UFBC Book 7 Recap Living Dead in Dallas

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This entry is excerpted from the Wikipedia entry on Living Dead in Dallas.

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. On their way to Fangtasia, a vampire bar where Eric’s office is located, Sookie is attacked by a maenad as a way to get Eric’s attention. The maenad, also known as Callisto, attacks Sookie and her wounds are poisoned. Sookie is healed by a combination of Dr. Ludwig’s special healings 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) might be behind the disappearance. Sookie decides to go to the FotS’ church with Hugo, Stan’s human lawyer, in an undercover mission. Sookie’s cover is quickly exposed when they meet Steve and Sarah Newlin, and is badly hurt while trying to run out. She also discovers that Hugo is a traitor. Sookie escapes from the church with the help of Luna, a shapeshifter and Godfrey, a vampire. Eventually, Bill and the Dallas vampires rescue Farrell. The welcome home party for Farrell is interrupted by the FotS attacking Stan’s mansion. Sookie, unable to locate Bill, helps Eric remove a bullet which he received protecting her from the fire, unable to find a knife she sucks the bullet ingesting a few drops of his blood in the process. Bill returns soon after, he had immediately chased down members of FotS along with some other vamps at the party. Sookie is upset that he killed someone and didn’t wait to see if she was okay. Sookie leaves the house and immediately flys 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. After seeing Sookie at a football game with Tara, Eggs and JB du Rone, 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 her fiancé, Eggs, and learns that Mike and Tom Hardaway murdered Lafayette. The party is interrupted when Bill, Andy Bellefleur, Sam (collie form) and the maenad gather in front of the house. The maenad enjoys the drunkenness and lust of the party participants and eventually kills them all, except for Tara. Bill and Eric burn the house, and Eric glamors Tara so that she will be unable to remember what happened at the sex party.

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