The fifth part of Dexter's literary exploits. Though the first novel bore a certain semblance to the first TV Season the show already strayed from the book in a number of areas. From book 2 on TV series and novels became independent of each other which is nice as one can enjoy both incarnations and still be surprised about the plots without fear of spoilers as they mainly go different ways.

I absolutely love the TV show though I only ever got to like the books. Though enjoyable the books seem to lack that certain je-ne-sais-quois that the TV version has in bundles. Lindsay is a decent author but he's not terrific. Some of the "Dark Passenger" mumbo jumbo can get quite repetitive at times and the books are often predictable. In this book e.g. there are two major "surprises" that he spoilt by clues that weren't just spelt with a Capital C but also Capital L, U and Es.

Still, it's a fast enjoyable read and the idea of Dexter battling a bunch of modern day vampires/cannibals in Miami while getting to terms with having a baby and seeing his brother return make up for good decent entertainment.

What amused me, however, was seeing some hardcore modern-day vampires being defined by their love for TWILIGHT. Seriously, no proper horror fan would EVER consider these teenage soap story books/films as an entry level drug for gruesome real life murders.