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Dexter in the Dark

Dexter Book 3

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Dexter in the Dark

By: Jeff Lindsay
Narrated by: Jeff Lindsay
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Dexter Morgan is busy planning his wedding to Rita to complete his nice-guy disguise. But when a student is found burnt, molested, and headless - seemingly sacrificed to an ancient god - and Dex is brought in as forensic analyst to help investigate, he realises he could be dealing with someone a whole lot more sinister than he is.

Soon it seems the dark passenger in Dexter's head has gone into hiding. And when something creeps out your friendly neighbourhood serial killer, you know it's serious....

As Halpern and Dexter are stalked by death, it looks like it's getting personal - especially as Dex now has a family to protect. Gradually Dexter realises his stepchildren might share his extracurricular interest in death. Could he help them target their bloodlust just as he steers his own? But to do that, Dex must cope with a certain mutilated sergeant from his past and, more importantly...stay alive....

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©2007 Jeff Lindsay (P)2013 Random House Crime Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense
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Jeff Lindsay reads exquisitely with a voice which might just be that of Dexter as played by Michael C Hall. I find myself calmed and comforted by his reading and his intimate knowledge of the story. Such beautiful rendering! On I go to the next!

A robust and rousing riot of resilience!

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IT will have you frantically listening for any sign that IT may make another appearance. IT is fantastic!!

An utterly amazing masterpiece ✌🏽

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not as good as the first two

I'm not sure about the whole elder God story I think I preferred the idea of dexter being a murderer with a code rather than possesses by a demonstration.

OK but not a patch on the first two

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. Jeff Lindsay becomes his creation, Dexter. His narration is superb, mellow with a slightly creep undertone, and all is read with skill and humour.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dexter in the Dark?

The whole book is rather memorable because the serial killer who hates the sight of blood and lacks emotion is not only getting married but finds himself increasingly emotionally concerned for his two soon to be step children; plus, without his dark passenger to whisper in his ear, Dexter feels he is becoming human.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Not so much a scene, more the writing style which is liberally littered with alliteration

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The predator hunted

Any additional comments?

The whole series is quite delicious - wonderfully read, stylishly written and great fun. This one is no exception.

Wickedly Waiting Watcher

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Not a great book. it deserves credit for the author's narration, probably amongst the very best of narrations, but the story was BAD.

it's one thing to present us with a serial killer who is also insane, but to make his insanity a kind of reality just didn't work out for me.

That whole concept, coupled with a very silly ending a bit like: "With one bound, Dexter was free, all the baddies were dead or disappeared and all the goodies were safe and everything went back to normal. And they all lived happily ever after"

I'll read the next in the series, but it'll need to be considerably better than this one!

very disappointing.

Probably bottom of the list

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