Jeff Lindsay

Jeff Lindsay
Jeff Lindsay
	Jeff Lindsay at the 2013 Texas Book Festival.
Born	Jeffry P. Freundlich; July 14, 1952 (age 72); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Pen name	Jeffry P. Lindsay
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Middlebury College
Period	1994–present
Genre	Mystery
Notable works	Dexter series
Spouse	Hilary Hemingway
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 of the series was later developed into the Showtime television series of the same name with actor Michael C. Hall playing the character.

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

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

Tropical Depression (2015)
Red Tide (2015)

Dexter series

Riley Wolfe series

Just Watch Me (2019)
Fool Me Twice (2020)^[8]
Three-Edged Sword (2022)
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, ISBN 978-0-06-105682-6
Dreamchild (1998), as Jeffry P. Lindsay, with Hilary Hemingway, ISBN 978-0-312-85631-1

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, ISBN 978-1-57322-159-7, 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
Dexter: Early Cuts (2009–2012), animated series directed by Marco Fernandez, based on Dexter series
Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), miniseries directed by Marcos Siega, based on Dexter series

Footnotes

^ "Dexter Crew". Showtime's Official Dexter Site. August 21, 2009. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
^ "Author's Collection Donated to College". Rutlandherald.com. September 29, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
^ Jenkins, Melissa (2009-03-03). "Dexter is delicious". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
^ "'Dexter's Final Cut' by Jeff Lindsay Coming In September". Dexter Daily. March 14, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
^ Runnells, Charles (October 26, 2015). "'Dexter' author returns with new character, book series". News-Press. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Garrett, Craig (March 27, 2014). "Writing duo share thoughts on careers, life in the spotlight". Cape Coral Daily Breeze. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Marla E. Schwartz (October 8, 2010). "An Interview with Author Jeff Lindsay, The Man Behind Showtime's #1 Series, Dexter". Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
^ "Mystery/Thriller Book Review: Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay". Publishers Weekly. September 16, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.