Characters in Dead as a Doornail

Sookie Stackhouse

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, One Word Answer, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From dead to worse, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family

Jason Stackhouse

Sookie's brother, a were-panther in the making.

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family, Dead reckoning, Deadlocked, Dead ever after

Eric Northman

Vampire sheriff of Area Five who secretly hires Sookie a bodyguard while struggling to admit how much he cares for her.

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, All Together Dead, From dead to worse, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family, The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, Dead reckoning, Deadlocked

Alcide Herveaux

A werewolf vying for his father's old pack leadership, who leans on Sookie for help and later proposes a relationship.

Also in Club Dead, From dead to worse, Dead in the family, Deadlocked, Dead ever after

Sam Merlotte

Sookie's shapeshifting boss, shot in the leg during the sniper's spree and fiercely, sometimes overbearingly, protective of her.

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family, The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, Dead reckoning

Calvin Norris

Leader of the local werepanther community, shot early in the story, who looks out for Jason through his first change.

Quinn (Sookie Stackhouse)

A rare weretiger introduced here, who wins a pack leadership contest and takes a clear romantic interest in Sookie.

Claudine (Sookie Stackhouse)

Sookie's mysterious fairy godmother, who repeatedly appears to save her from mortal danger, including a house fire.

Bill Compton

Sookie's ex-vampire boyfriend, who remains protective of her and helps repair her storm- and fire-damaged house.

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, One Word Answer, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family, The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, Dead reckoning

Tara Thornton

Sookie's friend, held in an abusive debt-bondage by a vampire until Sookie arranges her rescue through Eric.

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From dead to worse, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family, Dead reckoning

Pam Ravenscroft

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead in the family, Dead reckoning, Deadlocked, Dead ever after

Russell Edgington

Also in Club Dead, All Together Dead