A Touch of Dead

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana, and she can hear what other people are thinking. This collection gathers five short stories about her, first printed in anthologies between 2004 and 2008.

In "Fairy Dust", a fairy who worked at an exotic dance club has been murdered, and Sookie uses her mind reading to help find the killer. "Dracula Night" has Eric hosting a party for a vampire holiday.

In "One Word Answer", word reaches Sookie that her cousin Hadley has died. "Lucky" sends her and a witch friend after a spell that is draining a town's luck.

In "Gift Wrap", Sookie spends Christmas alone until her great-grandfather Niall pays an unexpected visit. The stories fall between Dead and Gone and Dead in the Family, and they are written for readers who already know the Southern Vampire Mysteries. Each one is short, so a single sitting can cover a murder, a party or a spell.