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"'D' words by the dozens have been used to describe Jeff Lindsay's delightful Dexter novels — the inspiration for the Showtime hit Dexter— and now Dexter Is Delicious...Lindsay never fails to come up with uniquely weird mysteries for Dexter to solve and serves them up with a huge and satisfying dose of Dexter's inner turmoil."--USA Today
"Ghoulish fun for like-minded souls." -- Kirkus
"Lindsay's fifth thriller featuring Dexter Morgan (after Dexter by Design) brilliantly combines suspense and gallows humor....Readers will look forward to seeing the further impact of fatherhood on Lindsay's highly original protagonist in the next installment." --Publishers Weekly (starred)
"Ghoulish fun for like-minded souls." -- Kirkus
"Lindsay's fifth thriller featuring Dexter Morgan (after Dexter by Design) brilliantly combines suspense and gallows humor....Readers will look forward to seeing the further impact of fatherhood on Lindsay's highly original protagonist in the next installment." --Publishers Weekly (starred)
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America’s most-read, most-watched, and most beloved serial killer—Dexter Morgan—is back. After selling more than one million copies and inspiring the wildly popular #1 Showtime series and top-rated crime drama on pay-cable television, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay returns with his most hilarious, macabre, and purely entertaining novel yet.
Dexter Morgan has always lived a happy homicidal life. He keeps his dark urges in check by adhering to one steadfast rule . . . he only kills very bad people. But now Dexter is experiencing some major life changes—don’t we all?—and they’re mostly wrapped up in the eight-pound curiosity that is his newborn daughter. Family bliss is cut short, however, when Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old girl who has been running with a bizarre group of goths who fancy themselves to be vampires. As Dexter gets closer to the truth of what happened to the missing girl, he realizes they are not really vampires so much as cannibals. And, most disturbing . . . these people have decided they would really like to eat Dexter.
Jeff Lindsay’s bestselling, dark, ironic, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud hilarious novels about the lovable serial killer with no soul (but a redeeming desire to kill only people who deserve it) have gained a legion of fans and assumed a place in our culture.
Dexter Morgan has always lived a happy homicidal life. He keeps his dark urges in check by adhering to one steadfast rule . . . he only kills very bad people. But now Dexter is experiencing some major life changes—don’t we all?—and they’re mostly wrapped up in the eight-pound curiosity that is his newborn daughter. Family bliss is cut short, however, when Dexter is summoned to investigate the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old girl who has been running with a bizarre group of goths who fancy themselves to be vampires. As Dexter gets closer to the truth of what happened to the missing girl, he realizes they are not really vampires so much as cannibals. And, most disturbing . . . these people have decided they would really like to eat Dexter.
Jeff Lindsay’s bestselling, dark, ironic, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud hilarious novels about the lovable serial killer with no soul (but a redeeming desire to kill only people who deserve it) have gained a legion of fans and assumed a place in our culture.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful Dynamic Dexter,
By Xena Torres (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dexter Is Delicious (Hardcover)
Another success in the "Dexter" series! Though not as spectacular as "Dexter by Design: A Novel" or "Darkly Dreaming Dexter," I would rank this book third in the series. Interesting new character developments for Dexter and Deborah following the amazing events in "Dexter By Design," that clean up those loose threads that left us hanging at the end of the last book, while also propelling the characters forward and bringing new life - literally - to the D siblings.
Twisted and bizarre killers like we always expect from a "Dexter" book, but also some pretty twisted and bizarre victims, that will certainly raise your eyebrows, if not turn your stomach, but will certainly keep you reading. And a question left over from "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" decides it was time we had an answer...
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another View of Dexter's Mind!,
By Ian Gordon Malcomson (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Dexter Is Delicious (Hardcover)
As a fan of the Dexter TV series, I recently read my first Dexter novel and was greatly relieved to learn that the two versions weren't carbon copies of each other. Sure, Dexter's sister is as foul-mouthed and bossy as ever; Dexter himself continues to remain unswervingly loyal to the family cause; and that the criminal mindset, Miami-style, is as creepy in the novel as on the big screen but, along the way, some subtle differences and surprises pop up to distinguish the two accounts. It seems that Lindsey the novelist is on a slightly different mission than Lindsey the screenwriter. Here, he wants to create a more decent Dexter who doesn't easily yield to the evil within him because he has so much to lose. In this novel, the reader will find a Dexter dedicating himself anew to becoming a better husband and parent while still retaining his ability to cunningly hunt down the evildoers and bring them to justice. I felt the personal conflicts in the novel format were more palpable than anything I've seen in the TV rendition. Dexter becomes a man who has to learn to maneuver between loyalties to family, himself, and his secret life and for that he mainly succeeds. Hence, this story spends a lot of time setting the domestic stage for the big event that will draw Dexter into a hair-raising adventure that has him tagging along with his sister in search of some missing co-eds and a gang of cannibals. It is in this bizarre setting that the reader sees Dexter trying to play by the rules in order to secure his future as a loyal brother, a committed husband, a loving father and a respected colleague, while all along keeping his dark side at bay. Only at the end, do we see him succumbing to the demons and it only comes across as a fleeting afterthought when he has become the hero in bringing the villains to justice.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best of the Series,
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This review is from: Dexter Is Delicious (Hardcover)
Pros: lyrical writing, introspective, darkly fun
Cons: predictable Dexter is astonished that upon the birth of his daughter his homicidal instincts desert him for more... human... ones. Suddenly he wants to be Dex-Daddy, hang up his knives and steer Astor and Cody away from the dark path. But life intrudes in the form of his sister and a possible kidnapping/murder case involving cannibals. And a figure from his past starts to become cozy with his family, leaving Dexter disoriented. This is a lighthearted novel that examines the darker side of life. Like the others in the series, it's light on the gore and heavy on the lyrical writing. Unlike the previous books, Dexter develops actual feelings. It's fun watching him reevaluate life and try to understand emotions he's only faked before. While the story gets predictable towards the end there were some good twists I didn't see coming, like an unexpected request by Deborah. One of the best of the series.
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