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  • Dexter in the Dark

  • A Novel
  • By: Jeff Lindsay
  • Narrated by: Jeff Lindsay
  • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,613 ratings)

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Dexter in the Dark

By: Jeff Lindsay
Narrated by: Jeff Lindsay
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Publisher's summary

“One of the most likable vigilante serial killers” (The New Yorker) faces his ultimate adversary…an evil so terrifying it scares away Dexter’s inner monster - and nearly dries up his sense of humor - in this wickedly witty, darkly suspenseful novel.

In his work as a Miami crime scene investigator, Dexter Morgan is accustomed to seeing evil deeds…particularly because, on occasion, he rather enjoys committing them himself. Guided by his Dark Passenger (the reptilian voice inside him), he lives his outwardly normal life adhering to one simple rule: He kills only very bad people. Dexter slides through life undetected, working as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, helping his fiancée raise her two adorable (if somewhat…unique) children, and always planning his next jaunt as Dexter the Dark Avenger under the light of the full moon.

But then everything changes. Dexter is called to a crime scene that seems routine: a gruesome double homicide at the university campus, which Dexter would normally investigate with gusto, before enjoying a savory lunch. And yet this scene feels terribly wrong. Dexter’s Dark Passenger senses something it recognizes, something utterly chilling, and the Passenger - mastermind of Dexter’s homicidal prowess - promptly goes into hiding.

With his Passenger on the run, Dexter is left to face this case all alone - not to mention his demanding sister (Sergeant Deborah), his frantic fiancée (Rita), and the most frightening wedding caterer ever to plan a menu. Equally unsettling, Dexter begins to realize that something very dark and very powerful has its sights set on him. Dexter is left in the dark, but he must summon his sharpest investigative instincts not only to pursue his enemy, but to locate and truly understand his Dark Passenger. To find him, Dexter has to research the questions he’s never dared ask: Who is the Dark Passenger, and where does he come from? It is nothing less than a search for Dexter’s own dark soul…fueled by a steady supply of fresh doughnuts.

Macabre, ironic, and wonderfully entertaining, Dexter in the Dark goes deeper into the psyche of one of the freshest protagonists in recent fiction. Jeff Lindsay’s glorious creativity is on full display in his most accomplished novel yet.

©2013 Jeff Lindsay (P)2013 Random House Audio
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Critic reviews

"It’s like very little else you’ve read. Imagine if Hannibal Lecter starred in CSI: Miami, and you’re halfway there." ( Time)
"Maybe the first serial killer who unabashedly solicits our love." ( Entertainment Weekly)
"The real appeal of this macabre tour-de-force is Dexter’s sardonic voice, so snappy and smart, and yet so full of self-loathing that we hate ourselves for laughing." ( New York Times)

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Not what you will expect

I know you want at least 15 words, but I don't want to say more.

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another amazing story!! loved it. and the reader's voice is so mesmerizing. I will listen to all these over and over. I cannot wait for the next book!!!

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Interesting story indeed

I watched the show first but I do enjoy the books. Overall this one was quite interesting definitely not close to the show. I’m glad the two are so different it makes them feel like the story is longer.

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Gosh Dang it, Dex!

Started slow, but ended great. Love dexter books, and the show. (Needed 15 words typed to submit my review... lol)

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Awesome, awesome to the max

I'm hooked. Thanks again Mr. Jeff! buying the next book now. Take care enjoy the super bowl!

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It's not good.. It's GGRRREEEAAT!!!!

Obviously better than the series, and the series is amazingly groundbreaking in ways that the novels surpass in every and all ways

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love the series so far

can't wait to get the rest, loved the TV show, love the books just as much

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Still loving this story

I am still loving this story! Also began watching the series on Showtime as well, lots of changes but both are great!

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Great series and story but Jeff shouldn’t read it.

Jeff Lindsay is an amazing author who tells incredible stories but I would have preferred somebody else read it. I’m too much of a Dexter fan to not listen over it, but it did take me away from the story a few times.

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Another Dexter classic.

I can't wait to move on to the next in the series. What a great character.

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