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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme graphic violence; mutilation and torture are the novel's central crime element
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Psychological complexity of a serial killer protagonist encountering something worse than himself
What this book is about
Dexter Morgan, the forensic blood-spatter analyst who moonlights as a serial killer targeting other killers, faces a case involving mutilation beyond even what his 'Dark Passenger' can contemplate — a methodical torturer who leaves his victims alive but destroyed. Jeff Lindsay's second Dexter novel is darker than the first, with content that earned its TV adaptation's mature rating.
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Extreme graphic violence including torture
Serial killer protagonist
Adults only
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