Club Dead

The third installment of Harris' Southern Vampire mysteries, titled "Club Dead" takes a different turn on Bill and Sookie's relationship. Bill has been spending the majority of his time working on his computer and compiling a directory of all the vampires he has met or encountered. His project is top secret, and as a result, he inadvertently pushes Sookie away. While out on business, Bill is kidnapped by another vampire. Now it is Sookie's job to rescue Bill, as he had rescued her so many times in the past. Eric has paired Sookie up with a Alcide Herveaux, a werewolf, to aid in Bill's rescue. During the rescue mission, Sookie finds out that Bill has lied and betrayed her, and was planning to run away with his former vampire lover, Lorena. Sookie is crushed, but decides that she must still rescue him. However, it is not surprising that after learning of Bill's scheme to leave her, she finds herself attracted to Alcide. Alcide's feelings are definitely mutual, but unfortunately he still has some baggage with his ex girlfriend, Debbie Pelt.

Alcide takes Sookie to a vampire bar in Mississippi, called Club Dead, where she reads the minds of the humans there and tracks down where Bill is being kept. After much planning, a few deaths and many injuries along the way, Sookie comes to Bill's rescue (and kills his lover, Lorena). Although she cares enough for Bill to save him, she proceeds to end their courtship.

Club Dead is my favorite book in the series thus far. A few new characters are introduced, and with each book the plot thickens. I do not care for Bill's character that much, so I was happy to learn that Sookie has ended the relationship. With so many other men pursuing Sookie Stackhouse, I am excited to see who and what the fourth book brings.