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Dexter In The Dark
The GRIPPING thriller that's inspired the Showtime series DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN and DEXTER: RESURRECTION (Book Three)
Series: DEXTER
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Ideal for readers who enjoy crime thrillers with a darkly humorous twist and psychological depth, particularly fans of forensic mysteries and complex anti-heroes.
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Dexter is now a major ITV 1 series, adapted by the award-winning writer of THE SOPRANOS, and starring Michael C. Hall of SIX FEET UNDER. Dexter is one of the most original and exciting heroes to bloody the pages of a serial killer thriller. DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER was shortlisted for the 2005 Barry Awards. Both the previous DEXTER novels have received excellent reviews: 'A sleek black comedy' LITERARY REVIEW 'A virtuoso debut by a new young American author, this is a compulsive trip through territory rendered familiar by the psycho-thrillers of Thomas Harris and Michael Connelly ... Articulate and ghoulish, Dexter is one of a kind and his adventures never fail to entertain' GUARDIAN '[A] macabre tour-de-force' NEW YORK TIMES 'A most welcome return for Dexter Morgan ... Clever and wonderfully incorrect, the adventures of Dexter are a delight for all those who like their crime fiction just that little bit twisted' GUARDIAN
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Dexter In The Dark by Jeff Lindsay follows Dexter Morgan as he is busy planning his wedding to Rita to complete his nice-guy disguise. However, when a student is found burnt, molested, and headless—seemingly sacrificed to an ancient god—and Dex is brought in as a forensic analyst to help investigate, he realises he could be dealing with someone a whole lot more sinister than he is.
As Halpern and Dexter are stalked by death, it looks like it's getting personal—especially as Dex now has a family to protect. Gradually, Dexter realises his stepchildren might share his extracurricular interest in death.
Could he help them target their bloodlust, just as he steers his own? But to do that, Dex must cope with a certain mutilated sergeant from his past and, more importantly, stay alive...
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Daily Express praised it for its "dark humour at its creepy best".
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ISBN: 9780752881607
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 July 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 303g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
Jeff Lindsay is the author of four previous novels and several plays. As well as writing, he is a karate world champion and plays in a band. Jeff lives in Florida with his wife and three daughters.
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