Jeff Lindsay Explained

Jeff Lindsay
Pseudonym:	Jeffry P. Lindsay
Birth Name:	Jeffry P. Freundlich
Birth Date:	14 July 1952
Birth Place:	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation:	Writer
Spouse:	Hilary Hemingway
Notableworks:	Dexter series
Period:	1994 - present
Genre:	Mystery
Alma Mater:	Middlebury College
Children:	3

Jeffry P. Freundlich (born July 14, 1952), primarily known by his pen name Jeff Lindsay, is an American playwright and crime novelist. He is best known for his novels about the fictional sociopathic police forensic analyst and serial killer-killing vigilante Dexter Morgan. The first book was developed into the hit Showtime television series Dexter.

Life and career

Lindsay was born in Miami^[1] and graduated from Ransom Everglades School in 1970, and from Middlebury College, Vermont, in 1975.^[2]

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.

The first book in the Dexter series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter (which Lindsay wanted to name "Pinocchio Bleeds" after his middle daughter suggested it but his publisher disagreed)^[3] 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, Jeffry P. Lindsay.

Dexter aired as a series on Showtime with the first season based on Darkly Dreaming Dexter and actor Michael C. Hall playing the character. The show eventually ran for eight seasons, though subsequent seasons had original storylines that departed from the plots of Lindsay's books. Lindsay had a cameo role in the tenth episode of the third season of Dexter.^[4] Lindsay has also written a comic book version of Dexter, distributed by Marvel comics, and which consists of two mini-series: Dexter and Dexter: Down Under.

Lindsay and Hemingway live in Cape Coral, Florida.^{[5] [6]} They have three children.^[7]

Bibliography

Novels

Billy Knight Thrillers series

1. Tropical Depression: A Novel of Suspense, or Tropical Depression (1994)

Tropical Depression: A Novel of Suspense (1994), as Jeffry P. Lindsay

Tropical Depression (2015)

1. Red Tide (2015)

Dexter series

1. Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004)
2. Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005)
3. Dexter in the Dark (2007)
4. Dexter by Design (2009)
5. Dexter Is Delicious (2010)
6. Double Dexter (2011)
7. Dexter's Final Cut (2013)
8. Dexter Is Dead (2015)

Riley Wolfe series

1. Just Watch Me (2019)
2. Fool Me Twice (2020)^[8]
3. Three-Edged Sword (2022)
4. The Fourth Rule (2023)

Stand-alones

• Dream Land: A Novel of the UFO Cover-Up (1995), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with Hilary Hemingway
• Time Blender (1997), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with Michael Dorn and Hilary Hemingway,
• Dreamchild (1998), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with Hilary Hemingway,

Comics

• Dexter: A Graphic Novel (2013–2014), 5 volumes
• Dexter Down Under (2014), 5 volumes

Non-fiction

• Hunting with Hemingway: Based on the Stories of Leicester Hemingway, or Hunting with Hemingway (2000), with Hilary Hemingway,, biography

Adaptations

• Dexter (2006–2013), television series created by James Manos Jr., based on Dexter series
• Dexter: Serial Killer by Night (2006), short film, based on Dexter series
• Dexter: Blood Spatter (2006), animated series, based on Dexter series
• The Dark Defender (2007), animated series, based on Dexter series
• (2009–2012), animated series directed by Marco Fernandez, based on Dexter series
• (2021–2022), miniseries directed by Marcos Siega, based on Dexter series

References

• News: Creating a serial killer who kills other killers . . . 2007-08-28 . 2012-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070903041403/http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/08/29/apontv.dextercreator.ap/index.html . September 3, 2007.
• News: Delicious Dexter to bite into cannibalism . . . 2009-03-02 . 2012-12-25 .

External links

• Random House Dexter web site
• Fantastic Fiction Author Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dexter Crew. Showtime's Official Dexter Site. August 21, 2009. August 22, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090528102814/http://dexterwiki.sho.com/page/Dexter+Crew. May 28, 2009. dead.
2. Web site: Author's Collection Donated to College. Rutlandherald.com. September 29, 2007. 2007-09-30. 2007-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019032749/http://rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070920%2FNEWS01%2F709200338%2F1002%2FNEWS01&template=printart. dead.
3. Web site: Jenkins . Melissa . 2009-03-03 . Dexter is delicious . 2023-11-08 . Brisbane Times . en.
4. Web site: 'Dexter's Final Cut' by Jeff Lindsay Coming In September. Dexter Daily. April 12, 2013. March 14, 2013.
5. Web site: 'Dexter' author returns with new character, book series. Runnells. Charles. October 26, 2015. News-Press. 4 August 2016.
6. Web site: Writing duo share thoughts on careers, life in the spotlight . Garrett . Craig . March 27, 2014 . Cape Coral Daily Breeze . 4 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821023339/http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/539032/Writing-duo-share-thoughts-on-careers--life-in-the-spotlight.html?nav=5011 . 21 August 2016 .
7. Web site: An Interview with Author Jeff Lindsay, The Man Behind Showtime's #1 Series, Dexter. Marla E. Schwartz. October 8, 2010. December 8, 2018. December 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124003/http://www.servinghousejournal.com/schwartzinterviewlindsay.aspx. dead.
8. Web site: September 16, 2020 . Mystery/Thriller Book Review: Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay . December 2, 2020 . Publishers Weekly.