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JEFF LINDSAY is the author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter. He lives in Florida with his wife and children. > ALSO BY JEFF LINDSAY Darkly Dreaming Dexter Dearly Devoted Dexter > Acknowledgments It is impossible to write in a vacuum. The air for this book was provided by Bear, Pookie, and Tink. “Darkly Dreaming Dexter” is the first book about Dexter. It introduces us with a charming employee of police laboratory. Adult adult-fiction > erotica adventure audiobook business > amazon Childrens christian christian-fiction contemporary erotica > bdsm Fantasy fantasy > magic fantasy > paranormal fantasy > supernatural fantasy > urban. Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Dexter Series, Book 1. Jeff Lindsay Narrator. Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter/Dearly Devoted Dexter Dearly Devoted Dexter is a 2005 novel written by Jeff Lindsay. It is a sequel to the 2004 novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter which formed the basis of the Showtime television series Dexter. Like its predecessor, the novel follows the trail of an especially demented and elusive criminal, this time one who leaves his victims alive but completely mutilated. Dexter is intrigued, but preoccupied. Stalked by Sergeant Doakes, he has retreated further than ever into his protective facade of normalcy, spending more time with Rita - even getting engaged to her due to an unhappy coincidence - and her two children, Astor and Cody, which leads to new developments in his relationships with them. He suspects Cody shares his own urge to kill, so he feels the need to teach Cody Harry's code, passing it on to him. Deborah's involvement in the investigation leads Dexter into the pursuit of a deadly legacy from Doakes' past. By the end of the book, there are 41 slides in the rosewood box on Dexter's shelf. Dexter in the Dark is due to be released on October 03, 2007 in the UK (ISBN 0-75-288509-X) and on September 18, 2007 in the USA (ISBN 0-38-551833-1). The book was originally schedueled to be released earlier in the year.
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(Dexter #1)
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. And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his...more
Paperback, Media Tie-In; Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 288 pages
Published September 19th 2006 by Vintage Books (first published July 10th 2004)
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Like so many others, I loved the Showtime series and wanted to check out the original source material. I was very disappointed indeed. Since a lot of other people seem to have liked it, it may just be a matter of taste, but...
The characters are two-dimensional cliches that can't tie their own shoelaces, except for the daringly deductive Dexter, who *can* tie his own shoelaces. Which makes him a genius. I recall seeing someone else comment that Darkly Dreaming Dexter needs to 'show, don't tell.'...more
Aug 01, 2013
Jayson rated it
really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: author-american, genre-thriller, genre-horror, genre-mystery, genre-antihero, read-in-2012, 200-299-pp, genre-crime
(A-) 82% | Very Good
Notes: An economical, almost skeleton series introduction: claustrophobic and bustling, it limits facts to plot and never lags.
Aug 31, 2017PirateSteve rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Jarringly Jolly Jeff Lindsay has given his Rascally Rabid Readers a serial killer to cheer for.
Hellishly Haunted Harry knew early on that his young son had a personality disorder. e.g. sociopath/ psychopath/ up and coming serial killer.
With that in mind, Hollow Headed Harry figures if child rearing has given him a lemon.... make lemonade.
So Highly Helpful Harry steers his son on a course that he hopes will keep him from a lifetime of incarceration.
Fast forward to present day and Disturbingly...more
Sep 08, 2017
Anne rated it
really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2017, thriller-suspense, mystery
Ok, well. I'm coming at this from an entirely different angle than most of my friends because I've never seen the tv show (GASP! Amirite?). So, I have nothing to compare the book to...other than the book.
BUT.
Having said that, I only read this because I'd heard about the show and how faboo it supposedly was.
Also, one thing I should mention is that I rare to never read mystery/thrillers, so I don't know how this stacks up to the other popular stuff in this genre. Admittedly, I shy away from stuff...more
Oct 10, 2017
Kelly (and the Book Boar) rated it
it was amazing · review of another edition
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I am now so far behind in reviewing that all of my read-but-not-yet-reviewed selections can't fit on my home page. Bonus this go 'round is somehow I didn’t even manage to mark this one down as something I was reading at all (#failure).
