Dearly Devoted Dexter - Paperback

by Jeff Lindsay (Author)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Life is tough for "the first serial killer who unabashedly solicits our love" (Entertainment Weekly)--the character that inspired the latest Showtime hit series Dexter: Resurrection.

"Morbidly funny."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

It's not easy being the world's only serial killer with a conscience, especially when you work for the Miami police. To avoid suspicion, Dexter Morgan's had to slip deep into his disguise: spending time with his girlfriend and her kids, slowly becoming the world's first serial killing couch potato.

Then a particularly nasty psychopath starts cutting a trail through Miami--a killer whose twisted techniques leave even Dexter speechless. When his sister Deborah, a tough-as-nails cop, is drawn into the case, it becomes clear that Dexter will have to come out of hiding and hunt the monster down. Unless, of course, the killer finds him first . . .

Look for all of Jeff Lindsay's deliciously twisted Dexter novels:
DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER - DEARLY DEVOTED DEXTER - DEXTER IN THE DARK - DEXTER BY DESIGN - DEXTER IS DELICIOUS - DOUBLE DEXTER - DEXTER'S FINAL CUT - DEXTER IS DEAD

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He's a charming monster . . .
A macabre hero . . .
A serial killer "who only kills bad people

Dexter Morgan has been under considerable pressure. It's just not easy being an ethical serial killer--especially while trying to avoid the unshakable suspicions of the dangerous Sergeant Doakes (who believes Dexter is a homicidal maniac . . . which, of course, he is). In an attempt to throw Doakes off his trail, Dexter has had to slip deep into his foolproof disguise. While not working as a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, he now spends nearly all his time with his cheerful girlfriend, Rita, and her two children, sipping light beer and slowly becoming the world's first serial couch potato. But how long can Dexter play Kick the Can instead of Slice the Slasher? How long before his Dark Passenger forces him to drop the charade and let his inner monster run free?
In trying times, opportunity knocks. A particularly nasty psychopath is cutting a trail through Miami--a man whose twisted technique leaves even Dexter speechless. As Dexter's dark appetite is revived, his sister, Deborah (a newly minted, tough-as-nails Miami detective) is drawn headlong into the case. It quickly becomes clear that it will take a monster to catch a monster--but it isn't until his archnemesis is abducted that Dex can finally throw himself into the search for a new plaything. Unless, of course, his plaything finds him first . . .
With the incredible wit and freshness that drew widespread acclaim to "Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Jeff Lindsay now takes Dexter Morgan to a new level of macabre appeal and gives us one of the most original, colorful narrators in years."

Author Biography

Jeff Lindsay is the New York Times bestselling author of the Dexter novels, which inspired the hit Showtime series Dexter, and the Riley Wolfe novels. He lives in South Florida with his wife and three daughters.