A blood-spatter analyst for Miami police has a secret life as a killer with rules
What it is about
Dexter Morgan studies blood patterns for the Miami police and keeps a well-hidden hobby of his own. When a new killer begins leaving bodies in a way that seems almost aimed at him, Dexter is drawn into a game of cat and mouse. The story is told in his own dry, darkly funny voice.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked the television series or enjoy unsettling narrators.
What you will get
A short, quick crime novel with a very distinctive voice. It was the basis for the Showtime series Dexter.
Behind the book
It is the first of Jeff Lindsay’s novels about Dexter Morgan and was adapted into the Showtime series Dexter, which began in 2006.
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Mystery & Thriller · Serial killers · Dark humor · Miami
Length
304 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Dexter Morgan, his sister Debra and the detectives around him.
Setting
Miami, Florida.
What makes it different
A narrator who is both the hunter and, in his own eyes, a monster who plays by a code.
Feel
Twisted, funny and chilling.
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