Levande död i Dallas

Written by Charlaine Harris

Narrated by Åsa Forsblad Morisse

Trots att Sooie Stackhouse vill leva ett stillsamt liv, så tycks det aldrig bli så. Kanske beror det på att hon kan läsa tankar, kanske på att hennes pojkvän är vampyr. I den här boken är det inte mindre än två mysterier som måste lösas. En kollega till Sookie hittas mördad och mordet verkar ha kopplingar till en hemlig och olaglig sexklubb. Dessutom måste Sookie jobba för vampyren Eric, och han lånar ut henne till sina vänner i Dallas eftersom en vampyr där har försvunnit under mystiska omständigheter.

Sookie träffar på en mängd konstiga varelser och det gäller att hålla tungan rätt i mun för att veta vem som är vän och vem som är fiende.

Vampyrer och mysterier i en härlig mix, kryddat med heta känslor. Detta är bokserien bakom den populära teveserien True Blood, där bland annat Alexander Skarsgård har fått beröm för sin insats som vampyren Eric.

Detta är den andra delen om Sookie Stackhouse.

• Language: Svenska
• Publisher: Word Audio Publishing International
• Release date: Feb 16, 2011
• ISBN: 9789186615130

Reviews for Levande död i Dallas

[4everfanatical · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I really wanted to like this book. I really tried to separate it from the TV show but the TV show is just better.

I did not like the portrayal of Godfrey. I did not like the fact that we miss out on so much of what other characters are going through. I got really sick of Sookie and her obsession with her appearance and sex with Bill.

So disappointed. Won't be reading further into the series.

[capfox · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

After reading the first book in this series, I had expectations, like a coherent plot, decent pacing, interesting characters, and a good writing style. Unfortunately, I really only got the last of those.The plot here is hard to describe, since it goes in two unconnected stages (a murder in the rural town the first one is set in, and a missing persons investigation in Dallas among the vampires), neither of them with the flow of the first book, nor the caring. And the pacing of it! Harris leaves the first plotline for so long, I almost forgot it was there. The story also ends in a really weird place, like it cut off where there should have been another chapter, or she appended a scene that was meant to be somewhere else, or something.The characters from the last book didn't really show much change or growth here, and the new characters introduced, beyond Godfrey the suicidal vampire, were pretty uninteresting, as well. Considering I rather liked the lead pair of Sookie and Bill in the first one, I felt rather let down here.At least the writing style stood up in this one, as well. She has the same feel for reactions that people would have in the world she put together; I particularly liked the setup of the people who want the vampires to just go away, if not the execution. The tone is still sorta folksy, but it works nicely as a counterpoint to the weird stuff that goes on.All in all, I can't say I would really recommend this one, but I might try the next one anyway, in case this was an aberration.

[elliepotten · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Okay, things you need to know:1) I am definitely a 'lustful', romantic, passionate person. It's in the genes - I blame my grandmother.2) Vampires are H-O-T.3) Mixing the two together can be great fun!So you can understand why a series full of adventure, seduction, fangs, blood and lust has managed to drag me in and get me totally hooked after just two books. This one I enjoyed even better than the last one, since I haven't seen Season 2 of True Blood yet so I went into it blind, which wasn't the case with 'Dead Until Dark'. I LOVED every minute of it. Sure, it has its moments of dreadful phrasing and glaring typos, but for pure enjoyment it was just great. A dead body in a car, an ancient missing vampire, a beautiful mad creature stalking the woods, a cult of anti-vampire fanatics... and trickling through the whole thing, one Tall Blond Viking Vampire trying to seduce our fiesty telepathic waitress away from her Southern Gentleman Vampire boyfriend... I have to admit it, I have a major crush on Eric Northman - and am wishing they hadn't changed the storyline of the second season to rule out the possibility of seeing Alexander Skarsgard in those lycra leggings...This series is definitely my new addiction, and I can't wait for my days off next week to hit #3!

