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Where Dead and Gone sits

Series
Book 9 of Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries). See all Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries) books in order
The book before
From Dead to Worse
The book after
Dead in the Family
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against charlaineharris.com

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Publication
First published on May 5, 2009. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy (2009) for this book. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

What Dead and Gone is about

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  • The weres and shapeshifters of Bon Temps, Louisiana, finally reveal themselves to the ordinary world. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) The weres and shifters have finally decided to reveal their existence
  • Soon a dead were-panther, badly mutilated, turns up close to the bar where Sookie Stackhouse works, and she feels bound to find out who killed it. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) the mutilated body of a were-panther is found near the bar where Sookie works

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Other books in Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries)

13 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Dead until Dark
  2. Book 2: Living Dead in Dallas
  3. Book 3: Club Dead
  4. Book 4: Dead to the World
  5. Book 5: Dead as a Doornail
  6. Book 6: Definitely Dead
  7. Book 7: All Together Dead
  8. Book 8: From Dead to Worse
  9. Book 10: Dead in the Family
  10. Book 11: Dead Reckoning
  11. Book 12: Deadlocked
  12. Book 13: Dead Ever After

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