DOUBLE DEXTER

Are two Dexters better than one? Author Jeff Lindsay thinks so, even though Dexter disdainfully disagrees and dispatches his devious doppelgänger in DOUBLE DEXTER. (Ironically, as the Showtime television series continues to diverge from Lindsay's series of novels, it's apparent that there are two Dexters, and each is excellent.) Lindsay performs his own work. Lindsay is a fine performer, keeping the light tone of Dexter's inner dialogue alive even as he performs his horrendous acts. It's a tightrope, keeping the tone light as a way to take the edge off the horrific action. His performance improves a perfect thriller. M.S. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2011]