Jeffry P. Freundlich (born July 14, 1952), primarily known by his

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Jeff Lindsay, is an American

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and

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ist. He is best known for his novels about the fictional

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police forensic analyst and

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-killing vigilante

Dexter Morgan Dexter Morgan (born Dexter Moser), also known as The Bay Harbor Butcher, is a fictional serial killer and the antihero protagonist of the ''Dexter'' book series written by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay, as well as the Dexter (TV series), tel ...

. The first book of the series was later developed into the Showtime television series of the same name with actor

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playing the character.

Life and career

Lindsay was born in

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and graduated from

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in 1970, and from

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, Vermont, in 1975. Many of his earlier published works include his wife Hilary Hemingway as a co-author. His wife is the niece of

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and an author in her own right. The first book in the

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series, ''

Darkly Dreaming Dexter ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' is a 2004 novel by Jeff Lindsay, the first in his crime/ thriller series about American forensic analyst/serial killer Dexter Morgan. It formed the basis of the Showtime television series '' Dexter'' and won the 2005 ...

'' (which Lindsay wanted to name "Pinocchio Bleeds" after his middle daughter suggested it but his publisher disagreed) was included on the original nomination list for the

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in the Best First Novel category. However, it was dropped from the list after the group learned that Lindsay had put out several books in the 1990s under another pen name, Jeffry P. Lindsay. ''

'' aired as a series on Showtime with the first season based on ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' and actor

playing the character. The show eventually ran for eight seasons, though subsequent seasons had original storylines that departed from the plots of Lindsay's books. Lindsay had a cameo role in the tenth episode of the third season of ''Dexter''. Lindsay has also written a comic book version of Dexter, distributed by Marvel comics, and which consists of two mini-series: ''Dexter'' and ''Dexter: Down Under''. Lindsay and Hemingway live in Cape Coral, Florida. They have three children.

Bibliography

Novels

''Billy Knight Thrillers'' series

# ''Tropical Depression: A Novel of Suspense'', or ''Tropical Depression'' (1994) #: ''Tropical Depression: A Novel of Suspense'' (1994), as Jeffry P. Lindsay #: ''Tropical Depression'' (2015) # ''Red Tide'' (2015)

''Dexter'' series

# ''

'' (2004) # '' Dearly Devoted Dexter'' (2005) # '' Dexter in the Dark'' (2007) # '' Dexter by Design'' (2009) # '' Dexter Is Delicious'' (2010) # '' Double Dexter'' (2011) # '' Dexter's Final Cut'' (2013) # '' Dexter Is Dead'' (2015)

''Riley Wolfe'' series

# ''Just Watch Me'' (2019) # ''Fool Me Twice'' (2020) # ''Three-Edged Sword'' (2022) # ''The Fourth Rule'' (2023)

Stand-alones

* ''Dream Land: A Novel of the UFO Cover-Up'' (1995), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with Hilary Hemingway * ''Time Blender'' (1997), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with

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and Hilary Hemingway, * ''Dreamchild'' (1998), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with Hilary Hemingway,

Comics

* '' Dexter: A Graphic Novel'' (2013–2014), 5 volumes * ''Dexter Down Under'' (2014), 5 volumes

Non-fiction

* ''Hunting with Hemingway: Based on the Stories of Leicester Hemingway'', or ''Hunting with Hemingway'' (2000), with Hilary Hemingway, , biography

Adaptations

* ''

'' (2006–2013), television series created by James Manos Jr., based on ''Dexter'' series * ''Dexter: Serial Killer by Night'' (2006), short film, based on ''Dexter'' series * ''Dexter: Blood Spatter'' (2006), animated series, based on ''Dexter'' series * ''The Dark Defender'' (2007), animated series, based on ''Dexter'' series * '' Dexter: Early Cuts'' (2009–2012), animated series directed by Marco Fernandez, based on ''Dexter'' series * '' Dexter: New Blood'' (2021–2022), miniseries directed by Marcos Siega, based on ''Dexter'' series * '' Dexter: Original Sin'' (2024-), television series created by Clyde Phillips

Footnotes

References

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External links

Random House Dexter web site

Fantastic Fiction Author Page
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