Dexter Is Dead: A Novel
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After seven national bestsellers and eight seasons as one of the most successful shows on television, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay bids a thrilling farewell to his uniquely twisted and beloved serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Dexter Is Dead is the definitive conclusion of the character who has become a global icon.
Dexter Morgan has burned the candle at both ends for many years. Blood spatter analyst . . . husband . . . father . . . serial killer. And now, for the first time, his world has truly collapsed. Dexter is arrested on charges of murder. He has lost everything-including his wife, his kids, and the loyalty of his sister. Now completely alone, Dexter faces a murder charge (for a crime . . . ironically . . . he did not actually commit). His only chance for freedom lies with his brother, Brian, who has a dark plan to prove Dexter's innocence. But the stakes are deadly, and the epic showdown that lies in Dexter's path may lead, once and for all, to his demise.
Jeff Lindsay's trademark devilish wit and cutting satire have never been sharper. Dexter Is Dead marks the end of a beloved series, but is also Dexter's most satisfying and suspenseful outing yet.
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Reviews for Dexter Is Dead
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A good book and satisfying ending to Dastardly Dexter.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the final installment of the Dexter series of books. So it shouldn't be a spoiler, this much is made clear from the outset. How it ends is another thing.This outing finds our friendly neighborhood psychopath in jail for murders he did not commit. His brother, Brian, bails him out, but does so in order to get Dexter's help with some unsavory characters.Jeff Lindsay is in top form, here. Dexter continues to be his witty self. There is plenty of action (more than usual, if I'm not mistaken), and the action is well done. Lindsay is determined to end the series with a bang.Literally.Highly recommended for Dexter fans.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5If Dexter is Dead, does that mean alliteration dies with him?
The final instalment of delightfully dismembering Dexter sees the titular protagonist in prison for a crime he didn't commit, which really means the cops aren't trying very hard. His friends and colleagues - the ones that are still alive at least - have abandoned him, his sister Deb thinks he is getting a dose of karma, and Detective Andrews is doing his best to frame him. Good thing he has a brother. And Brian never causes problems in Dexter's life.
As a huge fan of the Dexter novels - the TV series: meh - I have been looking forward to reading the final Dexter adventure for some time. I'd like to say the anticipation set me up for disappointment, but I'm pretty sure it was the series running out of steam. That isn't to say that Dexter is Dead isn't an entertaining read, more than it doesn't hit the normal highs I've enjoyed from the earlier novels in the series. Which means that finishing the adventures of Dexter now (or a book or two ago) was probably a good idea. Dexter's luck finally running out, hammering home some of the central points that many have missed previously (yes, Dexter isn't smart), and finally (spoiler alert.... from the title) killing Dexter, was important for the series.
I'd say this book is mainly for fans of the series who want closure. It is just a pity the end wasn't a highpoint. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Wow. Just wow. And NOT in a good way. The previous Dexter novel ("Dexter's Final Cut") was already pretty disappointing because Dexter was not himself. He was too human.In "Dexter is Dead," Dexter is plain ol' boring. He is in jail for - ironically - a murder he did not commit. The first 40-50 pages was basically Dexter lamenting his situation. Seriously. It was that much of Dexter talking to himself about his ironic predicament. Yawner.When Dexter's diabolical brother Brian showed up, I thought, "Ooh, this is going to get good now." Nope. Nothing was happening except Brian's getting Dexter out of jail. I read 80 pages of this book (that includes skimming pages 50-80) and quit. I was bored out of my mind.What happened to the outstanding Dexter books? I loooooved this series. Books 1-5 were fantastic - exciting, thrilling, and I loved Dexter. Book 6 was a little weaker, but only in the sense that Sergeant Doakes didn't play any role in the book, and then book 7 was pretty bad, and now book 8 - the final one - was just plain awful. This was a really disappointing way to end what started as a truly original and highly entertaining series. It was like Jeff Lindsay ran out of ideas and had nothing to say in the last book.I did quickly flip through the rest of the book after I stopped at page 80 because I wanted to know how the series would end. Speed-skimming the rest of the book was enough for me to get the gist of it, and it just wasn't original at all. What a letdown.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
To be honest I never read the prior 7 novels that came before to this last of Dexter novel. My encounters with Dexter came from the last season of the television show. The TV show was enjoyable in a gruesome, light and funny way. The novel is a crime novel. There is none of the psychopathic dark avenger that was portrayed in the TV show. The book was polite, sedate almost boring, and a tad anti-climatic. The Dexter portrayed in the novel seemed more concerned with food, traffic, and creature comforts than with righting wrongs and living within Harry's code and resisting his dark Companion.
Where in the TV show Dexter was an actor and a force of nature, and a prime mover of the plot, the novel presents him as a victim of circumstances. Dexters prime motivation in the novel is survival. The police have victimized Dexter. Dexter's brother Brian appears like a white knight to save Dexter.. In the process of helping Dexter, Brian victimizes Dexter making him the prime target of a Drug lord trying to Brian. Finally to add insult to injury Dexters kids are kidnapped forcing Dexter to respond rather than act. This a Dexter I didn't know. Dexter as prey not predator.
Overall the book was mildly enjoyable. I would have liked more reflection on his Dark Passenger. I would have liked Lindsay to have Dexter to confront it. This partially happened in the television show and never happens in the novel. The novel is clearly different from the television show. The parallel universes that make Dexter is Dead different from Dexter the TV show intersect only in that the characters have the same name and live in the same city. The novel is OK, but I really loved the TV show and wished the novel was set in that universe.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dexter goes out with a bang, which is a much more satisfying ending than that of the TV series based on this excellent series by Jeff Lindsay. Plenty of darkly hilarious Dexter inner monologues and a fast paced story that keeps you wondering what will happen next. Once again you will not be able to help yourself from cheering for a serial killer. Could have been longer, but hey you can't have everything and spoiler alert - he doesn't end up as a lumberjack!Favorite Quotes"Smacking somebody with a boat hook in broad daylight just wasn't the same thing as really taking the time to get to know a person, really expressing myself in a pointed way, getting a New Friend to Open Up and share his feelings -- muffled by a gag, of course. Some of these feelings were quite loud and shrill, and it wouldn't do to bother the neighbors.""Altogether, it gave me a new appreciation for religion. Although, to be truthful, I had always wondered at the blind and unfailing insistence on combining violent and gooey death with human worship. It almost made me wish I could join a church of some kind. What fun they had, especially with their saint! I would fit right in!"
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Oh Dexter. The first book in the series captivated me, as did the first season of the Showtime television show, so this series will always hold a special place in my heart. But Showtime did me wrong with the ending, and although this last book is marginally better than the Showtime version of Dexter's end, it isn't by much. I wanted Dexter's series to end with something big, something amazing, something befitting the character that I loved in the first book...but it didn't. Oh well. Au revoir, Dexter. It's been fun.