 In the novels, he is the closest thing Dexter has to a friend; Dexter senses that they are both pretending to be normal, albeit for completely different reasons.In "Dearly Devoted Dexter" Vince throws a large bachelor party for Dexter within a few hours of finding out about his engagement, and in "Dexter in the Dark" takes his role as best man so seriously that he calls in favors to hire Manny Borque, a famous caterer, for Dexter's wedding.Joseph "Joey" Quinn is a detective who transferred to the Homicide division after being in Narcotics before Season 3.