Jeff Lindsay (writer)

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Jeff Lindsay is the pen name of an American crime writer, Jeffry P. Freundlich, who lives in south Florida with his wife, author Hilary Hemingway, daughter of Leicester Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's brother. Lindsay is best known for writing the Dexter series of novels. Many of his earlier published works include his wife as a co-author. Time Blender was written with Michael Dorn.

The first book in the series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, 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, Jeffrey P. Lindsay. [1]

A TV series called Dexter is currently airing on the US cable network Showtime, with the first season of 12 episodes being primarily based on the first novel of the series, Darkly Dreaming Dexter. The second season of the show will begin shooting in May 2007 and will air starting in the fall. While it was originally speculated that the second season storyline will be based on the follow-up novel, Dearly Devoted Dexter, it's since been announced that the show writers would be developing a completely original storyline.