" A macabre work of art.

" - The Miami Herald

" The first serial killer who unabashedly solicits our love.

" - Entertainment Weekly

" Morbidly funny.

" - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

" Creepily over the top. . . Snappier than ever.

" - The Oregonian

" Like a breath of fresh air blowing across all of crime-novel conventions, there is Dexter.

" - The Denver Post Dearly Devoted Dexter is fascinating, entertaining, and brilliant. Let Jeff Lindsay introduce you to the serial killer next door -- Dexter (and his Dark Passenger) are the freshest, most terrifying creations you are ever likely to meet . . . and live to tell about.

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         -- New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais Praise for award-winning Darkly Dreaming Dexter:

" A dark and devious novel about Dexter Morgan, the serial killer with a heart . . . Lindsay ' s tale is daring and unexpectedly comedic.

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         -- USA Today

" A macabre tour de force . . . so snappy and smart.

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         -- The New York Times

" It ' s [the] human touches, including self-pity, that make Dexter come to life and Lindsay ' s book soenjoyable.

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         -- Chicago Tribune Fascinating, entertaining, and brilliant.

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         -- Robert Crais