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Living Dead in Dallas
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The Sookie Stackhouse series/Southern Vampire Mysteries: Book 2

Living Dead in Dallas (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Charlaine Harris (Author) (edit contributors)

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Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is on a streak of bad luck. First, her coworker is murdered and no one seems to care. Then she's face-to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they... read more

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This book opens with Sookie Stackhouse finding the dead body of her friend Lafayette, in the backseat of Andy Bellefleur's car, who had left his car at Merlotte's the night before. Sookie learns that her friend had recently attended a local sex party. She thinks the members of that group might... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

This book opens with Sookie Stackhouse finding the dead body of her friend Lafayette, in the backseat of Andy Bellefleur's car, who had left his car at Merlotte's the night before. Sookie learns that her friend had recently attended a local sex party. She thinks the members of that group might know something about her friend's murder so she starts "listening" to people's thoughts by using her special mind reading talent while working at the local bar.

In the meantime, Bill Compton, Sookie's vampire boyfriend, informs her that they have been summoned by Eric. On their way to Fangtasia, a vampire bar where Eric's office is located, Sookie is attacked by a maenad as a way to get Eric's attention. The maenad, also known as Callisto, attacks Sookie and her wounds are poisoned. Sookie is healed by a combination of Dr. Ludwig's special healings and blood drainings by Eric, Pam, Chow and Bill. Sookie is later given a fresh transfusion of human blood.<4> Eric informs Bill and Sookie that they need to go Dallas to help the local vampire leader, Stan Davis, to find his missing brother, Farrell, who has not returned to Davis' nest for five days.

The Dallas vampires, Sookie and Bill learn that The Fellowship of the Sun (FotS) might be behind the disappearance. Sookie decides to go to the FotS' church with Hugo, Stan's human lawyer, in an undercover mission. Sookie's cover is quickly exposed when they meet Steve and Sarah Newlin. She also discovers that Hugo is a traitor. Badly injured, Sookie escapes from the church with the help of Luna, a shapeshifter and Godfrey. Eventually, Bill and the Dallas vampires rescue Farrell. In a welcome party for Farrell, Sookie gets her first taste of Eric's blood when he gets shot protecting her in a massive attack by the FotS to Stan's mansion. Bill later tells Sookie that Eric will be able to feel how Sookie feels.

Back in Bon Temps, Sookie is invited to the secret sex party by Mike Spencer. Afraid to go alone, Sookie asks Eric to accompany her as Bill had to go back to Texas. Bill and Stan want to negotiate the outrageous recompense that the shapeshifters of Dallas are asking for helping Sookie escape the FotS. At the sex party, Sookie is surprised to see her friend Tara and her fiancé, &quot;Eggs&quot; and learns that Mike and Tom Hardaway murdered Lafayette. This party is interrupted when Bill, Andy Bellefleur, Sam (collie form) and the maenad gather in front of the house. The maenad enjoys the drunkenness and lust of the party participants and eventually kills them all, but Tara and &quot;Eggs&quot;. Bill and Eric burn the house and Eric erases Tara and Eggs' memories from this event.

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Characters edit see section history

