Crime scene analyst by day, serial killer by night, Miami's own Dexter Morgan goes up against a thrill-seeking cannibalistic cult in Jeff Lindsay's latest series entry, Dexter is Delicious.
The first two books in this series were great, the third a strange misfire (with a wrong turn into the supernatural) and the fourth only a slight improvement, so I was really not that eager to pick this one up. However, I can say this is the first I would recommend in a while.
The story is dark and tight, and returns to some of the sharp humor that reminded me of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley novels. This one also marks the return of Dexter's brother, who figured into a memorable finale at the end of the first book.
Fans of the TV series will find that some people who are alive are dead in the books, and vice versa (with a few only slightly deadish); but both the book series and the television series have their relative merits. Until this entry I would have given the edge to TV, and now I might consider it a draw.
I picked this up on audiobook from the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana, read credibly by the author.
The first two books in this series were great, the third a strange misfire (with a wrong turn into the supernatural) and the fourth only a slight improvement, so I was really not that eager to pick this one up. However, I can say this is the first I would recommend in a while.
The story is dark and tight, and returns to some of the sharp humor that reminded me of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley novels. This one also marks the return of Dexter's brother, who figured into a memorable finale at the end of the first book.
Fans of the TV series will find that some people who are alive are dead in the books, and vice versa (with a few only slightly deadish); but both the book series and the television series have their relative merits. Until this entry I would have given the edge to TV, and now I might consider it a draw.
I picked this up on audiobook from the Morrison-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana, read credibly by the author.
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