Sookie 13.5 After Dead (12 page)

Wright ranch owner
TRISH GRAHAM PULASKI
, longtime lover of Togo Olympio, left all her property to the cause of abandoned animals. The SPCA in Wright was able to build a completely new facility, a no-kill shelter.

SELAH PUMPHREY
was very successful with her real estate career in Little Rock, but she never forgot Bill or forgave him for not loving her. She had a rather unhappy life.

JAKE PURIFOY
did not survive the bombing of the Pyramid of Gizeh in Rhodes.

Quinn’s sister,
FRANNIE QUINN
, found her true love while she was waitressing, and they got married and stayed that way. She was relieved when her mother died and was glad to see her brother when he came to visit. She was just as glad to see him leave.

JOHN QUINN
had many more adventures.

RASUL
was recalled from his spying job in Michigan by Felipe when he finally remembered where Victor had sent Rasul. By that time, Rasul was reluctant to leave, so Felipe swapped him for one of the Michigan vampires.

SHERIFF PAM RAVENSCROFT
continues to be a successful manager for Fangtasia and instituted such popular promotions as Wet Jock Night, Ladies Free Night, and Kiss a Vampire Night. The bar rakes in money, and Pam got a big raise from Felipe, which enabled her to have the kind of dream wedding with Heidi that she was sure Heidi wanted. They both wore white dresses. Pam remained fond of Sookie and visited her every so often . . . always by surprise.

When Felipe sold off Arkansas, his regent there,
RED RITA
, bought it. Red Rita saw potential in the state that no one else had recognized, and she’s working hard to turn Arkansas into a destination state for vampire vacations. It is uphill work, but she’s making progress.

SALOME
’s episode on the History Channel, part of the series
Undead History: Vampires Recall
, was the highest-rated hour of the season. She told her side of the story about the Dance of the Seven Veils, and to everyone’s delight, she performed it. She had a great time. She even reenacted a minion bringing her the head of John the Baptist. When Sookie watched the episode, she thought the head looked a lot like that of the vampire Mickey.