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)

Dead as a Doornail Review

Sookie Stackhouse. After seeing the first season of True Blood, I'm fascinated with the series. Good listening - the voice made listening pleasurable - now I want to "read" the whole Sooke Stackhouse series. Thanks for opening my eyes (smile).

Story

I like how the story just keeps slowly unfolding. You get to fully see some parts while others are newly shown to you. Ready for the next!

Not the best but still good

It’s a slow one that’s for sure, but not bad. I just prefer others in the book series.

Great book, so-so narrator

I'm pretty picky about narrators, but Johanna Parker does a fairly decent job. The voices she gives to the characters completely changed around the halfway point of the book. Up until then, she really did a good job of separation amongst them. It's not a deal- breaker, but it does remove me from the story a bit.

This series is great, but I already knew that. I've read the books and I have them all, but I wanted something to listen to at work.

Sookie in danger?

Of course Sookie is in danger. It wouldn’t be a Sookie book if she wasn’t. Another fun adventure.

Another delightful Sookie Stackhouse mystery

I enjoyed the twists and turns of this book. I was not sure what this particular installment of the series would be about, and honestly thought it might be more of a filler book. I was surprised and intrigued to hear more about the werewolf, werepanther, and shifter side of things in Bon Temps. Overall pretty good, I am excited to read Definitely Dead.

Dead as a Doornail

I enjoyed this audiobook a lot. The narrator does a good job of creating the voices and is pleasant to listen to. I've previously listened to "Dead Until Dark" that had an interesting twist - a female narrator, with one male narrator doing all the male characters, which was quite effective. So where are the other titles? I'd love to have the whole series available!

Dead as a Doornail

This is yet another really good, humorous book. I just wish there more with the vampires instead of all the other nonsense.

Loved IT!

I love these books! Really keeps you involved!

Love the book

This is a great series from Charlaine Harris. It is one of those books that you can not set aside. If you are looking for a great series, Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries is one of the best.