Deadlock- Charlaine Harris

I was really excited about this book, the last book 'Dead Reckoning' was excited and I hopped that would carry over. Although it was a good and enjoyable read, it failed to catch- The passion and heat of the other 11 books. Sookie Stackhouse, is never safe and dating a highly powerful vampire makes you're life even more fragile. King Felipe returns to Shreveport as he tries to piece together the disappearance of his second Victor. Eric throws a party for Felipe and his gang, he expects Sookie to be there by his side as his wife. But Eric's day man calls Sookie and arranges for her to arrive at 10, later than she should have. When she does arrive the party is in full swing, she finds Eric feeding from a girl who seems to have a death wish. A half breed were wolf with a aroma of a fairy, true death for anyone around a vampire. The half breed is told to leave. Moments later though she is found dead on Eric's front lawn and the police are investigating. This is the main issue through out the book, who is after framing Eric and who has kidnapped Warren, Eric's second day man? All figures point to Eric at the death of the girl. But as weird things start to happen to Sookie; mainly the amount of fairy that seem to be lingering around her house- she feels it may not be so clear cut. Once it is realised who was invovled in the kidnaps and the murder and that surprise for those plans, laid mainly at Sookie door and right under her nose. She then has to deal with the fact Eric's maker has promised his hand to another vampire. A vampire Queen. Eric doesn't want to marry the queen but if Sookie doesn't stop it with her magic, then he has no choice but to marry Fredya. Once those who conspired against Eric, the long tooth pack and Sookie are brought to justice, Jannalynn the not quite so normal second in command, decides she will try to take control of the long tooth pack, before they kill her. She takes a strike at Alcide, missing him but hits Sam instead. With powerful fairy magic that can only be used once, Sookie saves Sam's life. Eric leaves without a word knowing that now he has to marry Fredya. It finishes pretty much at that if you are a trueblood fan, then you have to read this book. I feel all authors specially those who write lots of books in the same series such as this, face a book once in a while that is pointless. This one is such but the TV shows start again soon and this is a nice refresher of the characters. Book 13 is scheduled from May 2013 but is as yet untitled.