As the body count continues to mount on the University of Miami campus, Miami cop and serial killer Dexter Morgan, who only kills very bad people, realizes that the force behind the killings is something even more evil than his Dark Passenger.

"Back from his surprisingly glorious honeymoon in Paris, Miami blood spatter analyst Dexter Morgan is one step closer to perfecting his human disguise...But old habits die hard...and Dexter's work for the Miami Police Department never fails to offer up new playmates--bad men who appeal to his offbeat and unshakable sense of justice."--dust jacket.