by JeffLindsay (Author)
Miami's best-dressed serial killer is back and on the prowl - at least he would be if he could shake off his permanent shadow. Ever since their paths first crossed, Sergeant Doakes hasn't let Dexter Morgan out of his sight. Dexter may well be the Miami PD's blood-spatter analyst, but Sgt. Doakes has a pretty good idea of how Dex likes to spend his free time and he's determined to catch him in the act. Dex hasn't killed in months and is getting twitchy. To throw Doakes off his scent, he's spending more time with Rita, his girlfriend. But no matter how many cosy nights they spend in front of the TV, Doakes is still watching. Then a body turns up, horribly mutilated and barely alive. It's the work of a torturer extraordinaire - a man who abducts his victims and keeps them alive for weeks while he performs his hideous operations. To trap the torturer, Doakes and Dexter will have to work together, if they can trust each other. It's a devil's pact and one of them will have to be the bait...Furiously fast, funny and thrilling, DEARLY DEVOTED DEXTER proves what the critics have been saying: Dexter Morgan is one of the most engaging new characters in contemporary crime fiction.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: Export / Airport ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 11 Jan 2006
ISBN 10: 0752868969
ISBN 13: 9780752868967
Book Overview: Jeff Lindsay's debut, DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER, was one of the most original and exciting novels in the serial killer genre for years. Showtime, makers of THE L WORD and DEAD LIKE ME have bought TV rights and will make a 26-part series featuring Dexter. The series is to be adapted by James Manos Jr Emmy award-winning writer of THE SOPRANOS. DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER was shortlisted for the 2005 Barry Awards. 'A virtuoso debut...a compulsive trip through territory rendered familiar by the psycho-thrillers of Thomas Harris and Michael Connelly. Lindsay applies the thumbscrew with witty relish. Annoyingly clever.' Guardian 'The real appeal of this macabre tour-de-force is Dexter's sardonic voice, so snappy and smart, and yet so full of self-loathing that we hate ourselves for laughing.' The New York Times Book Review 'A psychopath with a sense of irony...a witty, entertaining romp.' Sunday Telegraph