Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay Summary
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Dexter's Dark Passenger becomes terrifyingly real in Lindsay's controversial third installment that shocked fans by introducing supernatural elements. The book that divided a franchise with 1.7 million readers - what demonic force truly lurks within our favorite serial killer?
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The Dark Dance of Dexter's Double Life
Miami's favorite blood spatter analyst has a secret that would shock his colleagues at Miami Metro Police Department. By day, Dexter Morgan analyzes crime scenes with scientific precision. By night, he hunts the hunters-tracking and eliminating murderers who've slipped through the justice system's cracks. But what drives this methodical vigilante isn't simply a twisted moral code. It's what Dexter calls his "Dark Passenger"-an internal presence he experiences as a separate entity that whispers guidance and demands satisfaction. This carefully orchestrated double life begins unraveling when Dexter encounters something unprecedented: his Dark Passenger, his lifelong companion in murder, suddenly abandons him. For the first time since childhood, Dexter finds himself truly alone with his humanity-and it terrifies him.
Ancient Evil Awakens
When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted
The Darkness Within the Children
The Meaning of Monsters
The Wedding and the Return
The Eternal Dance of Darkness
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