Just Watch Me by Jeff LindsayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Long live Riley Wolfe! Riley Wolfe is a thief, but not just any thief. He is the best in the world. But, it seems that he may be in a bit of a rut. There are no challenges. Everything is to easy. The answer? He has to find the unstealable. Something that he might fail at.
This is the premise of Just Watch Me. A very fast moving and well written book by Jeff Lindsay of Dexter fame. Riley is a complex character. There is nothing that will stand in the way of his objective:
If he has to kill,maim, or hurt it is just part of the job, which can also be a real sign of someone playing without a full deck.
In Just Watch Me, Riley has become who he is due to events that shaped him when he was young. Being bullied was part of his daily life and he had a father that died when he was young with a mother that kind of checked out. His father always told him to "not be a sheep, but be a wolf", this lesson kicks in in his teenage years and will carry him through life even with a name change to reflect the new found philosophy.
In researching the impossible heist, Riley finds that the Iranian Crown Jewels are coming to the States. With the best security that money can buy and a troop of the Republican Guard from Iran. It can't be done. Or can it?
We follow Riley in his planning which involves some pretty nifty disguises as well as his love of parkour to relax and think. One of the coolest things about this book is that Riley loves his music while thinking and Lindsay has been kind enough to let us know what he is listening to. So, if you have Amazon Music, Apple Music or Spotify handy while you read, you can really immerse your self in Riley's world.
In the course, of the heist, Riley will kill, break hearts and bank accounts. With the help of a beautiful master forger and the backstory of an FBI agent hot on his trail, Just Watch Me was well worth reading.
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