dearly devoted dexter  a novel    jeff lindsay Hes a charming monster    A macabre hero    A serial killer who only kills bad peopleDexter Morgan has been under considerable pressure Its just not easy being an ethical serial killerespecially while trying to avoid the unshakable suspicions of the dangerous Sergeant Doakes who believes Dexter is a homicidal maniac    which of course he is In an attempt to throw Doakes off his trail Dexter has had to slip deep into his foolproof disguise While not working as a bloodspatter analyst for the Miami Police Department he now spends nearly all his time with his cheerful girlfriend Rita and her two children sipping light beer and slowly becoming the worlds first serial couch potato 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 and let his inner monster run freeIn trying times opportunity knocks A particularly nasty psychopath is cutting a trail through Miamia man whose twisted technique leaves even Dexter speechless As Dexters dark appetite is revived his sister Deborah a newly minted toughasnails Miami detective is drawn headlong into the case It quickly becomes clear that it will take a monster to catch a monsterbut it isnt until his archnemesis is abducted that Dex can finally throw himself into the search for a new plaything Unless of course his plaything finds him first    With the incredible wit and freshness that drew widespread acclaim to Darkly Dreaming Dexter Jeff Lindsay now takes Dexter Morgan to a new level of macabre appeal and gives us one of the most original colorful narrators in years