[meggo_2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another Sookie Stackhouse novel, revolving around the story of a maenad in Bon Temps, Louisiana, and a fanatical religious cult in Dallas. Not as riveting as some of Harris' other Stackhouse books, it is still worth reading because it sets up the Fellowship of the Sun and its relationship to the Vampires (and those who love them).

[reckshow · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The second book was better than the first, and has me anxious to read the next!

[catalogthis · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not quite as delightful as Dead Until Dark, but that may be because it lacks that "new genre series" smell. Mind-reader Sookie Stackhouse and Civil War veteran-slash-vampire Bill Compton are still an item, and there's a new murder mystery in Bon Temps... although that storyline gets shunted aside very early in the book, to make room for an entirely different plot, wherein Sookie is summoned to Dallas to help find a kidnapped vampire. Which she does, and then returns to Bon Temps, where conveniently, no progress has been made in the murder investigation, so there's still time for her to solve that -- with the hilarious and creepy assistance of Eric the vampire.Spoiler warning: the two mysteries are completely unrelated. Which makes the whole book feel as if Harris took two half-formed ideas and shoehorned them together. Reads flimsily (if flimsily were a word), but seems like a good setup for the next book in the series.

[laurenkathryn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked the variety of locations and characters in this book as it offered more understanding and information on the Vampires.
I am in love with Bill and Eric - with Eric's humour making the book more brilliant by the second; however I felt there was a bit too much crammed in.
I think the Dallas Vampire's should have been the main content - which was lost slightly by the random input of the Lafayette murder and the Maenad.
All in all it was still a really good read - making me fall in love with Sookie and Bill even more.

[mrsdanaalbasha · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book opens with Sookie Stackhouse finding the dead body of Lafayette in the backseat of Andy Bellefleur's car, which had been left 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 Northman. As a way to get Eric's attention, a maenad known as Callisto attacks Sookie on their way to Fangtasia, Eric's vampire bar. Sookie's wounds are poisoned, and she is healed by a combination of Dr. Ludwig's special treatment, and blood drainings by Eric, Pam, Chow, and Bill. Sookie is later given a fresh transfusion of human blood.[2] Eric informs Bill and Sookie that they need to go to 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) as well as a "renouncer" vampire named Godfrey might be behind the disappearance. Sookie decides to go to the FotS church with Hugo, Stan's human lawyer, in an undercover mission. Sookie discovers that Hugo is a traitor, but her cover is quickly exposed when they meet Steve and Sarah Newlin, and she is badly hurt while trying to escape from the church. She does escape with the help of Luna, a shapeshifter, and Godfrey (who turns out to be a remorseful child molester and killer). After a run-in with more Supes, including an undercover doctor at a local hospital and some werewolves, Sookie ends up back at the FotS to be with Godfrey as he "meets the sun." That night at the welcome home party for Farrell, Stan's house is attacked by the FotS and many humans die. Sookie, unable to locate Bill, helps Eric remove a silver bullet that he took protecting her from the gunfire; he insists the only safe way to remove it is to suck the bullet out. In doing so, she ingests a few drops of his blood inadvertently. Bill returns soon after; he had chased down members of the FotS. He reveals to Sookie that Eric's insistence on sucking out the bullets was just a ruse to get her to ingest some of his blood—now he will have a connection with her. Sookie is furious at Eric. She is also angry at Bill because he killed someone and did not check on her before beginning his pursuit of the FotS. Sookie leaves the house and immediately flies back to Bon Temps.

Back in Bon Temps, Sookie avoids Bill for several weeks during which Bill "dates" Portia Bellefleur, who is trying to find out more about the sex club in an effort to clear her brother Andy of any connection to the murder. After seeing Sookie at a football game with Tara, Benedict "Eggs" Talley (Tara's fiancé), and JB du Rone (another male friend), Bill follows Sookie home and they passionately reconcile.

