Darkly Dreaming Dexter

By Jeff Lindsay

Book #1 in the Dexter series

A secretive killer faces a new rival in Miami, challenging his deadly code.

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275 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dexter Morgan, a blood-spatter analyst for Miami police, hides a dark secret: he's a serial killer who targets only the guilty. His orderly world is upended when a new murderer emerges, mimicking his methods. As Dexter grapples with this eerie reflection, he must decide if this is a challenge or a dangerous game. Will Dexter's own rules protect him, or will this new killer expose his hidden life? Dive into a world where the hunter becomes the hunted, and morality blurs in the shadows of Miami's underbelly.

From the publisher

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. 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. 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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