

The priest teaches choir to children and participates in their daily activities however, he is more than just a gentle priest.

The story unfolds as Dexter describes his night and the urge to kill, while targeting a man named Father Donovan. If the Dexter by Design pages are included, the total page count is about 317 (including extra pages meant for thanks and advertisement).

In the mass-produced novel, the page-count is 288 for the story. There are 27 Chapters, including an Epilogue for Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Hall on the cover with the same appearance as on the Season 1 DVD Boxset Cover (Dexter, looking bored, with a dead person's arm set against his face). Reprints were made as soon as the Showtime series became a hit, some featuring Michael C. Darkly Dreaming Dexter has been released in hardcover, paperback, and mass-produced compact paperback versions.