The next day, Sookie is invited to a secret sex party organized by Mike Spencer. Afraid to go alone, Sookie asks Eric to accompany her as Bill is out of town. At the sex party, Sookie is surprised to see her friend Tara and Eggs and learns that Mike and Tom Hardaway murdered Lafayette. The party is interrupted when Bill, Andy Bellefleur, Sam (in collie form), and the maenad Callisto gather in front of the house. The maenad enjoys the drunkenness and lust of the party participants and eventually kills Mike, Tom and his wife, and another local named Jan. Bill and Eric burn the house, and Eric glamors Tara and Eggs so that she will be unable to remember what happened at the sex party.

[lauren2013_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Living Dead in Dallas
4 Stars

Sookie Stackhouse is settling into life as the girlfriend of a vampire when she has a streak of bad luck. First, the body of the short order cook at Merlotte's is found in the local detective's car. Then she is attacked by a deadly creature in the woods, and finally, she must travel to Dallas and use her telepathy to hope the locals find their missing nest mate - that is if she can survive the experience.

Note: It is my understanding that 2nd season of True Blood is loosely based on this installment in the Southern Vampire series. However, this review is of the book only as I stopped watching the sex-fest after season 1.

While Living Dead in Dallas is a fun follow up, the book focuses on the thread that takes place in Texas, and the other two storylines are woefully underdeveloped.

The investigation into the disappearance of the Texan vampire is compelling as Sookie becomes acquainted with a different set of "living dead" as well as a host of other supernatural beings. The action is front and center with several "edge of your seat" moments, and the underlying message regarding prejudice and fanaticism is particularly apropos in the current political climate around the world.

Unfortunately, the other two threads involving the question of who killed Lafayette and the threat posed by the poisonous Maenad feel like an afterthought. Sookie more or less stumbles across the culprits by accident, and the final confrontation is decidedly sick and creepy with a confusing resolution - Did Callisto kill the murderous trio or did they kill each other after she drove them insane?

The real highlight of the book is the character development as Sookie comes to terms with Bill's true nature (for me, his questionable behavior precludes him from being a suitable love interest), and learns that there is more to Erik than meets the eye (whoever would have thought that a Viking warrior would look good in Spandex?).

In sum, Harris is very skilled at mixing dark and gritty themes with delightful humor and engaging characters, and her Sookie books are not exception. Looking forward to the next one.

[anniik_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good book. Liked Barry. The Fellowship of the Sun is creepy, and entirely the sort of thing that would happen in this situation.

[jhemlock-1711 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The series started off raw and quite obvious Mrs. Harris was getting her feet wet. It was good and had some surprises. It think she may have even surprised herself. In the second volume we see her wielding a knife in process of being sharpened. Considering the fluff and baloney that has been pumped out by generic Vampire writers. The Stackhouse books are anything but. As a writer she grows with her characters and allows us a little empathy towards them. Sookie is slowly being drawn into a world that she will never fully understand but find no way out of. A bevy of interesting characters make this book and the ones following it worth it.

[burrowk-446725 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was leant this book from a friend and found it good for light reading, but I wasn't too impressed with it. Kind of too much romance novel and fluff for me, but it wasn't bad for a fluff book.

[booksandliquids · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I gave this series another chance because in the reviews to the first book, people said it gets better. But I found this book worse than the first. The author introduced a completely new, dangerous creature, but does nothing with the potential that comes with it.
She turns up, attacks Sookie so she has an excuse to get naked in front of Vampires and then turns up again at the end to magically solve a plot that would otherwise have been too... complicated(?) to resolve? I don't get it.
Also, Sookie continues to romanticise abusive behaviour.
I still like the ideas, especially the Fellowhip of the Sun. Great potential there, but it's not used. Well, apparently this isn't the goal here.

[kittycunningh-815148 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

OK. Bubba cracks me up.

[payday1999-430350 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the 2nd book in the series. It's a great book that expands more into the Sookie world and shows more about the vampires.

