Darkly Dreaming Dexter: The GRIPPING thriller that's inspired the new Showtime series DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN
Jeff Lindsay
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'...
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Reviews for Darkly Dreaming Dexter: The GRIPPING thriller that's inspired the new Showtime series DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN
GUARDIAN
One of the most likeable vigilante serial killers in recent thriller literature ... Like other charismatic killers - Hannibal Lecter, say, or Tom Ripley - Dexter has a set of motives that are tough to untangle. But his quest proves weirdly convincing
NEW YORKER
A sleek black comedy
LITERARY REVIEW
It's been years since there's been a thriller debut as original as this one ... humorous, self-deprecating, smart and sometimes lyrical - a gripping, deliciously offbeat novel
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's a great idea. And it's easy to see why this debut novel has gone down a storm ... the whole thing is stylish, polished and very readable
DAILY MIRROR
Long after readers finish this gripping novel, they will still be thinking (or dreaming) about Dexter
BOOKLIST
A macabre tour-de-force
NEW YORK TIMES