Fun, amusing, and more than a little twisted. Truly a guilty pleasure. I like Dexter's narrative voice, and as such, it makes me more forgiving of the convenience of Dexter's "insights" concerning the serial killings that go on, and Dexter's sister's lack of investigative ability. The only time where I think the author missteps is at the very end, where the climactic ending is built up up up.....then cuts away. Then we get a super quick aftermath, but no one really explains what happened, so readers are left deflated and flailing. Not too satisfying....but it does grease the wheels to read the next book.