Definitely Dead
core novel 2006 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (212,873 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441014910 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Sookie travels to New Orleans in the sixth Southern Vampire Mysteries novel to settle the affairs of her recently deceased vampire cousin Hadley, a trip that draws her into the household of Hadley's witch landlady, Amelia Broadway, and into contact with vampire queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq and her new husband, King Peter Threadgill of Arkansas. While in the city, Sookie is attacked by a newly turned, unstable vampire, and the queen enlists her telepathic help to track down a missing diamond bracelet given to her by Threadgill as part of their marriage arrangement. At the same time, Sookie's boyfriend John Quinn is also present in New Orleans, and the Pelt family, still bearing a grudge from earlier events, attempts to kidnap Sookie during her stay.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Southern Vampire Mysteries
- Series: The Southern Vampire Mysteries core; position 6 of 13 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Charlaine Harris
Notes
- From the series record (The Southern Vampire Mysteries): Also known as the Sookie Stackhouse novels; the basis for the television series True Blood.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Southern Vampire Mysteries: position 6 of 13: previous Dead as a Doornail (2005) · next All Together Dead (2007)
Sources
← The Southern Vampire Mysteries dossier · All universes
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