Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

A charming monster. A macabre hero. The serial killer who only kills bad people is back on the prowl - at least he would be if he could shake off his permanent shadow. Ever since their paths crossed, the handsome, charming homicidal maniac Dexter Morgan has been pursued by Sergeant Doakes. Dexter may well be a Miami PD blood-splatter analyst, but Doakes has a pretty good idea of how Dex likes to spend his free time, and he's determined to catch him in the act.

Then a body turns up, horribly mutilated and barely breathing. To trap the torturer, Doakes and Dexter will have to work together - and one of them will have to be the bait...

Dexter is monitored closely by Sergeant Doakes; Doakes becomes Dexter's personal stalker and consequently Dexter becomes on edge from being so tightly bound.    

In relation to the TV series, I still find the TV series far more entertaining. The twists are better, Doakes doesn't get missing limbs and in the TV series frankly it seems to be more of a challenge for Dexter, as suspicious people seem more of a threat.Then again, to find and compare the differences between the TV series is half the fun.  Of course, we have to remember that the TV series is merely created from these books, so perhaps it is somewhat easier to make more exciting twists, when the material is right in front of you.

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In Darkly Dreaming Dexter, I think Dexter's perspective on life is more descriptive than in this book. The down side to Dexter being the narrator, is that he is detached from the world and as a result the other characters personalities are fuzzy to the reader, for Dexter himself doesn't understand human beings.

The dark humor which accompanies Dexter's character is exceptional for example this piece of humor on page 139 "A nice little neighborhood to live in, work in , raise a family in - or chop off somebody's arms and legs." 

The ending is a lovely concise conclusion. Lindsay doesn't leave any big cliffhangers but Dexter's character is far too interesting to not read more about. I will undoubtedly be reading Dexter in the Dark very shortly.