Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

Meet Dexter Morgan. He's a highly respected lab technician specializing in blood spatter for the Miami Dade Police Department. He's a handsome, though reluctant, ladies' man. He's polite, says all the right things, and rarely calls attention to himself. He's also a sociopathic serial killer whose "Dark Passenger" drives him to commit the occasional dismemberment.

Mind you, Dexter's the good guy in this story.

Adopted at the age of four after an unnamed tragedy left him orphaned, Dexter's learned, with help from his pragmatic policeman father, to channel his "gift," killing only those who deal in death themselves. But when a new serial killer starts working in Miami, staging elaborately grisly scenes that are, to Dexter, an obvious attempt at communication from one monster to another, the eponymous protagonist finds himself at a loss. Should he help his policewoman sister Deborah earn a promotion to the Homicide desk by finding the fiend? Or should he locate this new killer himself, so he can express his admiration for the other's "art?" Or is it possible that psycho Dexter himself, admittedly not the most balanced of fellows, is finally going completely insane and committing these messy crimes himself?

Despite his penchant for vivisection, it's hard not to like Dexter as his coldly logical personality struggles to emulate emotions he doesn't feel and to keep up his appearance as a caring, unremarkable human being. Breakout author Jeff Lindsay's plot is tense and absorbing, but it's the voice of Dexter and his reactions to the other characters that will keep readers glued to Darkly Dreaming Dexter, as well as making it one of the most original and highly recommended serial killer stories in a long time. --Benjamin Reese more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; Dexter is amazing; Darkly Dreaming Dexter is probably one of the most entertaining books I have read in a very long time. The story itself is absolutely fascinating and the humor dark in a way that I just couldn't help but laugh, frequently, while...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-16-2009; Great character, low-quality read; The Dexter character is great, and Showtime made him even better (deeper, funnier, more layers) than he is in the book. For creating Dexter, the character and Dexter, the overall concept, Lindsay deserves whatever wealth and fame he may...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-06-2009; Creepy but good.; I love the Showtime series of Dexter, so I wanted to read the book as well. All I can say without any spoilers--unless you've already seen the show--is that this is a very good book and very creepy. I wouldn't liken it to Stephen King or...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-18-2009; Extremely flawed, but good for a rainy day crime read; In 2008 I had only recently gotten into the Dexter craze; my cousin-in-law was CRAZY obsessed with the show and lots of my friends were telling me "Dude, you HAVE to see this awesome show called Dexter". So taking their advice, I went...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; Dexter is amazing; Darkly Dreaming Dexter is probably one of the most entertaining books I have read in a very long time. The story itself is absolutely fascinating and the humor dark in a way that I just couldn't help but laugh, frequently, while...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-18-2009; Extremely flawed, but good for a rainy day crime read; In 2008 I had only recently gotten into the Dexter craze; my cousin-in-law was CRAZY obsessed with the show and lots of my friends were telling me "Dude, you HAVE to see this awesome show called Dexter". So taking their advice, I went...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-16-2009; Great character, low-quality read; The Dexter character is great, and Showtime made him even better (deeper, funnier, more layers) than he is in the book. For creating Dexter, the character and Dexter, the overall concept, Lindsay deserves whatever wealth and fame he may...; read full review | report as inappropriate