Double Dexter: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Jeff Lindsay (Author)

Book Description

“Like a breath of fresh air blowing across all crime-novel conventions, there is Dexter.” —Time

Dexter Morgan is not your average serial killer. He enjoys his day job as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department . . . but he lives for his nighttime hobby of hunting other killers. Dexter is therefore not pleased to discover that someone is shadowing him, observ­ing him, and copying his methods. Dexter is not one to tol­erate displeasure . . . in fact, he has a knack for extricating himself from trouble in his own pleasurable way.

Like the previous five best-selling novels in the Dexter series, Double Dexter showcases the witty, macabre origi­nality that has propelled Jeff Lindsay to international suc­cess. Double Dexter is raucously entertaining . . . full of smart suspense and dark laughs.


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Editorial Reviews

Review

RAVES FOR JEFF LINDSAY’S ORIGINAL DEXTER NOVELS

“[A] macabre tour-de-force.” —New York Times Book Review
 
“Lindsay’s original, cockeyed view of the world is alive and well.” —Los Angeles Times
 
“Delicious and delightful might not be the best words to describe a serial killer. Unless, of course, we’re talking about the delectable Dexter Morgan. . . . Lindsay, the novelist, just keeps getting better.” —USA Today


From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

JEFF LINDSAY is the New York Times best-selling author and creator of the Dexter novels, most recently Dexter Is Delicious. He lives in south Florida with his wife and three daughters. His novels are the inspiration for the hit Showtime and CBS series Dexter.


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Product Details

• File Size: 2063 KB
• Print Length: 354 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0307474933
• Publisher: Vintage (October 18, 2011)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004KPM1H6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,028 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars "Had I truly lost my edge?" October 22, 2011

By E. Bukowsky HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

For quite some time, first-person narrator Dexter Morgan has been juggling multiple roles: husband and father of two stepchildren and a beautiful baby girl, Lily Anne; blood spatter expert for the Miami-Dade Police Department; and ruthless vigilante who stalks individuals whom he is convinced need killing. He slices and dices his victims and keeps a slide with a drop of their blood as a souvenir. Dexter has executed over fifty people to date without being caught. Whatever could go wrong?

As it turns out, quite a few things can and do go wrong. One, someone spots Dexter doing his dastardly deed to a suspected pedophile. Two, Rita, Dexter's wife, has been acting strangely of late; she's drinking far too much wine and appears more agitated than usual. Worst of all, from Dexter's viewpoint, is that Rita has stopped serving him delicious home-cooked dinners! Chauvinist Dexter is willing to change a diaper, but he is not big on meal preparation. While Dexter spends hours surreptitiously looking for the witness who is now threatening to destroy him, Rita is becoming ever more jumpy; Dexter fears that his career, marriage, and freedom may be in danger.

In "Double Dexter," by Jeff Lindsay, the usually unflappable Dexter is showing signs of strain. Just when he needs to "stay icy calm and in complete control," he is beginning to fall apart. In the past, he was a consummate actor who could fake being human without much effort; now, he is distracted, irritable, and anxious. Making matters worse, "a maniac with a sledgehammer" has been battering cops to a pulp. Dex's sister, the foul-mouthed and aggressive Sergeant Deborah Morgan, demands that her brother use his forensic wizardry and amateur profiling skills to help her nab the perpetrator.

Lindsay again combines his unique and grotesque blend of satirical humor, puns, gore, and mayhem in "Double Dexter." Although Dexter insists that he has no feelings, when he holds his baby girl, he is filled with affection; when he sees the bodies of cops who had been savagely assaulted, he is repelled; and he is genuinely fearful that someone will expose his "hobby" and blow his cover. It seems that in spite of his protestations, Dexter does have emotions, and maybe even a bit of a conscience, although he would never acknowledge it. The plot is a bit of a mishmash involving an assortment of domestic and work-related crises, an attempt to frame our hero, and Dexter's inevitable showdown with his adversary. However, the real enjoyment lies in seeing the world through Dexter's twisted perspective. We wonder how much longer he will be able to balance his career, family life, and the occasional act of carnage.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Dull Dexter November 11, 2011

By makeham98

Format:Hardcover

With the exception of "Dexter in the Dark", I've been at least entertained by all of the Dexter books. While this one I enjoyed overall, it is slow and uneventful, and falls short in a number of ways.

Is author Lindsay so bored in his own life that he has written a book that gives us a Dexter annoyed by the mundane parts of family life? Is he trying to justify copying the direction of the tv series and get rid of Rita? She has no redeeming qualities at all in this story.

The background of the antagonist is contradictory, with identity issues that an angry ex would have revealed long ago, as well as his former employer. Made no sense.

And less plausible is the ending, where Dexter takes a highly visible action at a tourist site yet no one - no one - used a camera to take his photo. And like a bad slasher film, the ultimate end to the antagonist is hammered into your head about 10 pages before it happens. You just read the obvious "clue" and wait for it to happen.

The always ominous presence of Brian is a welcome difference from the tv series, but wasted here.

Again, weak Dexter is better than no Dexter. This was weak.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Double the Dexter, Double the fun in Lindsays new thriller! October 18, 2011

By B-Goody

Format:Hardcover

This Dexter saga/case is much more 'Delicious' than his last. Jeff Lindsay has brought more character to Dexter by giving us an idea of his family life; Rita's craziness, dealing with Astor and her braces and of course their new member, Lily Anne(in the Showtime series it's Harrison). As well as emotion and feelings? The rest of the cast is great with Vince at his best as well as his brother Brian who I'm starting to like. Of course there's a case, but I don't want to give it away. Reading this I swear I had Michael C Hall's killer dialogue in my head and Lindsay has reached the top of his skills giving us his best Dex book yet. Well thought out with a story that will keep you turning the pages. Don't pass this up, even if you disliked the last few or thought that they were a bit lackluster. It's so worth it. And oh yeah, Cyborg Doake's!

More About the Author

JEFF LINDSAY is the author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter. He lives in Florida with his wife and children.