A new book by the author of the Dexter series? Absolutely, sign me up. Now, before I get into my thoughts on Just Watch Me, let me add that I haven't read the Dexter series, but I enjoyed the television series quite a lot. So, I suppose Riley Wolfe is supposed to be to thieves what Dexter was to serial killers? If so, something got lost in the translation for me because I didn't find anything likable about Riley. He is stealing from the rich and powerful who didn't exactly earn their money honestly, but I can't really say the same for the caper he's planning in this book. Nope, this is just because he's bored and wants a challenge, so why not attempt to steal the unstealable? Riley's talent for thievery reminds me a little of Neil from White Collar except for one thing - Neil was likable. Riley just isn't. Not even a little bit. Now, I have no problem with an unlikable main character, but I didn't find any of the characters in this one particularly likable. It's quite possible that I'm comparing apples to oranges with this book and the Dexter series, but if that's so, maybe it shouldn't have been used in the blurb. We're promised "a new, mesmerizing bad guy we can root for," and I didn't find that here.
As far as the storyline and writing style, Just Watch Me starts off well enough, and it certainly piqued my interest with the caper Riley pulls off. Sadly, it fizzled from there with some serious lags in the story. The dialogue is often stilted with way too many dialogue tags. The "he said" "she said" after almost every line in conversation was repetitive and tedious, especially when only two people were talking. In the end, this one left me underwhelmed at best, and with the lags in the story, I had a really hard time getting through it. With that, I think it's safe to say that I won't be continuing with the series.

Dexter is a clean neat serial killer who lived by the rule of Harry, his adopted father, to kill only bad guys. 

The bad guys who killed children is exceptionally high on Dexter's list.

Dexter is also a forensic lab tech working for the police along side his sister Deborah.   

So when Dexter feel he is being followed, he is trying to find out who and why.

In the meantime, the Dark Passenger is gone. Gone from his mind as if he is a separate entity instead of part of his psychosis. 

There is a new ritualistic killings with headless corpses displayed in public. 

The police is after a professor, and he was caught, the killing continued. 

The fingers pointed to another professor but there is no evidence. 

Debbie is not really a good detective as she rely too much on Dexter. 

Dexter is getting married and he noticed that Astor and Cody, the soon to be his step children might have the dard trend as well.

Fun read. 

Although it is pure imaginative theory based on fantasy. 

One, children with trauma in early life might not necessary develop dard trend. They might be frightened, and have anxiety, but that's usually it.

Two, homicidal tendency is  part of the person's mind and not a separate entity. 

Aside from that, it is fun read. 

Dexter is going after a priest who have raped and killed children as young as 5 year old. 

That's the best opening. Hundreds of Catholic priests who have raped children have gotten away with it. Who wouldn't want some cleaners to go after these Catholic priests in the neighborhood. 

Dexter is a clean monster. He digged up the corpses of these young victims and confronted the Catholic priest. Of course, the priest prayed and begged, but the end is there finally.

And this is only the opening of the book. 

The story goes on with Sergeant Doakes on his tail. 

So Dexter hsa to pretend to be normal.  So normal that he is becoming boring. He visited Rita and played with her two children. He like children.

Now there is a very strange killer. Technically, he is not a killer. He cut up his victim, one part at a time, and clean up the wounds. So the victim survive and continue in a poor stage below death finally come. Very clue way. 

So... Debbie wants Dexter to help find this cruel monster. 

And walked in with the FBI Kaly. 

And the story go with Dexter being reluctant partner with Doakes to find this UnSub. More victims and all linked to the past of Doakes and Kaly. 

The fun part is the language. It is humorous and Dexter being a self realizing monster make him so likable.  Being a responsible brother also forced Dexter to get involved in finding this monster. 

A good read.  

I love this book. I wanted to hug it so much.

In the first 10 pages, Dexter is already on his first kill. A deserved Catholic priest who had raped and murdered children from orphanages that he helped run.

So many Catholic priests deserve to meet their end instead being hidden in the powerful evil religious institution called the Catholic Church. 

Just lovely. 

Reading this for Serial Spree Killer square for Halloween Bingo. 3 more books to bingo. 

Deb is more beautiful in this book when compare to the TV series. 

Serial Killer who had a code and just killed bad people is like the cleaner of the Earth. As I'm anti-death-penalty. It is a contradiction. That mean in my mind, I like to see justice and the current system is not really good enough for that. So, a serial killer who killed child rapist is good, after reading thousands of Catholic priests got away from being charged with child rape. 

Like Batman, we need the kind of justice that could not be found in real life. That's why I like Jack Reacher, that is why I like Dexter.