The Secret Witness, Victor Methos
The Secret Witness, Victor Methos
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The Secret Witness

Author: Victor Methos

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2022

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife comes the thrilling first installment in the Shepard & Gray series, featuring a young sheriff who teams up with a former prosecutor to stop a copycat killer.This is Reaper speaking.So begins an anonymous letter published in a Utah newspaper after a young couple is viciously murdered. Tooele County sheriff Elizabeth Gray leads the investigation into the double homicide, which is eerily reminiscent of a string of brutal killings years ago. When the letter leads detectives to yet another body, Gray calls on an old friend for help.Former prosecutor Solomon Shepard is still struggling to recover from the deadly courtroom attack that ended his career. He’s been keeping a safe distance from the action, teaching criminology seminars about serial murders and psychopathology—until Gray asks for his help on the Reaper case.As the body count mounts, Shepard and Gray race to unravel the deranged design of a copycat killer—and find themselves in a face-off with an enemy they never saw coming.

About Victor Methos

At the age of thirteen, when his best friend was interrogated by the police for over eight hours and confessed to a crime he didn’t commit, Victor Methos knew he would one day become a lawyer.After graduating from law school at the University of Utah, Methos cut his teeth as a prosecutor for Salt Lake City before founding what would become the most successful criminal defense firm in Utah.In ten years, Methos conducted more than one hundred trials. One particular case stuck with him, and it eventually became the basis for his first major bestseller, The Neon Lawyer. Since that time, Methos has focused his work on legal thrillers and mysteries, winning the Harper Lee Prize for The Hallows and an Edgar nomination for Best Novel for his title A Gambler’s Jury. He currently splits his time between southern Utah and Las Vegas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deb on June 22, 2022

Unexpectedly good! Very well written. From the first paragraph until the last page my attention was unwavering. A very demented serial killer of the worse type and the family secret revealed at the very end. I highly recommend this book to people who like to delve into the mind of serial killers. I re......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on July 25, 2022

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] THE SECRET WITNESS (Shepard & Gray Book #1) by Victor Methos is the exciting start to a new crime thriller series set in Utah and featuring a former prosecutor and the new female county sheriff. This book starts off with a bang and keeps......more

Goodreads review by Emilie on June 03, 2022

Hmmmm....you don't really find out why it's called the Secret Witness..........more

Goodreads review by Misty on June 06, 2022

When I spotted this as an option for an Amazon First Read selection, I was almost giddy. Methos is, after all, a literary genius whom I both admire and, possibly, just a little, worship. I dove in without a moment of hesitation. I must admit, however, now that the shiny newness of a “latest release”......more

Goodreads review by Nora on August 25, 2023

An amazing edge-of-your-seat book that will keep me thinking about this story for days to come. The author knows how to take you on a journey with so many twists and turns you can barely keep up. The characters are well developed and make you love and hate them just the way a reader should. I did no......more

Quotes

“Gripping from the beginning, this audiobook features a well-crafted story delivered by Timothy Andrés Pabon using an ideal mix of fear, remorse, and personal animosity to define characters and scenes. A whodunit at its core, this is also an exceptional psychological thriller that benefits from Pabon's performance, particularly his ability with nuanced dialogue.… Pabon combines a low-key delivery with well-chosen intensity, making this an audiobook that listeners will not want to turn off.” —AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner“A red-hot suspenser aimed at readers for whom a single serial killer just isn’t enough.” —Kirkus Reviews

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