Being a blood spatter analyst who hates the sight of blood has always made Dexter's work ... more
for the Miami PD tough. But it means he's very neat when it comes to his out-of-hours hobby: murder. Of course the fact Dexter only kills bad people helps too. No...
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Advantages: An interesting new perspective taking us inside the thought processes of a killer Disadvantages: At times Dexter seems to step out of character
Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a disturbing story that delves deeply into the mind of a killer, namely Dexter Morgan. Alternately macabre and wryly amusing, JeffLindsay?s debut novel is a thriller that puts us in touch with the sick reasoning that motivates a person to kill and kill and kill again.
To the outside world, Dexter Morgan is simply a forensic blood spatter expert working with the Miami Police Department. His foster father, Harry, was an outstanding policeman before he died, his foster-sister is also a detective working Vice with the Miami PD. But the seemingly normal family and upbringing hides the fact that there is much, much more to Dexter than meets the eye. He has a secret ?hobby? he is a serial killer, unable to fight the urge to kill, controlled by an inner voice that he refers to as the Dark Passenger. Thanks to his ...
Advantages: Very funny throughout Disadvantages: storyline lacked bite and punch
Background:
About nine months ago I read my first novel byJeffLindsay featuring an usual character called Dexter. I was unsure to be honest what I thought of it, so I was keen to try another one and see if the writers? style either grew on me or turned me off his work completely. Admittedly it took me long enough to get round to it. Since then I have even seen an episode of this on television.
About the author:
JeffLindsay was born in America on July 14th 1952. However I should point out this is not his real name, that is Jeffry P. Freunlich. He is best known for his Dexter series of novels, which have now very successfully been transferred as above to television. He has written eight novels, of which the last four have featured Dexter as the lead character.
Synopsis of the book:
Dexter Morgan is a monster ...
Advantages: Excellent humour and generally a good read Disadvantages: quite gory in places!!
Background:
A friend of mine at work knows I love a good crime novel, so he told me to try a book byJeffLindsay. He told me I would either love it or hate it. So I thought I should give it a try, just to shut him up at the very least.
About the author:
JeffLindsay was born in the USA in 1952. Among his achievements are being a World Champion in Karate and a successful playwright. So far he has written four crime novels featuring Dexter Morgan as its main character. These are: Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004), Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005), Dexter in the Dark (2007) and DexterbyDesign (2008).
About the book:
Dexter Morgan works for the Miami Police Department as a blood-splatter analysis.
In his spare time he hunts serial killers who have avoided detection by the Police. He looks for evidence and once found kills them ...
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