[allandanybooks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this book immensly. It was better than the first book and I believe this series is going continue to be good.
This book was a lot faster baced and that was one of the reasons why I liked it more compared to the first book.
In these novels, the characters are enjoyable and just simply good. I quite like Sookie in the books although she's not my favorite character in the TV series and I in general, I somehow find the characters to be more real in the books than in the TV series no matter how weird that might sound.
All in all, this book was great and I cannot wait to read more books from this series.

[olivermagnus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Living Dead In Dallas is the second novel in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series. It takes up her story not long after the events of Dead Until Dark finished. Part mystery, part romance, the storyline concentrates on Sookie’s relationship with her vampire boyfriend, Bill, and Sookie’s adventures solving mysteries. The first part of the book introduces the Fellowship of the Sun, an unpleasant anti-vampire pseudo-church. The Fellowship believes that all vampires are evil and must die, and they recruit suicidal vampires to kill themselves publicly by "meeting the sun" in full view of their congregation. This book in the series played more on the humans in the novel but did introduce a Maenad who attacks Sookie and sends a “message” to the vampires.

Bill is more subdued in this book and his senior vampire, Eric is a stronger presence. I love Sookie's interactions with Eric, who continues to be a lot more interesting than Bill. Eric is tremendous fun. I really like Sookie. She's neither too smart nor too dumb. She relies on her Word of the Day calendar, her copious reading of genre fiction, especially mystery, her knowledge of movies, and her common sense to figure things out, often long before the supposedly superior vampires do.

This isn't a series I ever expected to like. I've never seen the TV show and I've only read two of the books, usually when one of my reading challenges asks for a book with a vampire in it. I've listened to both of them and the narrator, Johanna Parker, is so great at making this character come alive. I think I'll listen to more of them because they are so very funny.

[carl_alves_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The second installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series was an improvement over the first novel. I’m not entirely sure where this novel fit in with the television show, but my remembrance is that the two primary plot lines encompassed more than one season on the show. The two main storylines are the one involving Sookie going to Dallas to help find a vampire that has gone missing, and Lafayette (who was a much bigger character on the television show) showing up dead in the sheriff’s car.This novel was an easy read. Charlaine Harris writes in a pleasing style. The plot is not terribly complicated, although there was still room for a plot twist or two. Eric starts to become more of a major character in this novel, which is a good thing since he was my favorite character on the show. He has a certain confidence and swagger about him. Harris did a fine job breathing life into the character. Although not overly complex, the plot had enough meat on it to make it compelling. In a day and age where novels seemed to be growing in word count, this novel was short, sweet, and to the point. This was a fun novel that I would recommend.Carl Alves - author of Blood Street

[annieseiler-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I wish that Bill weren't so flat of a character. It's like he's an afterthought. Fun story though!

[karenhulseman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Moving faster than the first

[bookworm148 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Overall, this sequel expanded on the universe that we were introduced to in the first book really well. We got to meet some knew characters (that will hopefully be brought back up) and get a better feel for Bill Compton. After completing this book, I really hope that Sookie comes to her senses and leaves Bill. He spends most of this book being jealous and controlling and ignores Sookie's desires. I understand why she has put up with him so far- he is her first real relationship after all, but at some point enough is enough. The only times that we see Bill actually be nice to Sookie are when they have sex, but even then he can still be an ass. He coerced her into having sex when she was injured (after she said that she didn't want to) and then ignored her request to be gentle when she was recovering because he "couldn't help himself". Ridiculous. The main reason why I am giving this book 3 1/2 stars is because of the maenad subplot. It was confusing and pointless. She served no purpose other than to kill off some minor characters and to create tension between Bill and Sookie because of Eric (which wasn't necessary because Bill was doing a fine job of that on his own). I feel that the time spent on this subplot would have been better spent exploring the Fellowship of the Sun or the vampire politics that Sookie got a glimpse at while in Dallas. Knowing that the maenad wasn't important makes the events in Dallas seemed a little rushed and thrown together.

[jrg1316 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Sookie has to do double investigation duty with the death of a co-worker and a missing vampire in Dallas. To top it all off, Sookie has a run in with a creature that even vampires fear (for those who've seen True Blood, it's pretty obvious what that is). Overall, it's a pretty good book, but the ending feels very rushed.

