Dexter Morgan is under intense pressure. It’s not easy to be an ethical serial killer—especially when he’s trying to avoid the suspicions of Sergeant Doakes (who thinks Dexter is a maniacal killer… who, as it turns out, he really is). In an attempt to throw Doakes off the trail, Dexter has to completely hide behind his “mask.” While he’s not working as a blood-spatter analysis specialist for the Miami Police, Dexter spends almost all of his free time with his girlfriend, Rita, and her two children—sipping light beer and slowly becoming the world’s first true homebody. But how long can Dexter keep himself from killing? How soon will his Dark Passenger take over and set his inner monster free?…