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Dead Until Dark

The book that inspired the HBO sensation True Blood

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Dead Until Dark

By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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Summary

 Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She's quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn't get out much - not because she's not pretty - she's a very cute bubbly blonde - or not interested in a social life. She really is... but Sookie's got a bit of a disability. She can read minds. And that doesn't make her too dateable.

And then along comes Bill: he's tall, he's dark and he's handsome - and Sookie can't 'hear' a word he's thinking. He's exactly the type of guy she's been waiting all her life for.

But Bill has a disability of his own: he's fussy about his food, he doesn't like suntans and he's never around during the day... Yep, Bill's a vampire. Worse than that, he hangs with a seriously creepy crowd, with a reputation for trouble - of the murderous kind.

And then one of Sookie's colleagues at the bar is killed, and it's beginning to look like Sookie might be the next victim...

Read by Johanna Parker

(p) 2007 Recorded Books LLC©2001 Charlaine Harris Inc Fantasy Fiction Paranormal

Critic reviews

A great mixture of paranormal thriller and laugh-out-loud fun
Dead Until Dark is a hilarious adventure from start to finish
Harris is a master
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Easy to understand and very authentic with the narrator (the excellent Johanna Parker) speaking in a Louisiana accent the whole way through. It's such an entertaining world and the characters are excellent! A truly excellent listen and sets the tone for the gory, violent and sexual adventures to come.

Great!

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I love this series and think the writing is excellent; however the narrator's voice can make or break an audio book. Luckily, we get the voice of Johanna Parker who becomes Sookie and the rest of the cast effortlessly, leaving the listener free to focus on the story which is full of drama and dark humour. This is definitely a book, and series, worth your time.

It's all in the voice.

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This book is the first of Sookie Stackhouses many adventures and is a great start to a fab series, which also links in with some of the Midnight Texas stories. Loved it.

where Sookie atarts

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1. If you could sum up ‘Dead Until Dark’ in 3 words, what would they be?

Entertaining, uncomplicated and hooking.

2. How credible/believable did you find the narrator/s to be?

Johanna Parker’s narration was charming and in my opinion, faultless - I’m a sucker (excuse the pun) for the southern drawl.

3. Any additional comments?

“Well I do declare!” - that as I write this brief review, book 2 is already being swiftly downloaded to my audible app!

Relishable....

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If like me you watched the true blood seriers and never felt the need to read or listen to the sookie stackhouse books ... Please reconsider. The books differ considerably in the story lines and character developments. I have truly loved these books and was driven to listen to all 13 and am sad that I have come to the end ...... I won't spoil the ending but I have to say I was routing for a different conclusion while knowing that it could not be. Happy listening

BING listened to all 13 books in under 2 weeks

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