Books like the Dexter series
Genre
- Suspense fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Thriller
- Black humor (Literature)
- Crime
What it is about
- Dexter Morgan
- Forensic scientists
- Serial murderers
- Vigilantes
- Serial murders
- Serial killer
Where it happens
- Miami (Fla.)
- Florida
- Miami
Ages
- Adult
Series like this
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Why: Both series are thriller books about serial murderers.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Run for Your Life
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Run for Your Life: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject) - serial murderers
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murderers" (OL subject); "Serial murderers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Run for Your Life: "Serial murderers" (OL subject); "Serial murderers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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- thriller
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Gregg Hurwitz
Why: Both series are thriller books about vigilantes.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Orphan X
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre) - vigilantes
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Vigilantes -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Orphan X: "Vigilantes -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
- thriller
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Why: Both series are thriller books about serial murders.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and One Shot
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
One Shot: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, military" (OL subject) - serial murders
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
One Shot: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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- thriller
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Why: Both series are thriller books about serial murders.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and The Mephisto Club
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
The Mephisto Club: "Thriller" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "Thriller / suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject) - serial murders
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Mephisto Club: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders in fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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- thriller
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Jack Carr
Why: Both series are thriller books about serial murders.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and The Terminal List
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
The Terminal List: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre) - serial murders
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Terminal List: "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "serial murder" (WD main subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Forever Odd
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Forever Odd: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
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- thriller
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Nine Dragons
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
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- thriller
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and The Gray Man
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
The Gray Man: "FICTION / Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
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- thriller
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Why: Both series are crime books.
Closest books: Dexter's Final Cut and Faceless Killers
What both books share
- crime
Dexter's Final Cut: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
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- crime
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Jurassic Park
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Jurassic Park: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, technological" (OL subject); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
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- thriller
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Run for Your Life are thriller books about serial murderers.
- Thriller
- Serial murderers
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Run for Your Life: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject) - serial murderers
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murderers" (OL subject); "Serial murderers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Run for Your Life: "Serial murderers" (OL subject); "Serial murderers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Orphan X are thriller books about vigilantes.
- Thriller
- Vigilantes
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre) - vigilantes
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Vigilantes -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Orphan X: "Vigilantes -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and One Shot are thriller books about serial murders.
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
One Shot: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, military" (OL subject) - serial murders
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
One Shot: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- thriller
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and The Terminal List are thriller books about serial murders.
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
The Terminal List: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre) - serial murders
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murders" (OL subject); "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "Serial murders -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Terminal List: "Serial murders, fiction" (OL subject); "serial murder" (WD main subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both Dexter's Final Cut and Mr. Mercedes are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
Dexter's Final Cut: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
Mr. Mercedes: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
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Why: Both Dexter's Final Cut and Holly are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
Dexter's Final Cut: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
Holly: "Crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and The Silent Patient are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
The Silent Patient: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dark Matter are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Dark Matter: "Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (LoC 655)
- thriller
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Step on a Crack are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both Darkly Dreaming Dexter and The Gray Man are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
The Gray Man: "FICTION / Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
- thriller
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The Dexter books on this site
- Book 1: Darkly Dreaming Dexter
- Book 3: Dexter in the Dark
- Book 7: Dexter's Final Cut
- Book 8: Dexter Is Dead
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