After reading this book I definitely get the comparison to the show "Resident Alien". There are strong plot similarities--an alien is placed on earth by killing someone and replacing them, with a mission of killing more humans. Unlike Resident Alien this replacement only wants to kill those who might know about the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.
But like Resident Alien, the protagonist here learns feelings and grows to love humanity. It's a warm and poignant book, really not about the tropes of SF. But it's not the first time I have read a book like this, and I don't know how the alien protagonists get the sense of humanity that they need to be able to make witticisms about them without being at least somewhat human themselves. They always seem to be species that have given up connection with each other, and that's what they learn from humans.The book was a good version of this plot. Not 5 stars good, but good. It's funny, in addition to being poignant. A fine diversion.
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