Dr. Dexter

"Dr. Dexter" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Llewellyn M. Cabos. It made its first appearance in Randall D. Larson's Threshold of Fantasy #1 in March 1982.
==Synopsis==
British secret agent John Blake pursues international criminal Szasz, a man suspected in the murder of several people. The trail leads Blake to Arkham's Miskatonic University where he learns that Szasz is in fact Nyarlathotep, who is inhabiting the body of Ambrose Dexter while attempting to awaken the Great Old One Cthulhu using the power of a "fiery messenger from the heavens called Zindarak."
When Dexter/Nyarlathotep steals the Necronomicon, Blake and his Allie’s track him to Innsmouth, but he has already made good his escape and embarked for the coordinates of R'lyeh. Summoning whatever help he can muster, Blake heads to the newly-risen island where he kills Dexter's body, forcing Nyarlathotep into an incorporeal form. Fleeing R'lyeh, an American naval taskforce pounds the island with its advanced weaponry, causing it to once again sink beneath the waves.
==Publication History==
Since its first appearance, "Dr. Dexter" has also been published in the January 1998 edition of Edward P. Berglund's online zine Nightscapes.
==Trivia==
*John Blake is a thinly-veiled pastiche of Ian Fleming's spy James Bond (more accurately, of the popular film series version of the character) complete with Walther PPK handgun and Aston Martin sports car.
Category:Llewellyn M. Cabos works
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