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)

Excellent Thriller

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would defiantly recommend this book to a friend and have done so since listening to it.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's a no brainer, Dexter is by far my favorite Character in this book. I love the way he thinks and process people and events. I love how he is viewing the world as a outsider trying to fit in.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Lindsay’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No this was my first audio book by Jeff Lindsay, and I love how the author is the one reading this.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

In fact it was one I listen to in one sitting. It wasn't a very long book and I listen to it durring a 8 hour road trip this month.

Any additional comments?

I would warn fans of the Dexter TV show that this book is simular, yet very very different then this show. Which would cause some to dislike the book altogether. So if you are looking to expand upon the show, this isn't for you. It's it's own set of stories and I for one can't wait to continue.

Peculiar - Which May Be a Good Thing?

Such a novel twist for a narrative protagonist drives this strange thing. OK, it gets slow when Jeff Lindsay allows Dexter too many and often tedious internal monologues. Still, I wanted to find out how Lindsay was going to make all of his pretzel curves come together. He did, and reads them well.

Lindsay has the chops to bring his own characters to spooky life. I liked him as the reader and since he has aural talent, well, who could better know the author's intended moods, quirks, and dramatic goo than the guy who imagined them all?

But, now that I've experienced the, uh, peculiar nature of Dexter's relationship with human reality - I fear that this quirk of his may not be strong enough to support additional storylines. But I'll read the reviews of future Dexter adventures and maybe... Well, we'll see.

Interesting story bad narrative and production

The story was pretty good but the narrative and production was lacking. Jeff Lindsay is both author and narrator but his voice was mostly monotonous. Had he used a different narrator it would have been better. The production was not so great too. Towards the end of the story all you can hear are the breath sounds…. Blah blah blah breath, blah blah breath. Ugh it was so annoying I couldn’t hardly follow the story. You’d think that Random house could have a better production crew.

If you like the show you will like this too!

The 1st 3 chapters are almost identical to the TV show! I have seen all of the TV shows and look forward to listening to more of these books. I love comparing the two.

Definitely, alternate paths then the tv show

Just as good as the TV show, but COMPLETELY different outcomes and paths as far as I can tell after readi ng book1

Oh Dexter

So I decided to download this book on a whim, having only seen the show. Which I absolutely love! But something about the book Dexter I find interesting, he seems less perfect and collected then the Dexter from the show that most have come to love.

As the show does not wholly follow the book, I love then both equally. The book give you more insight to the mind that is Dexter, while the show gives you the bigger picture and you get to know the people in dexters life a little better.

I highly recommend this book and the show to all who have not read or seen the show.

more please

completely enthralling to me. great choice of perspective. collated and surprising. Nasrallah was also right on target.

Dexter is amazing!

Would you listen to Darkly Dreaming Dexter again? Why?

Yes yes and yes. I love this book.

What other book might you compare Darkly Dreaming Dexter to and why?

I have not read a book like this before.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Lindsay’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Nope.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Darkly dreaming

So very good!

I watched the show before exploring the books, and although the show is well done, the books are far better. I love that the author is the one reading it to us, it's much more personal and played out exactly how he intended with all the proper and dramatic pauses and accented words. I couldn't be happier!

needs better narrator

The narrator guy sounded a little dry and mispronounced Laguerta's name. The book is definitely different than the show though.