Dexter Morgan is a
fictional character and the
antihero of a series of novels by
Jeff Lindsay, including
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004),
Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005),
Dexter in the Dark (2007),
Dexter by Design (2009),
Dexter Is Delicious (2010),
Double Dexter (2011), and
Dexter's Final Cut (2013). In 2006, the first novel was adapted into the
Showtime TV series
Dexter and its companion web series
. An eighth novel written by Lindsay, titled
Dexter is Dead, was released in July 2015.