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Where Dexter by Design sits
- Series
- Book 4 of Dexter. See all Dexter books in order
- The book before
- Dexter in the Dark
- The book after
- Dexter Is Delicious
- Order checked
- Last checked: October 14, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 4 of the Dexter series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Dexter ... Dexter in the Dark ... Dexter by Design
- Next book
- Book 5 is Dexter Is Delicious. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Dexter by Design ... Dexter Is Delicious
Checked facts about Dexter by Design
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- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 285-page hardcover from Doubleday. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
9780385518369 ... hbk. ... 285 p. ... Doubleday
What Dexter by Design is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Dexter Morgan analyzes blood spatter for the Miami police. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Blood spatter analyst Dexter Morgan
- He comes up against a cruel self-styled artist who is staging strange murder scenes across Miami. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a sadistic "artiste" who is creating bizarre murder tableaux of his own all over Miami
Topics in this book
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Topics
- Dexter Morgan
- Forensic scientists
- Serial murderers
- Vigilantes
Places
- Miami (Fla.)
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Dexter
8 books listed so far
- Book 1: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
- Book 2: Dearly Devoted Dexter
- Book 3: Dexter in the Dark
- Book 5: Dexter Is Delicious
- Book 6: Double Dexter
- Book 7: Dexter's Final Cut
- Book 8: Dexter Is Dead
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