The story opens with Sookie entering Fangtasia to talk to Eric and those who pay him fealty, as they discuss the accusations against Sophie-Anne. Sophie-Anne plans to put Sookie's gift to good use, having her 'listen in' on the thoughts of the humans working for the other vampires at the convention as well as for the hotel, as alliances are formed and allegiances tested in what can only be described as a political power struggle of potentially deadly implications. Jennifer is determined to see Sophie-Anne staked in the sun for murdering the king, although Sookie knows the Queen is innocent of the crime. Sophie-Anne's main accuser is Jennifer Cater, a vampire who had been training to be the king's lieutenant at the time of his death. The Queen is already in a precarious position, her power base weakened by the damage to New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina, and there are some vampires who would like to finish what nature started. Accused of murdering her husband, the King of Arkansas, Sophie-Anne is set to stand trial at the convention. The summit, which has attracted undead power players from all over the central United States, is sure to be tense, due in no small part to the ramping up of protests by the conservative, anti-vampire Fellowship of the Sun. Sookie's bond with Eric Northman gets closer and she discovers Quinn's past. Sookie knows the queen is innocent, but she is hardly prepared for other shocking murders, not to mention protests by the Fellowship of the Sun, a right-wing anti-vampire movement. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. The queen is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. Vampire Summit on the shores of Lake Michigan as a 'human geiger counter' for Sophie-Anne Leclerq, Vampire Queen of Louisiana and who will be tried during the event for murdering her husband, King of Arkansas. In this installment, after being betrayed by her vampire love, Bill Compton, Sookie Stackhouse attends an all-important central U.S. Also known as 'the Sookie Stackhouse novels', and of recent, 'the True Blood novels', these are the series of books in which the HBO original series True Blood is based.

'All Together Dead' is the seventh book in New York Times best selling author Charlaine Harris' award winning series ' The Southern Vampire Mysteries'.

All together dead