Characters in Dead in the family

Sookie Stackhouse

A telepathic barmaid from Bon Temps, Louisiana, still recovering from her torture at the hands of fae while family trouble arrives from every side.

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

Alexei Romanov (Southern Vampire Mysteries)

A teenage vampire from the Russian Revolution, turned by Appius, whose unstable and reckless behaviour endangers everyone around him.

Bill Compton

Sookie's neighbour and former love, slowly dying of silver poisoning and in need of a vampire relative's blood to be healed.

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

Alcide Herveaux

Leader of the Shreveport werewolf pack, which asks Sookie for a favour with serious consequences.

Also in Club Dead, Dead as a Doornail, From dead to worse, Deadlocked, Dead ever after

Sam Merlotte

Sookie's shapeshifter boss, who is dealing with family trouble of his own as two-natured people are exposed to the public.

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

Dermot Brigant

Sookie's fairy uncle, who wanders her property under a spell.

Also in Dead reckoning, Deadlocked

Eric Northman

Sookie's vampire lover, whose own maker turns up unannounced and brings a dangerous companion with him.

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

Jason Stackhouse

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead reckoning, Deadlocked, Dead ever after

Tara Thornton

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

Claude Crane

Sookie's fairy cousin, who moves into her house and tells her how his sister Claudine died protecting her.

Also in From dead to worse, Dead reckoning, Deadlocked

Appius Livius Ocella

Eric's Roman maker, who arrives without warning hoping Eric can help the unstable vampire he brought along.

Judith Vardamon

A vampire Bill has long avoided, whose blood may be the only cure for his illness; Sookie reaches out to her on his behalf.

Hunter Savoy

Sookie's young telepathic cousin, whose abilities are developing and whom she babysits.

Also in Dead reckoning

Pam Ravenscroft

Also in Dead Until Dark, Living dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead reckoning, Deadlocked, Dead ever after