I just finished reading "Dead and Gone", and I'd have to say that this is the best Sookie book yet. "Dead and Gone" picks up a few months after the events in "From Dead To Worse", but from the start, "Dead and Gone" holds together in a way far superior to the previous book, with a strong narrative thread that carries through the entire book. Favorite characters are all back, with significant growth and change that move Sookie's saga forward in new ways. Sookie herself seems to continuously grow and mature, as she not only reacts to her changing world, but seriously contemplates the changes to her sense of self and her morality. The final chapters are brutal and disturbing in a way I would not have anticipated, and while the story is in no way incomplete, I was left wanting much, much more.