I'm in the mood for serial killers, I guess! "Hit Parade" by Lawrence Block is the third book about Keller, Block's surprisingly lovable hit man. He is sent out on different hits that usually don't end up being straightforward. For instance, in one, he goes out to Detroit and is met by men who work for the man he was supposed to kill, and they take him to his intended victim, who informs him that he took care of Keller's client and is sending Keller home unharmed. Later, he calls up and asks Keller to take care of someone for him. Very surreal, but interesting and surprisingly funny.
"Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay was hilarious. It's ironic: I subscribe to Showtime, but I never watched the show "Dexter" that is based on the books until CBS started airing the first season a few months ago. Dexter is a serial killer who also works for the Miami police department as a blood spatter expert. He often has hunches which lead to the capture of dangerous killers, because he thinks just like them. In this first book, there is a killer on the loose whose style Dexter greatly admires. Even more so when the killer starts leaving Dexter presents at home and at the crime scenes. The ending was really great, and I bought the second book today (in all fairness, my library doesn't own it, so I had to buy it) and am dying to dive into it.
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