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Darkly Dreaming Dexter

AuthorJeff Lindsay

NarratorJeff Lindsay

SeriesDexter, Book 1

Duration7h 50m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Horror

PublisherOrion

VersionUnabridged

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Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to your mum. At heart he's the perfect gentleman: He has a shy girlfriend and seems to lead a quiet, normal life bordering on the mundane. Despite the fact that he can't stand the sight of blood, he works as a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police. But Dexter also has a secret hobby: He is an accomplished serial killer. So far he's killed 36 people and has never been caught because he knows exactly how to hide the evidence. And while that may lead some people to assume he's not such a nice guy, he tempers his insatiable hunger for brutality by killing only the bad guys. However, Dexter's well-organised life is suddenly disrupted when a second, much more visible serial killer appears in Miami. Intrigued that the other killer favours a style similar to his own, Dexter soon realises that the mysterious new arrival is not simply invading his turf but offering him a direct invitation to come out and play....

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Anonymous 17 Apr 2026

Great

A great story that I really enjoyed listening to. It’s different to the to the to series but is just as amazing. I would recommend however the story does feel a bit slow sometimes.

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