Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Dearly Devoted Dexter is the second novel in the Dexter Series. It is among one of the best psychological & suspense novels I have ever read. Nearly impossible to put down. Dexter is a sociopath, a likable serial killer. Lindsay's writing and descriptions are both entertaining and graphic. You can actually picture in your mind what he describes. This story is hypnotic and will pull you in as you cheer for this unlikely "hero." 

Grade: A+

Synopsis Dexter Morgan has been under considerable pressure. In trying to avoid the deep suspicions of the dangerous Sergeant Doakes–who believes Dexter is a homicidal maniac (which, of course, he is)–Dexter has had to slip further into his foolproof domestic disguise. While not working as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Police Department, he now spends nearly all his time with his girlfriend, Rita, and her two children. But how long can Dexter play Kick the Can instead of Slice the Slasher? How long before his Dark Passenger forces him to drop the charade of family life and let his inner monster run free?In trying times, opportunity knocks. A particularly nasty psychopath is cutting a trail through Miami–a man who “slices and dices and leaves vegetables behind.” Dexter’s dark appetite is revived, but it’s not until his nemesis, Sergeant Doakes, is abducted that Dex can finally throw himself headlong into the search for a new plaything. Unless, of course, his plaything finds him first . . . With the incredible wit and freshness that made his first Dexter novel a bestseller, Jeff Lindsay brings back one of the most original, colorful narrators in years, and signals the arrival of a superb new series.