The second book in the Dexter series; Dearly Devoted Dexter sees a shadowy, sadistic silhouette of Sgt. Doakes following Dexter Morgan. While some of the book is featured in the TV show, this is the beginning of the break away. The TV show taking on different stories, which is good for Dexter fans. Now you can read about different adventures of Dexter and actually see the character as intended. Amidst all the chaos, Dexter finds himself accidentally engaged to his girlfriend Rita and begins to have suspicions of Cody (Rita's youngest child) of sociopathic tendencies that Dexter himself had as a child. Dearly Devoted Dexter is a little weaker than its predecessor but still enjoyable.