Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Jeff Lindsay

Jun 2005 · Dexter Series Book 1 · Sold by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

About this ebook

Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. • The Killer Character That Inspired the Hit Showtime Series Dexter

And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.

Ratings and reviews

Although it often grazes literary heights, this novel is best seen through a crime/noir genre lens, & with those properly gauged expectations, I can confidently call it a masterful work of fiction, a brilliant balance of restraint & indulgence, of pacing & action, setting & character. It is so much fun. And when it arrived, it was so thoroughly fresh & shocking. A rare page-turner. BRAVO

I loved being in Dexter's head, but the other characters fell really flat for me, and the plot itself seemed rather lackluster. Show aside, I didn't feel like I got to know any other character but Dexter, and LeGuerta at the end just seemed really forced, and Brian's reveal felt like it came way out of left field, I would have thought Dexter would investigate like he did in the show.... Disappointing all around with the exception of being in Dexter's head.

This is one of my favorite books; it's a thriller and a mystery combined. The plot is great and the characters are annoying, loveable and enjoyable all at the same time. The narrator, the main character, tells the story in a way that makes you question his sanity and root for him at the same time.

About the author

Jeff Lindsay is the author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter. He lives in South Florida with his wife and three daughters.