Book Review: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Book: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Author: Jeff Lindsay
Genre: Thriller/Serial Killer
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a fantastic book about your friendly, neighborhood serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Dexter is no ordinary serial killer. Instead of being a frightening ghoul who haunts and ultimately kills innocent victims, he will only “play” with other serial killers. In this way, he is really doing the Miami police department a favor.
A blood spatter analyst in the Miami police department, he is uniquely positioned to meet new friends to “play” with, and has even helped the detectives of the police department catch some killers. So, when a unique serial killer with a style reminiscent of Dexter’s (but to Dexter’s mind, more artistic) comes along and Dexter’s foster sister (Deborah) asks him to help her solve the case, Dexter is torn. Should he help his little sister make detective, or should he find this other serial killer and play with him on his own terms?
One of the great things about this book is that the main character is a “bad guy” and yet, you like him anyway. Also, Jeff Lindsay has a great sense of humor and fun – using a lot of word play in his book. I think anyone who reads this book will enjoy it… unless they get queasy easily… then you shouldn’t be reading books about serial killers, period.
As an aside, the TV show based on this book – called Dexter,