Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 12/7/2009 + 1178 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Dexter is one of my favorite TV series - it's currently in its fourth season on Showtime and I have enjoyed all of it. This is the first Dexter novel I have read. Since this is the 4th novel, I have obviously missed out on some of the storyline in the books that differ from the Showtime series. For example, in the TV show, Sgt. Doakes was killed off in the second season. In the book, Doakes is still around although severely maimed. Also, Dex's sister Deborah knows about Dexter's "dark passenger" unlike in the TV series. And probably the most shocking difference is that Dexter has his stepchildren in training to follow in his footsteps in the novel! I did enjoy this book and I definitely need to go back and read the prior three. I give Lindsay a lot of credit for coming up with this great character but to me, the TV series is superior.

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