[xiaomarlo · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I listened to this on audiobook.

As I said in my review of the first book, the TV show covers the subject matter in a much more sophisticated way. The Maenad is much more fleshed out as Maryann, and Tara and Eggs' relationship is much more established, and the orgies are better explained. And everyone doesn't die at the end -- instead, Sam and Bill work together to save the the townsfolk, and Andy and Jason bond (providing many laughs in the process). As well, the Jason's whole indoctrination and falling out with the Fellowship were excellent -- his little affair with the preacher's wife was hilarious. Also, the episode with Godric meeting the dawn was probably my favourite episode of the whole series (except maybe the pilot). He plays a much more Gandi type role on the TV show, and making him Eric's maker was a wise decision by the writers -- it made Eric about ten times more sympathetic a character. And perhaps most importantly, Lafayette doesn't die! He's too good a character, so I'm glad they preserved him.

Also, I loved the Jessica/Hoyt story line so much. I was surprised that wasn't in the books. They are so damn cute!

I am fast becoming a huge Eric fan. I can't decide whether I like him better in the books or on the show. Alexander Skarsgard certainly makes the character even more appealing. So I do love that Eric goes to the orgy with Sookie in neon pink lycra, and that they make out on the hood of his car, but it does seem kind of shallow and out of sync with Sookie's previous devotion to Bill. I think putting these types of episodes in Sookie's dreams was another smart decision by the writers.

I did also like Portia Bellefleur, and I hope we get to see her on the show eventually. I liked the shifter Luna and the werewolves too.

So. Books still inferior to the TV show, but they're good filler while I wait the nine more months till the show airs again.

[angelarenea-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This review is full of spoilers.
This review is posted on my blog

I think I should start out by saying that I was introduced to the True Blood show before I even knew about any of the Sookie Stackhouse books, and so I already had a picture of these characters, as well as opinions of and attachments to some of them. So I found it very upsetting when one of my very favorite characters was found dead right at the beginning. Although we had not seen much of Lafayette in the first book, I had hoped (due to how important he was in the show) his role would pick up, but I guess not.
I thought that this book was a little slower than the first one, and found the maenad confusing and a little juvenile. She just sort of skipped into Bon Temps, throws a few orgies, kills a few people, then shrugs her shoulders and tosses her hair with a painful 'oh well, I have to go somewhere else now' type goodbye worthy of a flirty 13 year old talking to a crush on AIM, and flounces right back out of the series leaving Sookie, or rather Bill and Eric, to clean up the mess. It felt like a cop out ending if there ever was one. So you found the villain, and they killed someone, and they attacked you, leaving you for dead just to send a message, what are you going to do next? Answer: watch her dance off into the woods like a crazy person and do nothing. In the sarcastic words of my 18 year old younger sister 'Cool story, bro, tell it again.'
But there is another story line here, you say? It's got a much better resolution to it, you say? Well, yes, you would be at least partially correct. Sookie is hired(bullied) into helping Bill's boss, Eric's friend find his kidnapped 'brother' from a crazed religious group called the Fellowship of the Sun, because an ancient, remorseful, child molesting vampire want's a buddy when he commits suicide to escape the guilt (and gain redemption?). I wasn't sure if I felt bad for this guy because he was thoroughly brainwashed to the point of stupidity by the Fellowship of the Sun, into thinking that this was God's will, or something like that, or not because he was a self proclaimed child rapist.

But wait, you say, that's not the whole book! There is the wonderful, and romantic love story between Sookie and Bill! Now that you mention it, I do remember a deeply disturbing, and borderline terrifying relationship between the two of them. The entire book, while trying to show the deep love and devotion these two had for each other, was littered with alarming passages about Bill's controlling nature, and outbursts of rage. My favorite is when he demands that she take off Eric's shirt (given to her because her own was ruined in a vicious attack) because he could not stand to see her wear Eric's clothes. Other's included hastily brushed away bursts of fear from Sookie, and borderline rape, when Sookie, badly injured, does not feel up to sex, but Bill insists until she finally agrees. It almost played out as a what not to do for relationships, although their eventual split up at the end of the book makes me wonder if the author wrote it as a bad relationship (I hope so!).

