Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Dexter, Book 1

By: Jeff Lindsay

Narrated by: Jeff Lindsay

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: he only kills bad people. • The Killer Character That Inspired the Hit Showtime Series Dexter

And his job as a blood splatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened–of himself or some other fiend.

©2005 Jeff Lindsay (P)2012 Random House

Critic reviews

"A macabre tour-de-force." ( The New York Times Book Review)

“A dark comedy with a creative twist.” ( The Miami Herald)

“Dark and devious..Daring and unexpectedly comedic.” ( USA Today)

Who doesn't love Dexter?

I won't re-hash the story line of the book, the synopsis and other reviews that do that quite well. I'm a big Dexter fan and have read the books as well as seen every episode of the show multiple times. The story is great so no worries there, the main point of my review is the narration, just so you know what you're getting in to. I did read reviews prior to purchasing the audible but they were so mixed I had to try it myself. Initially I thought Jeff Lindsay was doing an ok job, up until about 30 min in to the book. Then it just really hit home how robotic he was making Dexter sound. I get it, Dexter likes everything precise but that doesn't equate robot to me. Also, his Deb voice is as annoying as the Deb character in the TV show.

Look, Lindsay isn't HORRIBLE but I did find it distracting and it made me turn the book off in favor of other things more often than I cared to. I got thru it but I'll think more than twice about getting another.

Love the book, the author

i like that Jeff sounded like the TV Dexter and unlike the TV I get to know more about Dexter and how he thinks. The book is always better of course. I am looking forward to getting the other series books.

Delightfully Dexter

I'm a fan of the cable series but having the original story read by the author is just over the top wonderful. Bravo!

the show definatly used the writing to the t, <3

The writing is almost the writing to the show to a tee. I love it!

Awesome, hilarious and unique.

I found this title to be highly entertaining and creative. Kudos to Jeff Lindsay for writing an entertaining story. I haven't read fiction as unique as this in a long time. The series on Showtime was well deserved.

Was full of surprises!!

I adored the dexter shows and always love what a good book can do for the series. This was full of surprises and in love that the stories have been changed from what was on tv!

If you loved the tv show...

...buckle up for a ride with the dark passenger! Never have I heard an author read his own work with better talent than an actual voice actor, but this was it! Loved the experience and I'm on to the next in the series. The book experience is just as binge worthy as the show, and of course "the book is always better" rule absolutely applies!

Excellent Story, Not For the Squeamish

I really enjoyed this book. I was already familiar with the book because I had seen the series on Showtime previously, so I already knew what to expect. If you like a great irony in a police drama - then this is a good book for you. But if you're at all squeamish or can't handle a certain amount of morbidity and violence in a story, probably not the best choice for you. Also the fact that the author is the narrator is really neat to me!

Love it

I’ve been a huge fan of Dexter for a while. I decided to read the books after watching the last season on HBO.
Far different than the TV series which is nice because I don’t know what’s going to happen.

The narrator reads too slow for me, but not a big deal. The story was still really good, and he did a great job with different characters’ voices.

the Dexter story that launched a franchise

The story is as enjoyable now as it was many years and many readings ago. the performance (reading) is a little flat.

even if you are a huge fan of the TV series there are surprises in store for you. although season one was based on this book there are some significant plot line changes for tv. from the second book on the books and tv show are completely independent stories.

so if you were wishing for more Dexter, but never read the books for fear it would be the same stories, dig in!