Dexter by Design
United Kingdom first edition hardback cover
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| Author | Jeff Lindsay |
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| Cover artist | Edward Bettison - Design & Art Direction |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dexter Morgan |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Orion Books Limited |
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February 2009 (UK), September 2009 (U.S.) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 304 (Hardcover February 2009 edition) |
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| OCLC | 232712929 |
| Preceded by | Dexter in the Dark |
| Followed by | Dexter Is Delicious |
Dexter by Design (2009) is a mystery novel written by Jeff Lindsay. It is the fourth novel in the Dexter series, preceded by Darkly Dreaming Dexter (which formed the basis for the Showtime television series Dexter), Dearly Devoted Dexter, and Dexter in the Dark.
Dexter by Design was released in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2009.
After the events of the previous book, Dexter Morgan is eager to resume his hobby of stalking criminals, but first must endure a honeymoon in Paris with his unsuspecting wife, Rita. At an art gallery, the couple witness an avant-garde performance piece in which the artist amputates her own limb. Upon returning home, Dexter finds that his relationship with his sister, Deborah, has become strained since she learned of his murderous pastime. Deborah, now a sergeant in the Miami-Dade Police Department's homicide unit, is torn between loyalty to Dexter and her duty as a police officer to arrest him.
Dexter is called to investigate a gruesome on a local beach, where a pair of bodies have been mutilated and arranged in a display that parodies the state's tourist trade. At home, Rita is concerned for her children, Cody and Astor, who appear withdrawn and different from normal children. Dexter knows that the two share his pathology and has promised to train them to kill those who "deserve it", as his adoptive father, Harry, trained him. Cody is enrolled as a Cub Scout, which Rita believes will help him to bond with normal children. Dexter believes it will help him learn how to pretend to be normal.
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