Watch Me

Watch Me is the second Jefferson Winter thriller and takes place beneath the sweltering Louisiana sun.

A small-town lawyer, well-respected in the community has been murdered in a most sadistic way by being first tortured and then burned alive. The event has been recorded on film and sent to the police.

At their wits end and unable to fathom who the killer might be and where, Jefferson Winter, ex-FBI profiler and expert on serial criminals, is called in to help solve the crime and apprehend the killer before he strikes again. When he is flown to the small town of Eagle Creek in a private jet; Winter begins to wonder just who is paying for his services.

But the clock is ticking and Jefferson is under pressure to deliver as the next victim is expected to die within the next fourteen hours. So when he comes to the conclusion that the unsub (unknown subject) is a cop, things become rather complicated. Who can he trust?

Carol’s book is an entertaining read despite the fact that Winter is an irritating know-it-all at times. The friendship he forms with a young, smart policeman called Taylor and Hannah, the owner of the guesthouse where he is staying is charming, funny and believable.

But Watch Me is not a great novel though the author tries hard. I have a feeling that many readers will be dissatisfied with the dénouement of the book. Nevertheless, I am sure that Carol has more to offer and I will be interested to read his next Jefferson Winter book.