Overall I didn't really like this book all that much, but I would recommend it to someone who liked the Vampire Diaries books, or Beautiful Creatures. I will probably finish the series, but it will most likely take me a while.

[amsee-2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Something I've been noticing more and more in the vampire fiction I read is that it seems that vampires always seem to have a hierarchical society with a plethora of mores they need to follow. I'm thinking back to Dracula and wondering where this conceit has come from; my best guess is because the original vampire was a member of the noble class, that's continued into the subsequent imaginings of what a vampire is, but it seems like modern vampires put a lot more emphasis on having companions than Stoker put into his novel.At any rate, this time Sookie is off to Dallas to find out where a missing vampire has disappeared off to. She has to do this because she's considered the property of her vampire boyfriend by the other vampires. As silly as that all sounds, the book was a fun read.The only real criticism I have is that I felt like this book introduced a lot of new characters into the Sookie Stackhouse universe which was completely unnecessary considering I couldn't keep all the characters in the first book straight. I am hoping that some of them come back in subsequent novels because if they don't, Harris wasted space bringing them in and leaving a lot of unanswered questions (example: Barry the Other Telepath).

[lvstrongpuff · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was just as good as the first book. I love that we get to know Eric a little more in this book. Great story and mystery in this book. If you liked the first book you will like this book.
*Do not compare to the tv show.

[fredacochran · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Awesome series!

[cubsfan3410 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I liked this more than the first one.

[rozziereads · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

WoW! Must read for sure. I was genuinely surprised at how different this book was from the show. There was still the basic same storyline, but at the same time there was a lot different. Like a completely different turn of events for the tribute party. Now because of that event (i'm not really sure how else to word that), I'm super curious to see how the rest is going to play out.

I like Sookie. She is a strong woman, but still needs rescuing every now and then. She tries to handle things on her own, but knows when to ask for help. She is a very likable person. Someone who you can have a good time handing out with in her kitchen gossiping while she makes y'all some suh-weet tea. :P

Honestly I don't care for Bill at all. I just don't like him, and how he handles Sookie. It doesn't seem at all like he loves her. Like Bill feels like he must protect her, and keep her satisfied, but not love. For example, when the Fellowship of the Sun attacks the vampire house after sookie is out, the first thing Bill does is give chase. Whereas the whole time Eric was protecting Sookie, and thinking up a way to get her to drink his blood :P I just don't like how Bill was like "it's part of my nature", while Eric was obviously able to resist chasing ppl. Eric on the other hand cracks me up. The whole "Sookie, my little bullet sucker" or w/e that said. LOL. I think he's a very interesting character. When it comes to the Sookie/Eric thing, I really want to see where that goes. He just seems like more fun. And even if Sookie is too much of a proper southern woman to admit, I think she actually does like Eric a lot more than she's willing to admit.

Right, LOTS different. Some the book is better, others the show was better. To me atleast. I still don't like Bill, and I'm liking Eric more. Totally a must read. I actually listened to the audiobook version, it was good. Vocally, it was ok, but I didn't care for the speakers southern accent all that much. IDK.

[bryndahlquis · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I still love Sookie. She's still one of my all time favorite heroines. And I still love Eric. Not even like, as a "love interest" but just as a character. One thing I love about these books is that there will always be a new plot twist - in a good way. You think the mystery's been solved, but then suddenly it comes back in a way that makes sense. The Fellowship is a very effective group of villains, and their creep factor definitely works. Godfrey is amazing. I feel like I should be making more sense here, but really I just enjoy just about everything about these books. I always end up reading them in one sitting whether I intended to or not.It's urban fantasy, but it's also pretty real. It's not just about fun and games with supernatural hunks of manliness. I appreciate that.