I'll Be Watching You

I’ll be watching you… Casey Carter certainly will be in Aberdeen where he works as a CCTV operator, watching who skulks in the shadows to try to keep people safe. His colleague Robbie is the only one who knows who he really is, he knows about his past whose “skin” he has been trying to shed. There’s......more

This novel immediately plunges us into the unsettling world of Casey, a young man outwardly affable, wanting to protect Aberdeen in his role as CCTV operator. We soon learn, however, that he is inwardly consumed by control and manipulation. Casey's meticulously constructed new life, following his mo......more

I'm a huge fan of Deborah Masson’s writing and characterisation, having followed her DI Eve Hunter  crime series from the beginning. ‘I'll Be Watching You’ is a standalone novel. It's chilling and impossible to put down, with some very satisfying twists and turns. The city of Aberdeen almost takes o......more

Deborah Masson’s I’ll Be Watching You was a different read to what I normally pick up, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! Our unreliable narrator, Casey Carter gives off Netflix’s ‘You’ Joe Goldburg’s vibes, psychotic, obsessively controlling and egocentric. He works as a CCTV operator, s......more

As a CCTV operator, Casey has the power to keep people safe but he also knows the secrets of those he watches. He already knows everything but now he wants more, he wants revenge, and it’s easy to take advantage when he knows so much. I read this author’s first book, Hold Your Tongue, when it came ou......more