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Author | Charlaine Harris |
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Country | Us |
Language | English |
Serial | The Southern Vampire Mysteries |
Genre | Fantasy, Mystery, Gothic |
Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | May 4, 2010 |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 978-0-441-01864-2 |
Preceded by | Dead and Gone |
Followed past | Dead Reckoning |
Dead in the Family is a 2010 New York Times Bestselling Gothic mystery novel by Charlaine Harris and the tenth book in her The Southern Vampire Mysteries serial.[one] The novel was released on May 4, 2010 by Ace Books and follows Sookie as she deals with her increasingly more than complicated romantic and personal relationships with the supernatural creatures around her.
Plot summary [edit]
When the novel begins, Sookie Stackhouse is yet recovering physically and emotionally from the torture she received at the easily of demented fairies Lochlan and Neave in the previous book (Dead and Gone). She has finally settled into a relationship with the Viking vampire Eric, and her errant brother Jason seems to have his life in order, too, with a solid new girlfriend, Michele. Only all the other people in Sookie'south life—Eric himself, her former lover Bill, her friend and boss Sam—are having family unit problems. Eric'southward maker, Appius Livius Ocella, shows upwards with Eric's 'brother' in tow—he is Alexei Romanov, but son of the concluding Czar of Russian federation, who as an boyish witnessed the Bolshevik Revolution, including the slaughter of his entire family. He adult emotional problems as a result. Appius has sought Eric out every bit a last resort, to see if Eric can help restore Alexei to sanity. Meanwhile, Beak is even so suffering from the argent poisoning he got via the teeth of Neave when he rescued Sookie from her torturers. He is not getting amend, and may only be able to be cured by the blood of a vampire made by Bill's maker, the dead Lorena, just Bill refuses to ask his sibling for help.
The furor raised by the coming out of the two-natured continues, as Calvin Norris reveals himself to his co-workers and Sam's family deals with the news of having the two-natured in the family. Sure forces are agitating for a were registration system, and the weres suspect that they are under surveillance by the regime.
Sookie begins to recover from her torture at the hands of Lochlan and Neave, but still has mail service-traumatic stress and feet. She wants to impale Victor considering she realizes he is a major threat to Eric, Pam, and Bill, wanting them dead. But Sookie struggles with the thought of killing Victor in cold blood, rather than in the heat of battle or in self-defense. Victor sends assassins to kill Sookie, Pam, and Bill, without success. Sookie's cousin Claude comes to live with her, claiming he suffers without the visitor of other fairies (his triplets, Claudine and Claudette, are at present deceased). Sookie'south mad half-fae uncle, Dermot, has been wandering the property for reasons unknown, as has another unidentified fairy. Sookie seeks out Nib's "sibling", Judith Vardamon, to enquire for her help. She learns that Judith was made vampire by Lorena in an attempt to placate a sullen Neb, her reasoning beingness that having a companion who so resembled Bill'southward late wife would please him. However, Bill avoids contact with Judith, believing that she blames him for her vampiric land. Judith won't contact Bill because she fears and hates Lorena. Sookie contacts Judith for the sake of Nib's health. Upon learning of Lorena's decease, Judith is overjoyed and happily anticipatory of her visit with Bill. Her claret serves to heal him, and the ii seem to build a rapport quickly.
Sookie is called upon to babysit her cousin Hadley's immature son, Hunter, who is besides telepathic. She helps him with the social nuances of being telepathic. Sookie attends a trial by the Shreveport pack, to learn why the body of Basim, a new were, was institute buried on her property. She learns that Alcide'south second is the bloodthirsty Jannalynn, who is dating Sam Merlotte. Sookie struggles to prevent the pack from killing any of their own. Ultimately, she learns that Colman, male parent of the infant Claudine was conveying, is seeking revenge on Sookie for the role he perceives she played in Claudine'southward death. He was going to kill her, but after seeing her mothering Hunter, he can't conduct to kill her, and instead wants her to be arrested. Meanwhile, Alexei has been carelessly draining people and refusing to be controlled by Appius, and Eric struggles to control him. Ultimately, Alexei attacks and almost kills Pam and Eric, and kills Bobby Burnham (Eric's "day human"), and Felicia. The stories converge at Sookie's house, where Eric kills Alexei, Colman kills Appius Livius while attempting to kill Sookie, and Dermot kills Colman. Sookie and Claude gratis Dermot from the spell that had made him mad.
Characters in Expressionless in the Family [edit]
Main characters [edit]
- Sookie Stackhouse
- Eric Northman
Recurring characters [edit]
- Alcide Herveaux
- Bill Compton
- Claude Crane
- Dermot Brigant
- Hunter Savoy
- Jannalynn Hopper
- Jason Stackhouse
- Judith Vardamon
- Kennedy Keyes
- Michele Schubert
- Pam
- Remy Savoy
- Sam Merlotte
- Tara Thornton
Nonrecurring characters [edit]
- Alexei Romanov
- Annabelle Bannister
- Appius Livius Ocella
- Colman
Reception [edit]
Disquisitional reception for Dead in the Family unit was generally positive,[2] with the News and Sentinel giving the novel a positive review.[3] Publishers Weekly and the Los Angeles Times also praised the book, with the Los Angeles Times saying that the volume had "genuine heart".[4] [5] Tor.com gave a mixed review for Dead in the Family, praising Harris for creating an interesting world and characters, but stating that "even she is getting tired of these people".[6]
See besides [edit]
- The Southern Vampire Mysteries
- List of The Southern Vampire Mysteries characters
References [edit]
- ^ "Best Sellers May 23, 2010". New York Times . Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Review: Dead in the Family. Booklist. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Phelps, Amy. "Harris releases new Sookie book". News and Sentinel. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Fiction Review: Dead in the Family". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved thirty October 2012.
- ^ Smith, Sarah. "Book review: 'Dead in the Family' by Charlaine Harris". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved xxx October 2012.
- ^ Brown, Alex (25 June 2010). "Sex, Violence, and Family Politics: Dead In The Family unit". Tor.com. Retrieved xxx October 2012.
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