bibliophilelinda 's review for:

Dexter By Design by Jeff Lindsay

4.0

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Another great story in the life of Dexter Morgan, the enigmatic serial killer of Miami. As in the previous books, Dexter encounters danger to himself and his family in the form of another killer hell-bent on revenge. Dexter and Rita, while on their honeymoon in Paris, encounter a gruesome new type of art involving the removal of human limbs. And, synchronistically, when they arrive back to Miami a new killer has begun making artwork out of the corpses of tourists. Yet, while investigating this new outbreak, Deborah is stabbed in the line of duty and left comatose in the hospital. Dexter, discovering the kindling new feelings within himself of sadness and the drive for revenge, pursues the attacker. The cat-and-mouse chase, however, turns on its head and leaves Dexter spinning in circles trying to protect himself and his family. A great story, amusing as always and well-written. My only tiny complaint is that after four books, the stories are getting a bit repetitive and predictable. I liked how Lindsay introduced the history of the Dark Pasenger in the last book. The ending of this book left the story open for a lot of expansion and I really hope he capitalizes on that in the upcoming "Dexter is Delicious".