  • Sookie Stackhouse: Lead protagonist and the storyteller. A rural Louisiana waitress whose telepathic ability has always caused her trouble. Involved with Bill, a local vampire. Also has an interlude with Eric which hints at something between them.
  • Bill Compton: The vampire whose entrance in Sookie's life changes everything. A man who lived in Bon Temps and served in the Civil War prior to being made vampire.
  • Eric Northman: Vampire; libidonous owner of Fangtasia, a Shreveport vampire bar. He is the Sheriff of Area 5 and has an interest in Sookie.
  • Sam Merlotte: The boss and owner of Merlotte's Bar. Dependable friend and cares for Sookie.
  • Jason Stackhouse: A ladies' man and Sookie's brother who is known for being more attractive than intelligent.
  • Stan Davis: Geeky vampire sheriff of Dallas who uses Sookie's telepathic abilities to solve a mystery.
  • Steve Newlin: Human leader/director of the Fellowship of the Sun, a Dallas-area anti-vampire "church."
  • Lafayette Reynolds: cook at Merlotte's
  • Callisto: A maenad who erupts on the Bon Temps scene to wreak havoc on human and vampire alike.
  • Andy Bellefleur: Bon Temps' detective; Portia's brother.
  • Tara Thornton: One of Sookie's close friends, runs "Tara's Togs", which is a clothes shop.
  • Isabel Beaumont: Vampire; second-in-command to Stan Davis.
  • Hugo Ayres: Isabel's human lover. Lawyer.
  • Godric/Godfrey: Ancient Roman vampire who wishes to send his many sins up in flames.
  • Luna: Shape-shifter at the Fellowship of the Sun.
  • Farrell: A gay, cowboy vampire from Stan Davis's group.
  • Sarah Newlin: Steve Newlin's wife.
  • Polly Blythe: the Fellowship of the Sun ceremonies officer.
  • Gabe: Member of the Fellowship of the Sun.
  • Barry: the bellboy at the Silent Shore Hotel, a telepath.
  • Portia Bellefleur: Lawyer, Andy's sister.
  • Sid Matt Lancaster: Sookie Jason's lawyer.
  • JB du Rone: built like he should be modeling for romance novel covers.
  • Liz: A girlfriend of Jason
  • Bethany: girl questioned by Sookie under order of the vampires in Dallas.
  • Terry Bellefleur: Andy's cousin and substitute barman or cook at Merlotte's.
  • Mike Spencer: funeral home director and parish coroner.
  • Alcee Beck: only African American detective on the parish force.
  • Dr. Josephus: Shape-shifter who helps Sookie and Luna. Doctor
  • Tom Hardaway: Member of a sex group
  • Dr. Ludwig: dwarf doctor who treats Sookie after her encounter with a maenad.
  • Salazar: Paramedic who helps Sookie and Luna
  • Gran: Sookie and Jason's Grandmother.
  • Chow: bartender at Fangtasia
  • Joseph Velasquez: Vampire belonging to Stans nest.
  • Trudi: Add a description of this character.
  • Bud Dearborn: parish sheriff.
  • Danielle Gray: waitress at Merlotte's.
  • Holly Cleary: waitress at Merlotte's
  • Anthony Bolivar: vampire cook at Merlotte's
  • Chaka Khan: New cook at Merlotte's.
  • Re-Bar: fangbanger and bouncer at Bat's Wing.
  • Pam Ravenscroft: Eric's second in command at Fangtasia, as well as his "child".
  • Arlene Fowler: Red headed Waitress at Merlottes, Sookie's friend. Married four times and has two children. Was involved with Rene who was the killer in the first book.
  • Kevin Pryor: One of Bon Temps Police officers.
  • Hoyt Fortenberry: A friend of Jason Stackhouse
  • Bubba: A mentally slow vampire who bears a striking resemblance to a dead celebrity, prefers cat blood to human blood and is sent to protect Sookie while Bill is away.
  • Adele Stackhouse: "Gran", Sookie's grandmother who died in the previous book, raised both Sookie and her brother after their parents died.
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  • “"Yes.Andy's here, and he's three sheets to the wind. I took his keys. Can you come get him?"”
    Sookie
  • “"Sookie, my little bullet-sucker," he said, sounding fond and warm."Eric, my big bullshitter."”
    Eric and Sookie
  • “"The last time I wore an animal hide, but this time I settled for this." Eric had been wearing a long trench coat. Now he threw it off dramatically, and I could only stand and stare. Normally, Eric was a blue-jeans-and-T-shirt kind of guy. Tonight, he wore a pink tank top and Lycra leggings. I don't know where he got them; I didn't know any company made Lycra leggings in Men's X-tra Large Tall. They were pink and aqua, like the swirls down the sides of Jason's truck.”
    Eric and Sookie
  • “"Naiads are water and dryads are trees, right? So why a maenad, out there in the woods? Weren't maenads just women driven mad by the god Bacchus?""Sookie, you have unexpected depths," Eric said, after an appreciable pause. I didn't tell him I'd learned that from reading a mystery. Let him think I read ancient Greek literature in the original language. It couldn't hurt.”
    Sookie and Eric
  • “"I am sorry that the maenad picked on you."I glared at him. "Not enough," I said. I was trying hard to hang on to this conversation."Angelic Sookie, vision of love and beauty, I am prostrate that the wicked evil maenad violated your smooth and voluptuous body, in an attempt to deliver a message to me.""That's more like it."”
    Eric and Sookie
  • “The sign on the well-tended lawn read THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SUN CENTER—Only JesusRose from the Dead.I snorted as I opened my door and emerged from Hugo's car. "That right there is false," I pointed out to my companion. "Lazarus rose from the dead, too. Jerks can't even get their scripture right."”
    Sookie
  • “She put me in mind of a hobbit. Maybe she was a hobbit. My understanding of reality had taken several raps to the head in the past few months.”
    Sookie
  • “Sam was my boss, and starting something with your boss is always a bad idea. Starting something with your boss when your boyfriend is a vampire is another bad idea...”
    Sookie
  • “The gray jacket was on the floor, the white shell was discarded, and my arms were locked around Bill's neck before you could say "Screw a vampire."”
    Sookie
  • “I was incredibly tired of being afraid.”
    Sookie
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Louisiana

Organizations edit see section history

  • Fellowship of the Sun: What the Klan is to African Americans, the Fellowship of the Sun is to vampires.

First Sentence edit see section history

Andy Bellefleur was as drunk as a skunk.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 11

Glossary edit see section history

  • Rogue Vampires: refuse to drink the synthetic blood, they believe in a return to secrecy & invisibility.
  • Meet the Sun: the vampire term for committing suicide by staying out past daybreak.
  • Brother: a male member of a vampire nest
  • Renouncer: vampire who's existence has gone sour and wants to commit suicide by sun
  • Drainers: those who drain the blood from vampires for sale on the black market ( Mostly Humans)
  • LifeFlow: the most popular marketing name for synthetic blood
  • maenads: beings who consider that the violence sparked by consumption of alcohol belongs to them; they are attracted to pride
  • tribute: something a maenad takes from a vampire or man, when they are needing to be given homage.
  • Pureblood: synthetic blood for vampires to drink
  • nest: cluster of vampires living together
  • fangbangers: humans obsessed with vampires and who hang out with vampires.
  • supe: supernatural being
  • Two-Natured: shapeshifter
  • thyrsis: long wand with a tuft on the end; carried by the maenad
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Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 18 in The Sookie Stackhouse series/Southern Vampire Mysteries. (standard series)

Preceded by Dead Until Dark, and followed by Club Dead.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Charlaine Harris (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Lisa Desimini (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 2002
ISBN: 0-441-01673-1
Page Count: 291

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 1969 vol. 26
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

This book contains sexual content, and some violence.

Movie Connections edit see section history

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Dead and Gone
  • From Dead to Worse
  • Dead Until Dark
  • Club Dead
  • All Together Dead
  • Dead as a Doornail

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Undead and Unwed
  • Club Dead
  • Dead to the World
  • Dead Until Dark

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • Dead Until Dark

Books Influenced by This Book edit see section history

   
  • Dead to the World
  • Shakespeare's Champion
  • Club Dead
  • Grave Sight
  • Poppy Done to Death
  • From Dead to Worse

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