I love this series. It is way better to listen to than the series is to watch on tv. The narrator is outstanding.

If you're a fan of Showtime's "Dexter" you may want grab a copy of this book to get a more in-depth view of Dexter's character. It's written in the first person with Dexter as the narrator as he shares his challenges helping his sister, Deb, on a serial killer case. I'm not going to go into specifics because I'd rather not ruin the book for you if you should decide to read it.

Mr. Lindsay is amazing when it comes to describing Dexter's thoughts, and creating the picture for the reader. You'll definitely come away with a vivid view of what is going on. That being said, there are times when he goes overboard with the details. It was almost like he was trying too hard when it came to the details as when he writes "Like a comet trying to get rid of a tail it doesn't want". What is that all about? How random is that?

It also seemed as though he wrote half the book, stopped for awhile and then came back to complete the book. The first half of the book refers to his sister as Deb. Then he shifts gears and the whole second half of the book he refers to his sister as Deborah. As I was listening to the second half I kept thinking "hey, what happened to Deb?". You'll notice a number of changes with Dexter's character as you progress from the first half of the book into the second half. Again, I'm not going to go into specifics here for fear of ruining it for you, but the character changes so dramatically that there are two completely different Dexters. Showtime does a great job keeping to the Dexter presented in the first half of the book and my guess is you'll enjoy that Dexter the most.

It's a matter of style preference, and in my case I didn't like Jeff Lindsay's style of using "he said", "I said", "she said" etc. over and over again. The flow was just painful in some of the conversations. Again, just a style preference and this may not bother you at all.

THIS IS A FABULOUSLY ENTERTAINING READ. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE THAT FAVORS THE DARK HUMOR!

Love the unique perspective on a serial killer. Unfortunately, what little of the TV series I had caught has given away any surprises. The narrator is good -- had some reservations after reading some of the comments. His sister is almost annoying enough to just quit reading the book; she crops up with her ubiquitous "Goddamnit it Dex" ad nausium, making her an extremely shallow, irritating character. I would have been relieved if the serial killer had taken her out of the story early on.

This was a great story, I really enjoyed it, but I didn't care for the narrator. I did notice the gulping sound that some other reviewers have mentioned, but it didn't bother me as much. What did bother me was the fact that the narrator just didn't quite get the comedic timing for all of the dry humor in this book. When he told a joke, it didn't sound like irony, it just sounded like a statement, so it took a little thought to realize it was a joke. I wouldn't say that he was a bad narrator; he just didn't hit the humor of this book in quite the right way.