Dead as a Doornail

Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery # 5

By: Charlaine Harris

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Charlaine Harris has won an Anthony Award for her one-of-a-kind Sookie Stackhouse mystery series. Sookie, a Louisiana cocktail waitress, skilled telepath, and friend to vampires, has a dedicated fan base that grows larger every day.

Because her mind-reading ability tends to spook people, most of Sookie's friends are of the not-exactly-human variety. And now that her brother is about to transform into a were-panther for the first time, the supernatural world is suddenly a family affair. When Sookie realizes a deadly sniper is gunning down the local changelings, her feelings turn to full-blown terror. She needs to stop the assassain before the next full moon...if he doesn't get to her first.

With its delightfully quirky characters and delicious suspense, Dead as a Doornail is a vampire mystery readers will love sinking their fangs into.

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Critic reviews

"Harris does an admirable job of creating a heroine who's not only interesting but completely believable in a world of the strange and the different. Natural and humorous dialogue and a nicely paced plot...make this entry the best yet in the series." (Publishers Weekly)

4 Down

The writing is so good and very fun! The narration could not be better! I, like all the fictional guys, am in love with Sookie Stackhouse! gotta go 'cause i have to start listening to the next book!

Were trouble.

It’s hard to follow up after Dead to the World which is my favorite in the series. But as usual Sookie is using her Southern Charm to figure things out that nobody else seems to be paying attention to. It helps that she has her telepathic abilities to guide her. As much as she wants to get rid of it, she doesn’t realize how much she uses it in here daily life. There is a lot more of the were and vampire politics in this story. Narrator is excellent.

Bridge book between stories

Though I felt this book had a somewhat weak plot of its own, it does do a good job delving into all the details around the super natural. So it will hopefully prove to be a bridge type book onto the next one. Sookie is stuck between several super hunks which is always fun.

Another Great Installment of Sookie Stackhouse

If you love the Sookie Stackhouse series, this one certainly delivers. There someone shooting weres. If that's not bad enough, attempts are made on Sookies life. New supernatural characters are introduced, but we still hear much from our favorite vampires Eric, Bill, and Pam. Lots of suspense in this installment. Vampire and Were politics are explored and the facinating topic of the "blood tie" is further explored.

Definetly a book that should be read from the start of the series. It's a great series and Johanna Parker does an outstanding job telling this story.

Chewing in audio

Sometime you can hear the background noise of the audio-like chewing. Especially when I use my headset. But other than great job

Just fantastic

I didn't think I would care for this story, however, after my mother's very enthusastic review, I gave it a try. I was definitely not disappointed. The narrator was very good at all of the characters and I could easily distingush each of them. The book was also extremely fast paced, no waiting around for something good to happen. I can not recommend this audiobook enough. In fact, it was so good that I immediately downloaded the next book in the series (Definitely Dead).

Wonderful!

I forgot to review this before I listened to the next book, but I loved this! Johanna Parker narrates it beautifully.

loved it!! couldn't read it fast enough

I couldn't finish it fast enough to find out what happened. Then went back and read it again to make sure I didn't miss anything. Love the series.

Weak Midpoint in the Series

The author's vibrant characters and enjoyable dilogue in the series cannot fully hide the lack of a detailed plot. This book seems like a pivot in the series, moving away from humans and vampires to much more, so much more. The performance is still enjoyable and it's a good listen.

Wonderful

I love this whole series by Charlaine Harris - have to force myself to stop listening. The storyline with this, as all the others, is (as the title of my review reflects) wonderful. Johanna Parker, as narrator, ROCKS - love listening to her voice, and she brings the characters, and stories alive.