Jeff Lindsay

Jeff Lindsay is the pen name of American playwright and crime novelist Jeffry P. Freundlich (born July 14, 1952), best known for his novels about sociopathic vigilante Dexter Morgan. Many of his earlier published works include his wife Hilary Hemingway as a co-author. His wife is the niece of Ernest Hemingway and an author in her own right. Time Blender was written with Michael Dorn (of Star Trek fame). Lindsay was born in Miami^[1] and graduated from Ransom Everglades high school and Middlebury College, Vermont, in 1975.^[2]

The first book in the series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter (which he wanted to name "Pinocchio Bleeds" after his middle daughter suggested it but his publisher disagreed), was included on the original nomination list for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards in the Best First Novel category. However, it was dropped from the list after the group learned that Lindsay had put out several books in the 1990s under another pen name, Jeffrey P. Lindsay.^[3]

Dexter aired as a 2006 TV series on Showtime with the first season loosely based on Darkly Dreaming Dexter. The second season aired the following year and the third premiered in September, 2008, but both are original storylines that do not follow the plot of the books. On October 21, 2008, Showtime renewed the series for a fourth and fifth season, each consisting of 12 episodes. Production is slated to begin in early 2009, with season four presumably airing late in 2009.^[4] Lindsay had a cameo role in the tenth episode of the third season of "Dexter".^[5]

Non-fiction

Hunting with Hemingway: Based on the Stories of Leicester Hemingway (2000)
A bunch of posts on the Something Awful forums, where Jeff Lindsay is a frequent contributor. Username "GoatFucker69"^[6]

Fiction

Tropical Depression: A Novel of Suspense (1994)
Dream Land: A Novel of the UFO Coverup (1995)
Time Blender (1997)
Dreamchild (1998)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004)
Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005)
Dexter in the Dark (2007)
Dexter by Design (2009)
Dexter is Delicious (2011)

Footnotes

^ "Dexter Crew". Showtime's Official Dexter Site. August 21, 2009.
^ "Author's Collection Donated to College". Rutlandherald.com. September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |date= at position 10 (help)
^ Lindsay has stated that he is already working on the 5th Dexter book to be called "Dexter is Delicious" and revolves around cannibalism. Book Cannibal: Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay
^ "Dexter Keeps Killing". IGN. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
^ IMDb
^ "The Something Awful Forums: Does Jeff Lindsay browse SA?". Somethingawful.com. September 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |date= at position 10 (help)

References

Associated Press (2007-08-28). "Creating a serial killer who kills other killers". CNN. Retrieved 2007-08-28.^{[dead link]}
AAP (2009-03-02). "Delicious Dexter to bite into cannibalism". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

External links

Random House Dexter web site

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[1] "Dexter Crew". Showtime's Official Dexter Site. August 21, 2009.

[2] "Author's Collection Donated to College". Rutlandherald.com. September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |date= at position 10 (help)

[3] Lindsay has stated that he is already working on the 5th Dexter book to be called "Dexter is Delicious" and revolves around cannibalism. Book Cannibal: Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay

[4] "Dexter Keeps Killing". IGN. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.

[5] IMDb

[6] "The Something Awful Forums: Does Jeff Lindsay browse SA?". Somethingawful.com. September 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |date= at position 10 (help)

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