Jasper Dent is the teenage son of a no imprisoned serial killer. His dad taught him everything he needs to know to be the best serial killer the world has ever seen. When multiple murders appear in his home town, Jas is completely prepared to go head to head with the newest serial killer on the block.

One of the interesting things about this book is that Jas has sociopathic tendencies, and he knows it. He knows he doesn't feel emotions in the same way that other people do, and he knows how he should act to fit in better. He is curious about if he is really killer material, but constantly reminds himself that other people matter, even if he has never met them, even if they are on the other side of the world and have nothing to do with his life (quite frankly, normal people have to remind themselves of that as well). So it raises the question of nature vs nurture—can Jas overcome his upbringing and his genetics? Will he have to fight against those powerful internal forces for the rest of his life? Because I've read quite a bit of non-fic about sociopaths, I can tell you that the author has done his research in this area.

The mystery part of the book—who is the serial killer?—is not that awesome. There is a Scooby-Doo reveal moment at the end that disappointed me because it follows the murder mystery book pattern so strongly. But a lot of people like that about mystery novels, sooo.....

Anyways, it's a cute book and I want to read the rest in the series.