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  • Dead as a Doornail

  • Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery # 5
  • Written by: Charlaine Harris
  • Narrated by: Johanna Parker
  • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (33 ratings)

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Dead as a Doornail

Written by: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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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.

©2005 Charlaine Harris Schulz (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC

What the critics say

"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)

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Narrative voice changes on this one

Johanna Parker changes her narration voice on this one. She uses what I'm assuming is her normal voice for the story and then adapts it a little for the character voices. I found it disconcerting to hear Sookie without her normal twang. Otherwise typical Sookie story and enjoyable :)

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Great story!

I love this series, and the 5th installment didn't disappoint! However I found the narration in this one wasn't as good; the narrator wasn't consistent with characters' voices and some were different than previous Sookie novels narrated by the same person. Still a great listen!

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