"Wonderfully fresh and packed with just the right amount of grotesquerie and wry wit." --USA Today

"Maybe the first serial killer who unabashedly solicits our love." --Entertainment Weekly

"An entertaining, funny series. . . . In his own way, Dexter is trying to make the world a better place." --Sun-Sentinel

"The real appeal of this macabre tour de force is Dexter's sardonic voice, so snappy and smart, and yet so full of self-loathing that we hate ourselves for laughing." --The New York Times

"Like a breath of fresh air blowing across all of crime-novel conventions, there is Dexter." --The Denver Post

"With chills like this, you can skip the air-conditioning." --Time

"Just when you think (hope?) that the tired and rarely credible device of the serial killer next door has hit a wall, along comes a writer like Jeff Lindsay to prove you wrong. . . . So enjoyable." --Chicago Tribune

"Dexter's captivating, first-person account is a genuinely exciting read." --Time Out New York

"Dexter is a fascinating character, though he's not the kind of guy you'd like to invite to dinner." --Chicago Sun-Times

"Mordantly funny." --New York Post

"A unique hero." --Mystery Scene

"In creating a singularly unique killer, Lindsay also manages to create a few sleepless nights for the reader." --The Anniston Star

"Dexter . . . is tremendously likeable, his hobby not withstanding." --St. Petersburg Times

"Lindsay gets high marks for originality, atmosphere, vibrant action scenes and having the brass to write this in the first place." --Tulsa World

"Still one of the genre's uniquely delicious personalities, and Lindsay keeps the blood flowing nicely."--Winnipeg Free Press