may or may not have kidnapped their vampire.
    All Sookie wants to do is go to work, she can't stop thinking about her drive way and how it needs to be re graveled and how she is going to afford it having to take so many days off from work. Damn Bill, he wants to treat Sookie as a kept woman but he isn't doing such a good job where she really needs it. I am so Eric's corner, his sweetly seductive bad boy self, and his brief moments with Sookie, I'm rooting for him.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2005
    Sookie Stackhouse, the attractive, telepathic barmaid from Bon Temps, LA, is back in "Living Dead In Dallas," Book 2 of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire series. Sookie's heretofore lonely life as a single is no more. She is in love and the feeling is reciprocated. Folks in her backwater northern Louisiana town always treated her as if she had a disability. They made her feel ashamed of her "gift," the ability to read other people's minds. What were they thinking?? The major disadvantages to her telepathy are her inability to keep the voices at bay, even though she has learned to shield herself somewhat. She had also been unable to have a relationship until recently. How can you fall in love when you know everything your boyfriend is thinking? Boyfriend Bill is just what she needed...almost. Tall, dark and very handsome, albeit very pale, Bill Compton is a vampire who lived, and died, during the Civil War. Sookie had always wanted to meet a vampire, since vampirism became legal a few years before the novel begins. I don't think she envisioned herself coming home to one at night though. The two met in Merlotte's Bar, while she was working. She served him bottled synthesized Type O Positive, and it was love at first sight. (Did you think I'd actually write, 'love at 1st bite?'). There is another important element in the couple's relationship - one which definitely makes for success. Sookie cannot hear Bill's thoughts, which he thoughtfully blocks from her. Peace and quiet at last!

    Bill is doing his best to assimilate into the general human population. He dines on bottled blood rather than hunt, and is making human friends in Bon Temps, especially among the town's Descendants of the Glorious Dead Society. After all, he is a war vet. He even involves himself with the local vampire self-governing body in Shreveport, to gain their protection for Sookie and himself. Bill has been made Vampire Investigator of Area 5 - their general neighborhood. In the politically complex vampire society, Sookie, as Bill's girlfriend, is now obligated to utilize her telepathic powers for Area 5 Nest's purposes.

    One early morning, while she is on day shift, Sookie finds a dead friend's body in a cop car outside of Merlotte's. A few evenings later, on the way to Shreveport with Bill, she is attacked and almost killed by a murderous Maenad accompanied by a feral razorback. Bill rushes her to the Fangtasia, a vampire bar, owned by Eric, Master Vampire and kingpin of the local power structure. Sookie has been poisoned by the Maenad and is dying. The only way to save her is to drain her blood and replace it with a human-blood transfusion. Eric and his gang happily suck out the bad blood and inject the new. Eric then expects Sookie and Bill to do a job for him, quid pro quo. It seems that the vampires of Area 6, (Dallas), have a problem they are unable to resolve on their own. One of their number has gone missing, and the Dallas leader thinks a fanatic cult, a quasi-religious group of vampire haters, The Fellowship of the Sun Center, might have kidnapped him. Eric wants to loan Sookie to the Dallas vampires as a consultant. They could use her telepathic gifts about now. Sookie does not relish the idea, and refuses to travel without Bill. So it's plane tickets to Dallas for two - Sookie's first flight, and a suite at the luxurious Silent Shore Hotel, which caters to the undead - coffin space in the cellar and everything!

    The story turns into a roller-coaster ride of an adventure from this point, with one surprise after another and much action of the preternatural sort. Sookie is almost kidnapped from the moment she steps off the plane - and that is only the beginning. She also discovers and interacts with supernatural beings she had thought only mythical...and some of these critters are downright nasty.

    "Living Dead In Dallas" is plotted like a mystery novel, in spite of the other-worldly elements. There's a corpse. Then there's a missing undead person. Lots of investigation takes place, along with too many mishaps and adventures to count. And finally, almost all is pulled together and resolved. Sookie's development as a person takes center stage in the storyline, along with the development of her relationship with Bill. And it looks like sexy Master Eric is going to play a greater role in future novels. Yummy!

    Author Charlaine Harris's writing is excellent, as is her sense of humor. There are few unnecessary elements or ploys here. The characters are wonderful and well developed. Sookie Stockhouse is a real sweetie, though somewhat naive. She is a smalltown gal, after all. However, she is growing fast and I look forward to watching her develop. Her adventures are dark, but her self-deprecating manner helps to lighten things up. Unlike some, I preferred "Dead Until Dark," Book One to this one. The writing seemed tighter and the pace was more consistent. This is not as much of a page-turner. Don't get me wrong though. It is just the difference between a 4 and 5 stars rating. I enjoyed the novel - and if you like Sookie, you will also.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2009
    Another great addition to the Sookie Stackhouse adventures! This books are a great read. Fast paced, interesting, and just a great story all around. I found the Fellowship of the Sun very interesting. Godfrey character was very well written by Harris. She really made you feel for him... honestly she makes you feel for all of the characters. I like that Sookie finally found someone that has the same gift as here, which really helped her out when the Fellowship had her. I enjoyed Eric "sneakiness" in this book also. While reading you can truly feel the tension that is building up in him as within Sookie. Eric's bullet and her realization with help from Bill was a nice little laugh too. The orgy (which took me by surprise... I wasn`t thinking along that path when it happened) and again tension between her and Eric, really had me amused while reading. Her total horror while it was happening when she should have know what would be going on helped you see that even though she is an adult she is still a little youthful in her ideas of things. The maenad was awesome, her power of people and her poisoning Sookie... I do wish Harris would have explained a little more about her but all in all she was fantastic. Even later in the book the relationship between Sam and the Maenad. Sookie constant getting in trouble and the vampires and now shape shifter keeping her alive is very amusing to read. I love it!!!

    All in all I have read the first 2 Sookie books and loved every minute of it. Can't wait to start the next!!

    I hope you enjoy this one along with the rest as much as I have already...

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  • Júlia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bien!
    Reviewed in Spain on July 25, 2019
    Bueno bonito y barato!
  • Carlotta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
    Reviewed in Italy on June 27, 2019
    Perfetto!
  • Julie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and entertaining
    Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2015
    Enjoyable, entertaining read. Sookie is spunky, the vampires are sexy, and this instalment is quickly devoured, leaving you yearning for the sequel.
  • KerryM
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book 2
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2013
    After getting through book 1 over 2 nights, couldn't wait to get stuck in. Again watching Trueblood on HBO i felt this time they should have stuck to the book.
    Again very well written, enjoyed the interaction with the charctures and enjoyed the introduction of the Maenod. Unlike the series, she wasn't the main the charactures. Loved how you got introducted to a darker side of a small town. People you thought you knew had other sides to them.
    Loved the introduction of Eric more aswell. You got to see the fun side of him which set you up ready for the love storey between him and Sookie. Loved it.
  • Schefey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it. It was a good
    Reviewed in Australia on November 18, 2014
    Loved it. It was a good, fun read.