Search - A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories)

Be aware that there are only five stories in this book, and all of them were previously published. Reading the forward, it appears the author did a little rewriting on Dracula Night.

Collected in chronological order from Sookie's life, the stories are:
Fairy Dust (after Dead to the World; from Powers of Detection, 2004)
Dracula Night (before Dead as a Doornail; from Many Bloody Returns, 2007)
One Word Answer (after Dead as a Doornail; from Bite, 2005)
Lucky (after All Together Dead; from Unusual Suspects, 2008)
Gift Wrap (before Dead and Gone; from Wolfsbane and Mistletoe, 2008)

I am thankful I did not spend the money on this book and was able to borrow it from the library. All the short stories in this book have been collected from previously published anthologies. I love Sookie, but reading this book made me feel like I was watching a preview for my favorite show, and when the show aired the cable went out. Unless you are a collector, I strongly suggest waiting for the paperback or borrowing this book.

This is collection of 5 short stories featuring Sookie; "Fairy Dust," "One Word Answer," "Dracula Night," "Lucky," and "Giftwrap." If you are someone who faithfully reads all of the Sookie Stackhouse short stories in previously released anthologies; then you can skip this book completely. I personally had only read "Dracula Night" which was released in the "Many Bloody Returns" anthology. This book was okay and a super quick read.

Personally I didn't like "Fairy Dust" and "One Word Answer" all that much. I thought these two stories were kind of boring. I had already read "Dracula Night" and I thought that one was okay. The two stories that stood out in this anthology for me were "Lucky" and "Giftwrap". Both of those were very entertaining and "Giftwrap" added a little to Sookie's background.

Even if you haven't read any of these stories elsewhere I wouldn't buy this book new; I would either get it from the library or buy it used. It is super short, maybe took me 1-2 hours to read all of the stories. I didn't think any of them really added a lot of understanding or background to Sookie's character. I guess if you are an absolute die-hard Sookie fan you might want this book for your collection, or if you really need to get your Sookie fix before the next book comes out.

Overall the book was okay, but most of the stories are forgettable. It's a good way to get all the Sookie short stories if you really want to read them.

great sookie stackhouse book!

Got to say, really a great contribution to series, even tho are short stories of Sookie. Kinda like Evanovich,s "Between the numbers". Any fan of Charlaine Harris I'm sure will agree.

Five Sookie Stackhouse short stories. All of the stories were enjoyable, but way too short to really get into. This book is for people who want to read every word of the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse. My rating: 4 Stars.