A teen in a quiet town lives above a funeral parlor with his mom, has a dorky best friend, and pines for an unattainable girl; he also tries to quell the murderous impulses within him, finding some solace in stalking a demonic killer that suddenly surfaces in town in Dan Wells' debut I Am Not A Serial Killer.
Wells can't avoid drawing parallels to both the novels and television series Dexter, about a Miami serial killer who focuses on dispatching only those that deserve it. Jeff Lindsay's series has also taken a turn towards the supernatural, veering off significantly from the television series (a strange plot twist the TV series has avoided to its benefit, in my opinion). Fans of either the series of books or TV episodes will find much to enjoy here.
I have become a bit lukewarm on the Dexter books and found myself on the same uneasy footing with this novel. Most curiously, the protagonist is shown to be very unlikable while the demon in human guise is portrayed fairly sympathetically. I also think the narrator of the audiobook version that I listened to was ill-suited to the material, which may have hampered my enjoyment.
That being said, I understand that this is the beginning of a trilogy, and am interested enough to know what happens next.
I listened to this via an audiobook checked out from Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana.
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