Afterwards, he moved to Bon Temps where he was briefly married to waitress Arlene Fowler. In his rage over this act, he killed her and raped her corpse. Some time before arriving in Bon Temps, René discovered his sister had slept with a vampire. She is also the author of two popular mystery novel series, the Aurora Tegarden series and the Lily Bard Shakespeare series.Personality Physical Appearance Biography Dead Until Dark On the whole, Dead as a Doornail is a fun read.Ĭharlaine Harris is the author of four previous Sookie Stackhouse novels Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, and Dead to the World. All of the characters, old and new, add flavor to the series and make Sookie's madcap adventures even more entertaining. The only drawback to this book is that Sookie and the reader become very disappointed when knowledge of certain character defects becomes evident within those close to Sookie. Sookie and her adventures are always a treat. I enjoyed reading Dead as a Doornail immensely. Another love interest is most certainly not something Sookie needs in her already complicated love life. Calvin Norris, the head of the werepanthers in Hot Shot continues to attempt to woo Sookie.

The outcome is not a happy ending for Sookie or werewolves. Sookie is drawn into the political struggles within the werewolf pack structure.

In Dead as a Doornail we get a much clearer picture of the shifter communities-the werewolves and werepanthers. This search finds its way to Sookie's doorstep once again. In another twist, Debbie's family is desperately searching for her. To add to Sookie's turmoil, Eric does not remember his time with Sookie, but knows something important happened. Someone is killing shifters and Jason is the prime suspect. As much of a relief as this is for Sookie, trouble is looming. Amazingly enough, Jason embraces his new life and enjoys shifting. Dead as a Doornail opens with Jason experiencing his first full moon as a werepanther. Jason, Sookie's brother has been found, but is now a werepanther. Her psychic abilities make her a magnet for the supernatural world.Īt the conclusion of the Dead to the World, Eric has regained his self, but remembers nothing of his time with Sookie. Sookie, the buxom, blond, barmaid from Bon Temps is once again thrust into things that she should not be. Retrieved from ĭead as a Doornail is the fifth installment in Charlaine Harris' dynamic Sookie Stackhouse series. MLA style: 'Dead as a Doornail.' The Free Library.

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