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Sookie Stackhouse (Charlaine Harris Schulz) Books in Order

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This page lists every Sookie Stackhouse book by Charlaine Harris Schulz in reading order, with short summaries, series background, and tips on the best place to begin.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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19 books

1

Dead Until Dark

by Charlaine Harris

2001

In small town Bon Temps, telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse falls for Bill, the first vampire to walk into her bar, just as a string of vampire linked murders makes both of them suspects and forces Sookie into a lethal investigation.

2

Living Dead in Dallas

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2002

Summoned by vampire sheriff Eric Northman, Sookie Stackhouse is sent to Dallas to use her telepathy to locate a missing vampire, a job that pits her against a militant anti vampire church and tests her fragile relationship with Bill.

3

Club Dead

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2003

After vampire Bill vanishes on a mysterious errand, Sookie Stackhouse travels to Mississippi with werewolf escort Alcide to search for him in a dangerous vampire club, where court intrigue, old enemies, and a brutal betrayal wait.

4

Dead to the World

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2004

Sookie Stackhouse finds vampire sheriff Eric Northman running through the woods with no memory of who he is, drawing her into a dangerous power struggle among witches, werewolves, and vampires that threatens everyone she cares about.

5

Fairy Dust

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2004

When a fairy is murdered outside the bar, Sookie Stackhouse agrees to help her surviving siblings by using her telepathy to sift through the human witnesses in Bon Temps and uncover who killed their glamorous sister.

6

Dead as a Doornail

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2005

In the tense days after shape shifters reveal themselves to the world, Sookie Stackhouse is caught in the crossfire when someone begins shooting shifters, and she must help track a sniper while navigating volatile were and vampire politics.

7

Definitely Dead

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2006

Sookie travels to New Orleans to settle the estate of her murdered cousin Hadley, former lover of the vampire Queen of Louisiana, and finds herself entangled in royal vampire intrigue, witchcraft, and a mystery tightly bound to her own bloodline.

8

All Together Dead

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2007

Sookie travels with the Queen of Louisiana to a high security vampire summit, where her telepathy is meant to keep the queen safe during a public trial but instead reveals plots, betrayals, and a terrorist attack that leaves humans and vampires fighting for survival.

9

From Dead to Worse

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2008

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and a bombing at a vampire summit, Sookie Stackhouse tries to rebuild her life, but new wars among werewolves and vampire kings drag her back into violence and force her to reconsider every alliance she has.

10

Dead and Gone

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2009

When werewolves and other shifters publicly reveal their existence, the backlash in Bon Temps is immediate, and Sookie Stackhouse soon faces a crucifixion style murder close to home and a deadly power struggle within the fairy world.

11

Gift Wrap

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2009

At Christmastime, left alone while her friends and family are away, Sookie Stackhouse finds an injured stranger in the woods near her home and brings him inside, only to discover that his presence is part of a supernatural plot and an unexpected holiday gift.

12

One Word Answer

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2009

Sookie Stackhouse is eating dinner on her porch when a stranger arrives in a limousine with news that her cousin Hadley has died, forcing Sookie to confront old family rifts, Hadley's secret second life, and the dangerous vampire politics tied to her inheritance.

13

Dead in the Family

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2010

Still recovering from fairy torture and recent supernatural wars, Sookie Stackhouse finds her home crowded with vampires and fairies who all have unfinished business, while a new murder on her land threatens the fragile peace she is trying to build.

14

True Blood Collection

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2010

An omnibus collection of Sookie Stackhouse novels issued to tie in with the television adaptation, offering several of Sookie's early adventures in one package for readers coming to the books from the screen.

15

Dead Reckoning

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2011

When a firebomb shatters a quiet night at Merlotte's, Sookie Stackhouse must find out who wants her dead while deciding how to use a one time piece of fairy magic that could change her future or someone else's in an irreversible way.

16

Dancers in the Dark

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2012

In New Orleans, traumatized dancer Rue flees a violent stalker by joining a supernatural dance troupe, where her new partner is a brooding centuries old vampire whose protective instincts and dangerous past make him both sanctuary and threat.

17

Deadlocked

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2012

With her relationship to vampire Eric Northman already strained, Sookie Stackhouse arrives at his house to find him feeding from a stranger who later turns up dead on the lawn, pulling Sookie into a politically charged murder case where every choice has consequences.

18

After Dead

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2013

This companion volume to the Sookie Stackhouse series offers brief, alphabetized glimpses of what happens to major and minor characters after the main novels end, giving fans closure on romances, careers, and fates across Bon Temps and beyond.

19

Dead Ever After

by Charlaine Harris Schulz

2013

In the final Sookie Stackhouse novel, Sookie is trying to reclaim a quieter life when former barmaid Arlene is found murdered and Sookie becomes the prime suspect, forcing her to confront old enemies, shifting alliances, and what kind of future she really wants.

Series background & context

At the center of the Sookie Stackhouse novels is Bon Temps, a small town in northern Louisiana where gossip travels faster than the river and everyone knows who parked in whose driveway. Into that setting Charlaine Harris drops vampires, werewolves, witches, and fairies, then lets them collide with church suppers, bar shifts, and family drama.

Sookie works as a waitress at Merlotte's Bar, and she has a secret that feels more like a burden than a gift. She can hear other people's thoughts, a constant buzz that makes dating and simple conversation exhausting. When she meets Bill Compton, the first vampire to walk into Merlotte's, his silent mind is a relief, and their uneasy romance pulls her into supernatural politics she never asked to join.

In this world vampires have recently gone public after the invention of synthetic blood made it possible, at least in theory, for them to live without feeding on humans. That revelation has left human society split between curiosity, fear, and prejudice, and the books explore what it looks like when a very old, very ruthless community tries to claim a place in the modern South. As the series goes on, Sookie also discovers that other creatures have been hiding in plain sight around her for years.

Each novel gives Sookie a fresh mystery to untangle, usually involving a death or disappearance that exposes rifts inside the supernatural world. She has to sort out the truth while moving carefully among vampire sheriffs, werewolf packs, witches, and fairies, all of whom have their own agendas. Her telepathy is useful, but it also makes her a target, and the books track how she learns to set boundaries and demand respect from beings who are used to treating humans as pawns.

Readers who like character driven stories will find a lot to enjoy beyond the plot mechanics. Sookie worries about her job, looks after her friends and family, and tries to hold on to a sense of right and wrong even when she is surrounded by people who see life as cheap. Romantic tension runs through the books as she weighs her attraction to different partners against the cost of living in their world.

Over thirteen main novels and several shorter works the Sookie Stackhouse series shifts from intimate mystery toward wider fantasy and even political intrigue, but it always returns to one woman's point of view. The books are rich with Southern detail, dark humor, and messy emotions, and they reward being read in order as Sookie grows older, tougher, and more sure of the life she wants.

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