n his work as a Miami crime scene investigator, Dexter Morgan is accustomed to seeing evil deeds--particularly because, on occasion, he commits them himself. Dexter's happy existence is turned upside down when he is called to an unusually disturbing crime scene at the university campus. - The Killer Character That Inspired the Hit Showtime Series Dexter

Dexter's Dark Passenger--mastermind of his homicidal prowess--immediately senses something chillingly recognizable and goes into hiding. Dexter is alone for the first time in his life, and he realizes he's being hunted by a truly sinister adversary. Meanwhile he's planning a wedding and trying to learn how to be a stepfather to his fiancé's two kids--who might just have dark tendencies themselves. Macabre, ironic, and wonderfully entertaining, Dexter in the Dark goes deeper into the psyche of one of the freshest protagonists in fiction.