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When Sookie's brother Jason's eyes start to change, she knows he's about to turn into a were-panther for the first time. But her concern becomes cold fear when a sniper sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population-and Jason's new panther brethren suspect he may be the shooter.... read more
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Important People
- Sookie Stackhouse: Lead protagonist; telepathic Southern barmaid with a knack for getting herself into trouble.
- Sam Merlotte: Sookie's boos and owner of Merlotte's bar.
- Eric Northman: A powerful vampire who complicates Sookie's life.
- Bill Compton: Sookie's former flame; a vampire.
- Charles Twining: A new character; a bartending, swashbuckling vampire.
- Jason Stackhouse: Sookie's ladies' man of a brother; dealing with some new abilities of his own.
- Alcide Herveaux: Sookie's hot-blooded friend from Shreveport; werewolf and potential love interest.
- Jackson Herveaux: Alcide's father. Werewolf runing for packmaster.
- Tara Thornton: Owner of Tara's Togs, the local clothing store; long-time friend of Sookie's.
- Calvin Norris: Were-panther, leader of Hotshot (town full of weres). Courts Sookie to be his woman.
- Andy Bellefleur: Town detective.
Memorable Quotes
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“It was interesting to discover that (in Selah’s mind) since I was poor and uneducated, I was more in touch with my nature as a sexual being. I’d have to tell all the other poor people in Bon Temps. Here we’d been having a wonderful time screwing one another, having much better sex than smart upper-class people, and we hadn’t even appreciated it.”
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First Sentence
I knew my brother would turn into a panther before he did.
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 5 in the Southern Vampire Mysteries series.
Authors & Contributors
- Charlaine Harris (Author)
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