• Dead Until Dark

  • Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1
  • By: Charlaine Harris
  • Narrated by: Johanna Parker
  • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (12,414 ratings)

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Dead Until Dark

By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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Publisher's summary

Vampires have officially "come out of the coffin", and Miss Sookie can't wait for one to come her way.

Anthony Award-winner Charlaine Harris' New York Times and USA Today best-selling Sookie Stackhouse novels entice countless fans with an irresistible mixture of vampire romance, beguiling mystery, and old-fashioned Southern charm.

Listen to more titles in the Sookie Stackhouse series.
©2007 Charlaine Harris (P)2007 Recorded Books, LLC

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"An author of rare talents." ( Publishers Weekly)

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first time lstening delight

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I have enjoyed this book very much

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dead Until Dark?

Just getting to know Sookie

Have you listened to any of Johanna Parker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, this has given Sookie a real voice

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REALLY ENJOYED THIS SERIES!

This has been the absolute best series! I'm now listening to the last book in the series and trying to savor each and every minute! You'll really enjoy them all!

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Fun read...

Would you listen to Dead Until Dark again? Why?

I think I would listen to it again. I would do so because I've forgotten so much and I want to finish the series. It's hard to remember what happen in the books vs the TV show.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I can't say it was.

Any additional comments?

True Blood is a good show, this is a good series. Yet I don't think they are at all related. True Blood took a departure from the books and became it's own thing.

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Charlaine Harris (Awesome)!!!

I was hooked on the series True Blood but the book was so much better and different than I expected!I highly recommend this author to anyone who likes vampire books and mystery combined!

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Erotic

I wasn't sure how this would end up, but I took a chance on it. thoroughly enjoyed it. there is a lot of erotic undertows. I felt a little sad that Sam lost his girlfriend

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Definitely not continuing the series

This was a struggle to finish. I love paranormal romance but this was difficult for me to listen to. The overall characters were fine though whiny and lacking growth. The narrator, also fine. The story offered some interest, I didn't guess the killer at all. (Maybe I'm just dense...)
A lot of other raters complained about the consistent sex sense, I was more bothered by the ever present discussion of illegal sexual actions related to children and others.
I work with children daily, some of them dealing with similar things in their lives. So maybe I'm overly sensitive, but this has been a deal breaker for me on the whole series and the author.

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Love all the books.

True Blood is DIFFERENT from the books! I used to have issues w/ books vs. movies. As in would hate one or other. But now just think of different dimensions…. Book is always better n my eyes

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Format issue

I enjoyed the book & the audio performance. Every character had a distinctive voice. The only problem I ran into was that there were no clear chapter distinctions. The app would tell me I was on one chapter while several were actually clump together. It was a nuisance enough not to enjoy the audiobook & I would recommend it to others.

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I enjoyed this book

Yes, I'm one of "those" who have been hooked on Twilight and a friend of mine told me I should read the Sookie Stackhouse series. I just finished listening to this book, the first in the series, and I like it. It's different from what I've been listening to, so I guess that's why I have some hesitation, but overall I thought it was a great book. I usually can guess what's coming next or "who dunnit" but this one caught me by surprise. I also REALLY liked the narrators voices for each of the characters. I really liked the way she did Bill's voice and the cadence of his speech. I already downloaded book 2. I'm looking forward to listening to it. :)

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Fantastic

I’ve read the book myself and listening to the audio was grand. I was a little confused by some of the name pronunciations of names, specifically Charlsie Tooten, somehow in my head I’ve read it more like the name of Charlize Theron, so whenever she would say “charl-zee tootin” I would get confused lol also reading her name was less funny than hearing it lol this makes it better in my opinion.

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