![]() ![]() He does it by killing and dismembering them, of course, but he only will kill murderers, and preferably those who have killed innocent children or women. Dexter’s noble mission is to clean up society by being the instrument of justice to those who have escaped the justice of our legal system. Linsday allows his readers the freedom to let Dexter be our vicarious vigilante. Dexter, of course, does not fit the typical perception of a “serial killer”, as you might expect. ![]() Shocking, really, and it almost makes me feel ashamed. ![]() In fact, it is this distinction that I find the most fascinating, and certainly remarkable the fact that Dexter seems even more loveable in his more exposed and vulnerable state. While the Showtime series’ first season attempts to keep Dexter as the hero by not allowing you to focus soley on him, but on the complex maze of relationships in his life, Lindsay makes no such attempt. Jeff Lindsay isn’t the first author to try and allow the bad guy to be the hero, but like his predecessors, you have to admire his boldness. ![]() Publication City/Country New York, United StatesĤ.0 out of 5 stars Sociopath With A Cause… Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2010. ![]()
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