But wait, you ain’t seen NUTTIN’ yet. Not only have I never read Dexter, but I have never seen an episode of the highly acclaimed television series either . . . .
Yeah yeah yeah . . . .
Since I am so...more
Apr 08, 2010
Stephen rated it
liked it Shelves: hardboiled-and-noir, ebooks, crime, horror, audiobook, psychos, mystery
I'm a BIG fan of the Dexter TV show on Showtime. This led to me being a bit hesitant to read the novels because I was worried about a serious case of disappointment. Michael C. Hall's portrayal of the title character is such an integral part of my enjoyment of the series that approached this book with trepidation, worried I wouldn't relate* as well to the novel's main character.
* a dangerous thought, I know, given Dexter's proclivities.
Well, turns out that my fears were groundless. The characte...more
May 24, 2012
Delee rated it
really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: thriller, horror-medium-rare-not-too-bloody, psycho-killer-quest-ce-que-cest, reviewed, first-in-a-series, ivonne-is-a-big-chicken, not-for-the-squeamish-reader, own, mystery
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Dexter is a delightfully demented and dynamic dude...
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Dexter Morgan is a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami-Dade Police Department, but in his spare time he enjoys boating, eating donuts, spending time with his foster sister Deborah, playing with his girlfriend Rita's children...oh and killing people. Dexter lives by a code, 'The Code of Harry'. Before Harry Morgan -Dexter's foster f...more
May 30, 2010Lou rated it it was amazing
Getting in mind of Dexter is never boring his insight is funny and his technique of killing is masterful.Dexter talks of his beginnings, of his first kill, the day his dark passenger became the rider. Recollections of the past with his father Harry and his deadly advice, its a good fast read in the rambling mind of a sociopath Dexter.
Dec 21, 2007Liza H rated it really liked it
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I'm a very neat monster.
I'm really ashamed to say that it took me two weeks to read this book. Two weeks for a 280 pages book! I mean, yeah, the university has been kicking my ass, but still, that is no excuse.
This book is about Dexter, our friendly neighbourhood serial killer. Since I've seen the TV series, I knew even before I started this book that I was going to like it. And I did. It didn't blow my mind or anything, but it was still a pretty great book. It started off great, middle did drag...more
Jun 15, 2007
Chloe rated it
it was amazingRecommends it for: Those who love to root for the bad guy
Mysteries and Thrillers are often hit-or-miss for me. I have had the good fortune of being recommended a lot of writings from the creme de la creme of this genre by my father, so grew up ingesting PD James, John le Carre, and Dennis Lehane with the pulp sci-fi that was my fare of choice. I have also, at times, been forced to read a James Patterson or John Grisham for lack of any other reading materials. This has given me a broad exposure to what could arguably be called the most popular genre in...more
Jul 04, 2008
Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it
it was amazing Shelves: fiction, 2008, psychological-thriller, crime
Dexter is a serial killer, a killer who just can't help himself. He doesn't even see himself as human. But he does have something of a conscience and lives by the Code of Harry, his cop foster father, who understood his nature and sought to help Dexter control it somewhat when he was a teenager. Now a blood spatter analyst for Miami police, he's brought in on gruesome murder cases and a new serial killer in the city has Dexter feeling inspired, flattered and awestruck - and frightened that it's...more
Mar 09, 2015
Edward Lorn rated it
really liked it · review of another edition
Recommends it for: Thriller and serial killer fans
This is going to be a short review.
