Identical

Imagine having an identical twin. I know this isn't a foreign concept, but it is very rare. The odds of having identical twins is about one in 250. If you are a twin to begin with, then your odds go up of course, but there are other factors that go into that probability. But enough of the statistics.   What if your identical twin went to prison for murder? Then the brother of the victim decides once your brother has paid his debt to society in full, he is going to come after you for the murder. Because with identical twins, he just isn't sure that your brother actually did it. Great timing, right? Identical is a tale of advances in DNA technology, how the law applies, and a whole new meaning of deception.    This one definitely took me some time to read. It started out very slow. If anyone follows me on Goodreads, you know this book has been in my "currently reading" bin for a while. However, after getting passed part one, I couldn't put it down. Read the rest of the book in a couple hours. When you think you have it all figured out and know what's going to happen next... Turow throws a curve ball your way and you only want to know more. Although fiction, I try to imagine something like this story happening in real life and if it could actually be done. I can't even imagine the press on this one! What will the DNA reveal? Will new technology in forensics change anything? Do the fingerprints at the original crime scene match the man who did the time? 
You will have to read to find out!

Dexter

Have you ever thought about what a serial killer's thought process is? I've always wondered what is going on up there and why they make the choices they do. I guess that explains why I'm a crime show junkie too. 

Anyway, I started watching Dexter back at the beginning of August and finished the series (all eight seasons!) in about two weeks. Yes, I do have a job. lol. I know its an older show, but a lot of people don't have Showtime to view. Its not on regular cable.

The series is a story about a boy who learned how to deal with his urges to kill. A system, a code of "ethics", if you will. As a grown up, he is a Blood Splatter Analyst (fitting) for Miami Metro Homicide... Side job: Serial Killer of Rapists, Murderers, and Wrong-doers. Its hard not to like him because of who his "clientele" is.

Each season has a new, mysterious fellow-killer that Dexter hunts, all while Dexter and the viewers learn more about him and his past. I suggest if you like dramas and crime shows to watch. I wasn't thrilled about how it all ended, but you be the judge!