Author: Jeff Lindsay

Publisher: Dutton

ISBN: 978-1524-7439-49

The impossible is what fuels his energy and mind. Creating illusions and redefining himself as different people or characters in numerous novels, Riley Wolfe defies gravity, high jumping and marathon winners as he takes on many walks of life to prove that he can steal valuable paintings, pieces of art and a statue worth billions that Arthur Nesselrode donated giving a plaza its name. The CEO of Nesselrode Pharmaceuticals he created a new gene-based treatment for some fatal cancers, but the cost was outrageous: 500,OO0 dollars a dose. But the man who claimed to be a Coast Guard Admiral witnesses with the Majorcan every spectator and event that will shock them and take Nesselrode on a final ride to his death. Zanagen the drug but the cost would hold patients unable to afford it. A twelve-and-a-half-ton statue stolen right in front of everybody and no one could stop him. This was not even a challenge to Riley Wolfe whose real name is unknown. His quest that he is about to embark on will take his talents to the highest heights if he can figure out a foolproof plan. Just Watch Me his mantra!

Planning to steal the Crown Jewels of Iran namely the Ocean of Light but with high tech security hired by the Eberhart Museum and the Revolutionary Guard will this be unattainable?

Getting photographs, scaling building and enlisting the help of his girlfriend, Monique a set of forged paintings would set the art world in a frenzy as Riley Wolfe aka Randall Miller creates deceptions and illusions as he is our narrator and tells it in the first person as it happens. Forged masterpieces and two women framed . One for selling forged paintings and the second making the grave mistake getting too close to this killer.

Randell/Riley is bold and resourceful managing to take out one more obstacle in his way and getting the position of curator of the museum before the Crown Jewels arrive. But someone recognizes him and although Monique created a perfect copy or forgery , will he finish what he started, and Delgado seems to be hot on his trail after contacting people from his past.

His goal was to steal the Ocean of Light right in front of the guards and the entire crowd that came from all over to see the bracelets, necklaces and this diamond whose luster was so blue-white and magnificent. But, just how to do it?

Scanning the area, learning about the security system and then finding the one person that might get him inside. Katrina Hobson’s husband was a pedophile and the only way to get to her would be to create a serious ruse that would eliminate him, cause her some undo unhappiness and then take down her moral compass at the end. Lacking scruples, moral ethics and having real feelings for anyone but Monique his girlfriend, who created the perfect copy, he went after his prey, took out her husband, even defended her to the police when she was arrested for his murder. A security system where only she and Michael her husband knew the code, somehow, he managed to fool the sharpest of the police. Marrying her was his goal and he achieved that as she was totally blindsided and blind to the real Riley/Randall. Did she deserve what was about to happen to her? When the one person who planned the museum’s schedules was on the roof getting drunk, and never showed for the family meeting about the arrival of the Iran Crown Jewels, finding his body thrown off the roof, gave Riley/Randall the idea that would set his plan in total motion. Marrying Katrina, meeting her family only one brother did see through his phony and flaws. Erik realized that something about him was not to be believed and yet after a while he gave him the job of curator. The security system should have been non-flawed and the research the author did and explains how this system works was fascinating. Learning how he planned to take it down and watching it in motion caused another member of the security team his life. The man called Chief recognized him and one small error in his appearance cost the Chief his life as Riley could not take a chance that his memory would come back before he got his prey in his hands.

Monique created this perfect fake, Katrina and the entire family saw the beauty of how he put the entire event together until something happened, the Chief is killed and then things spiral out of control even more.

Someone appeared to be an FBI agent and yet something about him disturbed another member of the team named Szabo and he realizes that Agent Shurgin seemed out of place and distrusted him from the start. The security team even did a demonstration of how it would be impossible to steal anything while FBI Agent Delgado was chasing a shadow, looking into his life, finding where his mother was in a nursing care center, and when entering her room he received the shock and surprise of his life.

The ending will make you wonder just what Riley will be up to next? Did he get the Ocean of Light? What will happen to Katrina when she learns the harsh reality about him? Will she recover? What happens when Monique realizes what he did and sees  him for who and what he really is? Riley Wolfe only cares about the job, winning, getting it down and never ever thinks he’ll fail. In his own words: Because there is always a way. And I always find it. JUST WATCH ME!

Author Jeff Lindsay created another character that will keep you wondering what is next for this master thief who targets the very rich as once again the author and creator of Dexter created another unique and masterful character and plot.