Darkly Dreaming Dexter: DEXTER NEW BLOOD, the major TV thriller on Sky Atlantic (Book One)

Jeff Lindsay

Mar 2009 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

As seen on TV - DEXTER: NEW BLOOD - major new drama

'A macabre tour-de-force' NEW YORK TIMES


Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to your mum. At heart, he's the perfect gentleman: he has a shy girlfriend, and seems to lead a quiet, normal life bordering on the mundane. Despite the fact that he can't stand the sight of blood, he works as a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police.

But Dexter also has a secret hobby: he is an accomplished serial killer. So far, he's killed 36 people and has never been caught because he knows exactly how to hide the evidence. And while that may lead some people to assume he's not such a nice guy, he tempers his insatiable hunger for brutality by only killing the bad guys.

However, Dexter's well-organised life is suddenly disrupted when a second, much more visible serial killer appears in Miami. Intrigued that the other killer favours a style similar to his own, Dexter soon realises that the mysterious new arrival is not simply invading his turf but offering him a direct invitation to 'come out and play'...

Ratings and reviews

It's about a demon possessed serial killer so very different than the television series and in my opinion, much better. The story is in first person narrative so if you don't like that writing style, avoid.

I started reading this as the latest season was finishing on TV and didn't care that I knew the story. Oh how glad I am that I have how read the book, with its pretty significant differences in the attitudes of characters and the events of the series. Can't wait to get stuck into the next book now.

Entertaining but facile and unconvincing. Poor ending and often quite silly plot and dialogue. Basically reads like an American TV show.

About the author

Jeff Lindsay is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dexter novels, which debuted in 2004 with Darkly Dreaming Dexter. They are the basis of the hit Showtime and CBS series Dexter. He lives in South Florida with his family. Find out more at www.dexter-books.com or follow him on Twitter @dexterjeff