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4C THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , JULY 17 , 2015 PART ING SHOT A w e e k l y s n a p s h o t f r om T h e D a i l y A s t o r i a n a n d C h i n o o k O b s e r v e r p h o t o g r a p h e r s Chand le r Emken , 17 , o f As to r ia , ca tches a i r a t the T ap io la ska te pa rk in Ju ly . Joshua Bessex /The Da i ly As to r ian ODD ITY D e ad a g a in — on l y n o t in A s t o r i a F in a l nov e l in D ex t e r s e r i e s sk ip s No r thw e s t p lo t tw i s t By DAV ID F ISCHER A s so c ia t ed P r e s s M IAM I — Spo i l e r a l e r t : Book D ex t e r do e s no t b e com e a lumb e r j a ck . in th e D ex t e r s e r i e s , “D ex t e r I s D e ad , ” now in book s to r e s , p i ck s up f rom th e end o f th e p r ev iou s book , w i th th e t i tu l a r v ig i l an t e s e r i a l k i l l e r und e r a r r e s t and f a c - ing a mu rd e r ch a r g e i ron i c a l ly fo r a c r im e h e d idn ’ t a c tu a l ly comm i t . “ I a lw ay s kn ew th a t som e - d ay th e wh e e l s wou ld com e o f f , ” au tho r J e f f L ind s ay s a id . S t a r t ing w i th th e 2004 nov e l “D a rk ly D r e am ing D ex t e r , ” th e s e r i e s fo l low s th e exp lo i t s o f D ex t e r Mo r g an , a b lood sp l a t t e r an a ly s t w i th th e M i am i -D ad e Po l i c e D ep a r tm en t . Fo l low ing a cod e d ev e lop ed by h i s adop t iv e Subm i t ted Pho to Je r ry O lson sha red th is pho to o f the f i lm ing o f the “Dex - te r” f ina le in A lde rb rook . The pho to , w i th ac to r M ichae l C . Ha l l , p ic tu red inse t , appea red in E l leda W i lson ’ s In One Ea r co lumn on Ju ly 19 , 2013 . “So I don ’ t h av e any op in ion on wh e th e r i t w a s good o r b ad ex c ep t th a t TV i s v e ry , v e ry d i f - f e r en t , ” L ind s ay s a id . “Th e d e - m and s o f th a t m ed ium a r e v e ry d i f f e r en t f rom wh a t i s d em and ed in th e book , and i t ’ s n ev e r go ing to b e th e s am e th ing . I ’m su r e th ey ( th e show ’ s p rodu c e r s ) d id wh a t th ey though t w a s r igh t . ” V i o l en t p s y ch op a th s on ly k i l l o th e r k i l l e r s , D ex t e r b a l an c e s a pub l i c l i f e o f wo rk , f r i end s and f am i ly w i th h i s no t - so -pub l i c , hom i c id a l p a s t im e . Bu t now D ex t e r ’ s s to ry i s com ing to a c l im a t i c con c lu s ion . “ I h ad a l l th e s e wond e r fu l , ou t r ag eou s id e a s fo r how i t wou ld h app en , and I d idn ’ t end up u s ing any o f th em , wh i ch I gu e s s i s p a r fo r th e cou r s e , ” Lu is M . A lva rez /AP Pho to is Dec . 12 , 2006 , f i le pho to , au tho r Je f f L indsay poses nex t to a pos te r f rom Show - th e on e th a t g e t s you go ing , i s In th ime se r ies “Dex te r” a t h is home in Cape Co ra l , F la . The e igh th and f ina l nove l in the Dex - n ev e r th e on e you end up w i th . ” t I r a t e f an s te r se r ies , “Dex te r Is Dead , ” was pub l ished on Ju ly 7 . L indsay sa id he has m ixed fee l ings abou t leav ing a popu la r cha rac te r and a success fu l book se r ies beh ind . I t ’ s s a f e to a s sum e th a t non e o f tho s e id e a s invo lv ed D ex t e r f ak ing h i s d e a th and s t a r t ing a sho t a t a hou s e in A ld e rbook and a t th e Po r t o f A s to r i a . ) a s a lumb e r j a ck . Th a t ’ s how th e “Boy oh boy oh boy , d id I g e t “D ex t e r ” t e l ev