 United Kingdom first edition hardback cover | |
| Author | Jeff Lindsay |
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| Cover artist | Edward Bettison - Design & Art Direction |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dexter Morgan |
| Genre | Crime novel, Horror |
| Publisher | Orion Books Limited |
Publication date | February 2009 (UK), September 2009 (U.S.) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 304 (Hardcover February 2009 edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7528-8517-9 |
| 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, following Dexter Morgan, a sociopathic forensic analyst with a "hobby" of killing killers, as he investigates a serial killer.
Dexter by Design was released in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2009.