I've heard people say that the books are better than the series, but I don't agree. I think they are equally enjoyable, and given how much they branch away from each other come season two/book two, it's easy to call them completely different monsters. The show goes off the rails around season four, and the books become illogical after book two, but both the series are fun, to a point. The final season of the Showtime series was such a disappointment that it is...more
Aug 08, 2011
Kim rated it
liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: male-author, horror, 2000s, crime, black-humour, detective, mystery, 2004
Firstly I have never seen the show. Not once, not a single episode. Over the years I've been told to watch it countless times and then told I have to read the books. Well finally I decided to read one.
While it was a good story it always felt like something was missing. I prefer my crime books to have more truth about them. The whole plot point of the dreaming was honestly annoying. It felt like it was there just because the author couldn't think of a clever way of getting Dexter to the crime sce...more
Sep 02, 2017
Vivian rated it
really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: suspense, 2017-odyssey, library, thriller
Anybody can be charming if they don't mind faking it, saying all the stupid, obvious, nauseating things that a conscience keeps most people from saying. Happily, I don't have a conscience. I say them.
And this is both charming and terrifying to read. Delightfully so. Just the right amount of shivers tingling up your spine. Mimicry is such a useful tool and Dexter is quite adept at it. Frankly, I find him refreshing and certainly less boring than most. The puzzles and tidiness, I do like them ve...moreNov 01, 2007
Lauryl rated it
it was okRecommends it for: people who like thrillers who don't watch the show
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
so I picked this up because I saw the Showtime series. I admit, I have become a big fan of the show, which is pretty smart and complex, despite its kind of silly premise. AND it's gruesome, which is always good. The book, however, lacks the depth and character development of the show. I suppose that's one thing that television, as a medium, is actually really good at. The book feels a little flip, and a little silly, andeven though it's the first in a series, it doesn't feel l...more
Sep 24, 2007
Lori rated it
it was amazing Shelves: fricken-awesome
Oh Moon, glorious Moon --- Why did'nt I pick this up when it was first released is beyond me!
I love Dexter and his Dark Passenger. His sarcastic wit, his lizard brain, his fake girlfriend and actual love of little kids. His hobby-related career as a blood-splatter analyst by day, and his moonlighting as a killer of killers by night.
Whats not to love?? If you havent read this book (series) yet, you dont know what your missing! I highly recommend this to everyone.
I am ranking this my #2 favorite...more
Apr 14, 2018
Becky rated it
liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: humorous, ebook_kindle, mystery-and-thrillers, the_south, 2018, reviewed
OK, so I will just get this out of the way: I have NOT seen the show. I don't know a thing about it, except, of course, that Dexter is a murderer. So I had nothing to go on when I started this, which is the way that I like it.
Now that I've read it, I guess I can see why it was made into a show, but I admit that I was a bit let down by it. Not that it was a bad book... I basically read it straight through in two chunks (I had to pause in the middle for my bookclub book) and it was compelling eno...more
I sill enjoyed reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter even though I knew what was gong to happen. Because I have watched most of the first season of Dexter on dvd. The good thing is I haven't watch any of the other seasons of Dexter on dvd. So the rest of the books in the series will be new to me. Will read one a month until I finish the series. Only seven more to go, looking forward to it. I gave Darkly Dreaming Dexter 4 stars.
Jun 11, 2009Shelby *trains flying monkeys* rated it really liked it
Book with a whole new idea. I actually rooted for the not so bad guy!
Jan 06, 2012Megan rated it liked it · review of another edition
Oh, Dexter... where to begin? I should probably disclose that I am a huge fan of the show, and have been for quite a few years. (What show? If anyone really doesn't know, it's a series on Showtime with this wonderfully creepy intro.) So I picked up Darkly Dreaming Dexter with more than a little trepidation. After all, as an avid reader, I am usually that pissed off person fuming that Hollywood makes too many unnecessary changes when transforming a book to either the big or little screen. Once in...more
Sep 29, 2017Amirography rated it really liked it
A page-turner. I'm a bit hazy on the ending of this book. But I will read the sequels.
I rather enjoyed the book, the narration and the descriptions. Though many aspects of this book are non-scientific, it is enjoyable nonetheless.
