Susan Dexter

Advantages: An interesting new perspective taking us inside the thought processes of a killer
Disadvantages: At times Dexter seems to step out of character

...Darkly Dreaming Dexter is a disturbing story that delves deeply into the mind of a killer, namely Dexter Morgan. Alternately macabre and wryly amusing, Jeff Lindsay’s debut novel is a thriller that puts us in touch with the sick reasoning that motivates a person to kill and kill and kill again. To the outside world, Dexter Morgan is simply a forensic blood spatter expert working with the Miami Police Department. His foster father, Harry, was an outstanding policeman before he died, his foster-sister is also a detective working Vice with the Miami PD. But the seemingly normal family and upbringing hides the fact that there is much, much more to Dexter than meets the eye. He has a secret “hobby” he is a serial killer, unable to fight the urge to kill, controlled by an inner voice that he refers to as the Dark Passenger. Thanks to his... Read review

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Advantages: Very detailed book
Disadvantages: Very sad and dark

...I'm The King Of The Castle is a book by Susan Hill. It is about two young boys named Edmund Hooper and Charles Kingshaw. Kingshaw moved into a place called Warings which Edmund and his dad owns. This causes conflict between both of the boys. In the book you see Edmund Hooper mentally and physical torturing Charles Kingshaw to the extreme. This review will explore how Susan Hill conveys fear in the book "I'm The King Of The Castle" by mentioning her techniques and pointing out some examples where she uses fear. The first point in the book where Susan Hill uses fear is where the two boys meet each other for the first time. They act like they are afraid of each other because they feel like each other are invading there lives. The author uses snappy questions to express the fear because they don't really want to talk to each other... Read review

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Advantages: you wont be able to put it down
Disadvantages: none

...Wow what a great book, I could not put it down as every chapter ends you need to read on to the next.... the tv series did this fantastic book no justice,,,, Jeff Lindsay the author is a genius I don't really like serial killer stories as there are so many real killers in this world that I dont want to read about them, but something about this book changes that, its written in such a clever way, the fact he works for the police and is a serial killer, but with a difference, he's cleaning the streets up in a very different way to the regular police, I definatly recomend this book to everyone, I try not to read it too close to bedtime incase I get nightmares....... What it is about ... Dexter Morgan, is a man who works for the Miami Police Department as a forensic blood spatter pattern analyst. In his spare time, Dexter... Read review

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