Darkly Dreaming Dexter was the first novel in the Dexter Book Series, written by Jeff Lindsay. The events are very similar to the events in Season 1 of Dexter, the series, but after season 1 the storyline veers away from the books. Dexter Morgan is confronted by the Tamiami Butcher in this book. It was written in 2004 and won a Dilys Award. The book has been reprinted in various spoder including Michael C. Hall on the cover with the same appearance that is on the Season 1 DVD Boxset Cover (Dexter with a dead person arm set against his face, as if he was bored).