num_pages: 288
description: Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He's a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. And his job as a blood spatter expert for the Miami police department puts him in the perfect position to identify his victims. But when a series of brutal murders bearing a striking similarity to his own style start turning up, Dexter is caught between being flattered and being frightened—of himself or some other fiend.
language: English
title: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
titlecomplete: Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
characters: Lieutenant María LaGuerta, Angel Batista, Joey Quinn, Brian Moser, Dexter Morgan, Sergeant James Doakes, Tom Matthews, Rita Morgan, Jamie Batista, Vince Masuka, Deborah Morgan, Harry Morgan
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Horror, Adult, Audiobook
ratings_count: 204547
places: Miami, Florida, Florida
series: Dexter
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lincoln Award
publisher: Doubleday