Synopses & Reviews
The macabre, witty
New York Times bestselling series (and inspiration for the #1 Showtime series,
Dexter) continues as our darkly lovable killer matches wits with a sadistic
artiste — who is creating bizarre murder tableaux of his own all over Miami.
After his surprisingly glorious honeymoon in Paris, life is almost normal for Dexter Morgan. Married life seems to agree with him: he's devoted to his bride, his stomach is full, and his homicidal hobbies are nicely under control. But old habits die hard — and Dexter's work as a blood spatter analyst never fails to offer new temptations that appeal to his offbeat sense of justice...and his Dark Passenger still waits to hunt with him in the moonlight.
The discovery of a corpse (artfully displayed as a sunbather relaxing on a Miami beach chair) naturally piques Dexter's curiosity and Miami's finest realize they've got a terrifying new serial killer on the loose. And Dexter, of course, is back in business.
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"The best of Dexter's four adventures to date, the trademark mixture of amusement and horror complemented by a genuinely suspenseful plot." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"Fans of the show will like the fact that the novels' characters are the same but have slightly different plotlines....Lindsay, the novelist, just keeps getting better. His stories are wonderfully fresh and packed with just the right amount of grotesquerie and wry wit." USA Today
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"[S]tunningly plotted, with twists that come together right but in a way that can't be anticipated....Lindsay has done an enviable job of extending Dexter's character and his life; this is the work of a creative man who knows the craft." Denver Post
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"The story is pretty simple, and there are no real surprises, but that doesn't make Lindsay's latest any less enjoyable....Fans of both the books and the Showtime TV series will eat it up." Library Journal
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"Like a lightly comic version of Hannibal Lecter, Dexter is a genuinely memorable, disturbingly compelling antihero." Booklist
About the Author
Jeff Lindsay is the New York Times bestselling author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter, and Dexter in the Dark. His novels are the basis of the hit Showtime and CBS series Dexter. He lives in South Florida with his family.