Darkly Dreaming Dexter: DEXTER NEW BLOOD, the major new TV thriller on Sky Atlantic (Book One)

"Darkly Dreaming Dexter" ist der brillante Auftaktroman, der uns den forensischen Analytiker und moralischen Serienmörder Dexter Morgan vorstellt. Der Roman ist packend, voller schwarzem Humor und erzählt aus Dexters unvergleichlich zynischer Perspektive. Er muss einen anderen Serienmörder, den "Ice Truck Killer", jagen, der eine unheimliche Verbindung zu Dexters eigener Vergangenheit zu haben scheint. Die Mischung aus mörderischer Spannung und Dexters trockenem Witz ist perfekt. Ein origineller, unvergesslicher Thriller, der die Regeln des Genres neu definiert hat!

Amazing. Dexter is so peak

Great book can’t get enough of it

Dexter is a forensic blood splatter analyst for the Miami Police, who is secretly a sociopath. Dexter’s adoptive father, a policeman named Harry, realised very early that Dexter was a sociopath, but he didn’t discourage him. Instead, there is Harry’s Code he must apply, and Dexter must only kill criminals who are not convicted—the bad guys. It’s hinted that they die slowly and agonisingly. Through Dexter’s memories, we in fact learn that as Harry lay in hospital bed dying, he told his adoptive son that the nurse in charge was killing patients, and he gave Dexter ‘his blessing’ to kill her. That was Dexter’s first victim. Dexter does his best to pretend that he is just an ordinary person, so no suspicion falls on him. There are two women in his life. His sister, Deborah, is a cop trying to go up in the ranks. Dexter also has a girlfriend—Rita, who is a single mother and used to be abused by her former partner. Therefore, she is not interested in sex. She thinks Dexter is a gentleman and a very understanding person. But, in fact, he is not interested in sex at all, so the situation is perfect for him. Deborah and Rita don’t know about Dexter’s dark side. A serial killer then starts killing his victims in a way that intrigues Dexter, and he also starts leaving him messages hinting that he knows Dexter’s dark side. Soon he starts wondering if that person is himself, if somehow he is that serial killer and simply forgets what he’s been doing. Jeff Lindsay does a great job in this, as I started questioning myself if that was the case. It kept me wondering and confused. The story quickly became so addictive, and I couldn’t read it faster enough. Although there is a lot of telling instead of showing, in this case, I liked it, as it allowed me to understand the character’s personality and his peculiar observations. His sarcasm and wits are refreshing. This is a serial killer I was rooting for, and the writing is good. I particularly liked the fact that he knows that he is not right in the head.

Great book