i s ion s e r i e s b a s ed m a i l abou t th a t , ” L ind s ay s a id . on L ind s ay ’ s ch a r a c t e r s con - c lud ed in 2013 a f t e r e igh t s e a - show k ep t r e l a t iv e ly c lo s e to th e s e a son s h ad v i r tu a l ly no th ing to do w i th th e book s . So L ind - s ay cou ld on ly t e l l i r a t e f an s , “ I t w a sn ’ t m e . ” F an r e a c t ion a s id e , L ind s ay s a id h e do e sn ’ t r e a l ly h av e an - c au s e h e d idn ’ t a c tu a l ly s e e i t . H e h ad ju s t s t a r t ed a 10 -mon th book tou r fo r h i s p r ev iou s nov - e l , “D ex t e r ’ s F in a l Cu t , ” and h e d idn ’ t g e t a ch an c e to w a t ch th e L ind s ay s a id h e h a s m ix ed f e e l ing s abou t l e av ing a popu l a r ch a r a c t e r and a su c c e s s fu l book s e r i e s b eh ind . “Th i s i s k ind o f wh a t I h ad a lw ay s w an t ed , to h av e a book s e r i e s l ik e th a t , ” L ind s ay s a id . “And to s ay goodby e to i t i s l ik e l aun ch ing you r s e l f in to th e un - known and s t a r t ing ov e r ag a in . Bu t i t w a s t im e . I don ’ t th ink i t go t s t a l e , bu t I f e l t l ik e som ed ay soon i t m igh t s t a r t to g e t s t a l e on m e . B e t t e r to go ou t on top , l e av e th em w an t ing mo r e . ” L ind s ay s a id h e w a s n ev e r bo th e r ed by th e g ru e som e mu r - d e r s o r th e v io l en t p sy chop a th s h e sp en t mo r e th an a d e c ad e w r i t ing abou t . H e c r ed i t s th i s to th e t r a in ing h e r e c e iv ed y e a r s ago wh i l e pu r su ing an a c t ing c a - r e e r in Ho l lywood . “On e o f th e th ing s th ey t augh t u s w a s how to b e th e wh a cky n e ighbo r on th e h i t s i t- com , ” L ind s ay s a id . “ I t ’ s no t who you a r e . Y ou go hom e , and you t ak e th e co s tum e o f f . Y ou h av e d inn e r w i th th e f am i ly . And th e n ex t d ay , you go in and pu t th e co s tum e on ag a in . And th a t ’ s a lw ay s th e w ay I w ro t e D ex t e r . ” Wh i l e L ind s ay ’ s a c t ing c a- r e e r n ev e r r e a l ly took o f f , h e d id g e t to u s e h i s vo i c e - a c t ing sk i l l s by p e r fo rm ing th e aud io - book s o f th e l a s t fou r D ex t er nov e l s , s t a r t ing w i th th e c ann i- b a l i sm - th em ed “D ex t e r I s D e- l i c iou s . ” H e s a id h i s pub l i sh e r w r i t e r s cou ld do th e i r own au- d iobook s , bu t i t ju s t w a sn ’ t done s “ I ju s t k ep t t e l l ing th em , i t ’ som e th ing I do , and I u s ed to b e good a t i t , ” L ind s ay s a id . L ind s ay w i l l sp end th e n e ar fu tu r e p romo t ing “D ex t e r I s D e ad , ” bu t h e h a sn ’ t d e c id ed wh a t to wo rk on n ex t . H e s a id h e m ay o r m ay no t s t i ck w i th the s “ I ’v e go t a coup l e o f id e a go ing in th a t , and I ’v e go t some id e a s ou t s id e th a t , ” L ind s a y s a id . “Wh en my w i f e and m y ag en t t e l l m e wh i ch on e o f tho s e id e a s I ’m go ing to do , I ’ l l s t a r t do ing i t . ” 3 WA YS TO G E T YO U R CO P Y TO D A Y ! O R DE R O N L I N E w w w . D i s c o v e r O u r C o a s t . c o m/ o r d e r STOP B Y ON E OF OU R 3 LO CAT IO N S A s t o r i a • 9 4 9 E x c h a n g e S t . S e a s i d e • 1 5 5 5 N . R o o s e v e l t D r . L o n g B e a c h • 2 0 5 B o l s t a d A v e . E . # 2 or CA LL HOLL Y LA R K I N S a t 5 0 3 - 3 2 5 - 3 2 1 1 , x 2 2 7 E m a i l : h l a r k i n s @ d a i l y a s t o r i a n . c o m