Awhile back I read the first four Dexter books in pretty quick succession. And then I was done with the series and a bit bummed. It isn't the best written series, but anything about a do-gooder serial killer is certain to pique my interest. So, imagine my excitement when I returned to the library last month after a brief hiatus and found that not only had Lindsay published one new Dexter book since the last time I'd paid any attention, but he'd actually published two!! Needless to say, I borrowed them both straight-away! The fifth installment finds the recently married Dexter with a newborn daughter - a little girl who has stirred some kind of unfamiliar emotion in Dexter and made him want to be a better person...perhaps even one that gives up his Dark Passenger and his late night murders. Dexter is then pulled in by his disaster of a sister to assist in investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl. The case leads him to a strange cult of cannibals, while he continues to fight his own demons while trying to rid the world of others. As usual, Dexter's sister irritated me to no end - she seems wholly incompetent at her job and hell-bent on bringing everyone else down with her. But, I am a fan of Dexter, and watching him navigate his new family while still remaining somewhat true to his dasterdly nature was entertaining, as usual.
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