Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, #11)

by Charlaine Harris

There?s a reckoning on the way . . .

. . . and Sookie has a knack for being in trouble's way; not least when she witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is known to be two-natured, suspicion immediately falls on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but before she can investigate something else ? something even more dangerous ? comes up.

Sookie?s lover Eric Northman and his ?child? Pam are plotting something in secret. Whatever it is, they seem determined to keep Sookie out of it; almost as determined as Sookie is to find out what?s going on. She can?t sit on the sidelines when both her work and her love life under threat ? but as she?s gradually drawn into their plans Sookie finds the situation is deadlier than she could ever have imagined.

Reviewed by Kim Deister on

3 of 5 stars

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Dead Reckoning is the 11th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, and one I have very mixed opinions about. I love the series, as well as True Blood, but this one left me a little flat. I love the characters, the storylines, etc., but the lack of continuity in this book in relation to the stories already told was at times glaringly obvious. As a standalone book, it was fine, but taken as a continuation of an already established series, it lost a lot with the continuity issues. I almost think it is a bit of a disservice to long time fans and readers of the series. While I will definately continue the series, I just hope that the same issues won't be so obvious in the following books. I really love the series and the stories as a whole and it is a shame. I gave it a 3.5 out of 5.

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