Dearly Devoted Dexter

Dexter Book 2

Miami's best-dressed serial killer is back and on the prowl - at least he would be if he could shake off his permanent shadow.

Ever since their paths first crossed, Sergeant Doakes hasn't let Dexter Morgan out of his sight. Dexter may well be the Miami PD's blood-spatter analyst, but Sgt. Doakes has a pretty good idea of how Dex likes to spend his free time, and he's determined to catch him in the act.

Dex hasn't killed in months and is getting twitchy. To throw Doakes off his scent, he's spending more time with Rita, his girlfriend. But no matter how many cosy nights they spend in front of the TV, Doakes is still watching. Then a body turns up, horribly mutilated and barely alive. To trap the torturer, Doakes and Dexter will have to work together - if they can trust each other. It's a devil's pact, and one of them will have to be the bait....

©2005 Jeff Lindsay (P)2012 Random House

Humour felt out of place in such a dark story

The victims left by the main bad guy are horrifically dark. I didn’t want to visualize the descriptions in my head. Meanwhile emotionless Dexter is cracking jokes and complaining to himself in the third person with a variety of alliterations involving his name. The genre is more casual crime detective story rather than gripping crime horror/thriller. I guess it’s just not for me. The narration was pretty good though.