First published 2010
Dexter Morgan has a new life as a husband and father, but his past as a serial killer still haunts him. When young girls start disappearing, one found half-eaten, Dexter's dark impulses awaken. As he hunts the elusive killer, his own children beg him to teach them to control their burgeoning murderous urges. With a sinister figure watching his every move, Dexter must balance his urge to kill, his family's legacy, and an unknown threat closing in.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: family-legacy, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Florida, Miami, Miami (Fla.)
351 pages · Paperback · Orion
Content warnings: murder, violence