


When Dexter was a child, his foster father discovered Dexter was unable to feel human emotions and had homicidal tendencies. While Deborah looks for the refrigerator truck, Dexter goes on a date with his girlfriend. Dexter suggests the killer will kill again, quickly and bigger than before. Dexter believes that rather than having been interrupted, the killer has grown bored with his routine. LaGuerta has her people concentrate on finding a witness, while Dexter has Deborah looking for a refrigerated truck. LaGuerta starts off on the wrong foot when she misinterprets some evidence and assumes the killer was interrupted during his latest kill. While Deborah and Dexter begin their investigation, Detective LaGuerta, who is officially in charge of the case, begins her own. However, Dexter is aware that Harry, his foster father, would want him to help Deborah. Dexter is reluctant because he wants to find the killer and learn how he kills his victims, after which Dexter will then kill him. The victim is completely devoid of blood.ĭeborah begs Dexter to help her solve this murder.

When Dexter arrives on the scene, he discovers a murder that fascinates the killer inside of him. A prostitute has been murdered and Deborah wants to work the case so she can put herself in a position for a promotion to detective. He is called to the scene of a murder by his sister, a police officer with vice.

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is an amusing twist on an old formula that will leave readers rethinking their own definition of justice.ĭexter works for the Metro-Dade Police Department. The only question is, will Dexter help his sister bring the killer to justice, or will he save this killer for his own brand of justice. When, through his sister, Dexter gets involved in the case of a new serial killer who kills with an absence of blood evidence, Dexter finds his serial-killing soul mate. As a result, Dexter only targets serial killers and child molesters. Harry also taught Dexter to only kill people who deserve to die. Dexter's foster father, a police officer named Harry Morgan, taught Dexter how to kill in a way that will keep him from getting caught. Dexter Morgan is a blood analysis expert, who also happens to be a serial killer. "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" is a novel by Jeff Lindsay.
