Dexter's Final Cut
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| Author | Jeff Lindsay |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dexter Morgan |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Orion Books Limited |
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September 17, 2013 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 368 |
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| Preceded by | Double Dexter |
| Followed by | Dexter is Dead |
Dexter's Final Cut is the seventh novel written by Jeff Lindsay, and the seventh book in the 'Dexter Morgan' book series about a serial killer who targets other serial killers. The book was released on September 17, 2013. Responding to the lack of alliteration on the title in comparison to the previous ones in the series, Lindsay has stated, "It's because this novel is very different than the previous, shockingly so..."
A famous celebrity becomes obsessed with Dexter Morgan after researching him for his new role. When the Big Ticket Network comes to Miami, Dexter and his sister Deborah are assigned as "technical advisors" to the stars of the show. Deborah is followed by female lead Jackie Forrest and Dexter is left with over-the-hill star Robert Chase. Sensing a strangeness in Robert, Dexter keeps him at arms length. When a series of murders leads Miami Metro's Detective Anderson through a loop, Dexter is assigned to guard the network's big female star.
Deborah and Dexter quickly realize that the string of bodies all bear a striking resemblance to Jackie. Dexter is assigned to protect her in her hotel room. At first, things seem perfectly routine; Dexter accompanies Jackie to the station each morning and returns with her to the hotel at night, but when the killer's identity is revealed to him, Dexter's "Dark Passenger" leads him out into the streets in pursuit.
While working a crime scene where police have found another body matching the pattern of Jackie's obsessed fan, Dexter notices a man fitting the description in a kayak out in the bay watching the scene. Stealing away to his boat, Dexter slips alongside him and makes the kill, returning to his new routine safe in the knowledge that Jackie is now safe. After a hard day's work, they return to the hotel only to be disturbed in the night by sirens; Jackie's assistant Kathy has been murdered in the room below. The murder seems to fit the pattern, but Dexter notices several errors. That night, Dexter and Jackie fall into bed together and start a brief but intense affair. He thinks he may have finally fallen in love, and considers leaving his wife Rita and her children, Cody and Astor.
Dexter is called onto the set to appear as a minor character in the series following a conversation with Jackie and Robert. While he is on the set, he gets a panicked call from Rita: Astor has disappeared. Moments later, he finds Jackie's dead body in her trailer. He interrogates the show's director, who admits that Robert is a pedophile. Dexter then puts the case together: Kathy had caught Robert in a compromising position with Astor, and he killed her to keep her quiet; he then killed Jackie when she found out what he had done.
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