Dexter Morgan is busy planning his wedding to Rita to complete hisnice-guy disguise. But when a student is found burnt, molested andheadless - seemingly sacrificed to an ancient god - and Dex is brought inas forensic analyst to help investigate, he realises he could be dealingwith someone a whole lot more sinister than he is. Soon it seems the darkpassenger in Dexter's head has gone into hiding. And when something creepsout your friendly neighbourhood serial killer, you know it's serious ...AsHalpern and Dexter are stalked by death, it looks like it's gettingpersonal - especially as Dex now has a family to protect. Gradually,Dexter realises his stepchildren might share his extracurricular interestin death. Could he help them target their bloodlust, just as he steers hisown? But to do that, Dex must cope with a certain mutilated sergeant fromhis past, and more importantly ...stay alive ...