Sep 12, 2012Bark rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Narrated by: Author Jeff Lindsay
Darkly Dreaming Dexter introduces Dexter Morgan serial killer of serial killers. To the outside world he is a charming, attractive normal guy with a respectable job with the forensic department. But Dexter (for anyone who hasn’t watched the tv show) is constantly battling his “dark passenger” who dreams of death and can only be assuaged by brutal murder and clinical dismemberment. He was adopted as a young boy by a polic...more
Jul 12, 2015Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition
I really wanted to love this book because the TV show is one of my favourite series but it turns out the show is much better. Usually I go on and on about books being unnecessarily long but this book was too short. It just needed more.
Jeff Lindsay definitely deserves credit for coming up with the character, Dexter but the book could have been so much better. Michael C. Hall's portrayal of Dexter on the tv show was brilliant and so I was worried that I wouldn't like book Dexter but I was wrong....more
Sep 21, 2013
Rubi rated it
really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-english, from-books-to-screen, dexter, ebook
Brilliant! What a character to adore: so fresh, crazy, ironic, scathing... I love Dexter!
I haven't seen the TV adaptation but if the book is like this, I can imagine it will be very good too...Maybe some day...
I have enjoyed a lot this first book. The way is written without separating the dialogues, the well-defined characters, their sarcastic names like 'Sangre' or 'LaGuerta' (what makes me think of 'lagarta' in spanish eheh), the sentences in spanish, Dexter's thoughts and dreams...
It is a ver...more
Apr 15, 2015Briar's Reviews rated it it was amazing
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Anyone who was a fan of the Dexter series, Bones, CSI or NCIS should pick up this novel!
Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a fun, sarcastic crime novel. Instead of following a detective, this novel follows a serial killer, who is trying to catch another serial killer!
I decided to read this book after I watched some of the Dexter television series. Anyone who has watched the series, should know the first book is the first season of the show. The two are almost identical, minus a few changes to make the te...more
Dec 01, 2016
Brittany rated it
it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: zchallenge-2016, psychological-thriller, action, mystery, horror, thriller, 5-stars, reviews, fiction
I have been wanting to read this book FOREVER! And I'm so glad that I finally did. I loved Dexter the tv show first so it was really great to finally be able to read what started it all. I actually have a really high appreciation for both the book and the tv show. I can see why certain liberties were made with the tv show and how it really worked with the overall feel of the story!
Dexter is a serial killer that happens to work for a police department as a blood splatter analyst, he also happens...more
I binge watched Dexter on Netflix a couple years ago and was hoping I would love the books just as much as I loved the television series. As usual, I think I like the book (at least the first one) even better! You really get inside Dexter's head in the book since it is entirely told from his perspective with his mental commentary splashed throughout. He really does have quite the sense of humor. I'm glad I decided to try out the book, and I cannot wait to read the others as well.
Mar 21, 2019Mark rated it really liked it · review of another edition
By now Dexter is a known quantity when it comes to a television show that is about a serial killer, have you never seen the show, do yourself a favor and binge watch the show. Well worth your time.
Anyhow this was the first book about a forensic specialist working for the Miami PD who is actually a serial killer himself and has to be involved in the solving of crimes of other killers. Dexter has been adopted and he and his adopted sister get involved in the work of serial killer. Deborah his sist...more
May 18, 2019Ashley Daviau rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I think I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if I hadn’t of already seen the tv show. I really enjoyed the book and loved the show but the whole time I was reading all I could do was picture scenes from the show which kind of made the book drag at times because I already knew exactly what was going to happen. It still is a fascinating story though and was a quick read!
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Jeff Lindsay lives in Florida with his wife, author Hilary Hemingway, daughter of Leicester Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's brother.
Lindsay is best known for writing the Dexter series of novels. Several of his earlier published works include his wife as a co-author.
Jeff graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont, in 1975, and Celebration Mime Theatre's Clown School the same year. He received a doub...more
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