The Night Collector
Edgar nominee Victor Methos delivers the next high-stakes case for Detective Lazarus Holloway and Piper Danes, where a kidnapping at a Vegas chapel unveils a sinister plot that hits close to home.
The abduction of two teenagers from their Vegas wedding isn’t a case Detective Lazarus Holloway wants to take—it’s one he has to take. His only clue is a bracelet, etched with a Mayan symbol of death and vengeance—two things the detective is familiar with.
With no other leads, Lazarus enlists the help of guardian ad litem Piper Danes. They’ve got a complicated history, but Piper shares his compulsion to save children in need, no matter the personal cost. Unfortunately, that cost gets higher with every new revelation.
As they tread further into the dangerous network surrounding the case, secrets from Lazarus’s past follow close behind. He soon finds himself entangled with the players in this game of life, death, and disappearances. And if he can’t figure out how he fits in, there may be no getting out…
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Victor Methos
Few writers of legal thrillers have lived the stories they tell as closely as Victor Methos. Born in Kabul and raised in the United States from the age of nine, he grew up with an outsider’s eye, watching, questioning, and writing. By ten, he was already crafting short stories in English, sensing that the written word could carry both truth and danger. That instinct would follow him into adulthood, shaping a career that straddled the courtroom and the page.
Before turning to fiction full time, Methos built his reputation in the legal world. He studied philosophy at the University of Utah, then shifted course to law school, where his fascination with justice became something far sharper. Over the next decade, he tried more than a hundred cases ranging from capital murder to high-stakes civil rights battles. Each trial demanded not just intellect but moral clarity, and many of those experiences left their imprint on his novels.
Vegas Shadows
Las Vegas glitters under its neon crown, but behind the casino floors and midnight weddings lies a city shaped by shadows. In this series, the fight for justice collides with the city’s restless pulse, where every crime scene feels like a stage and every secret carries a price.
At its center are Piper Danes, a young attorney determined to give a voice to those the system overlooks, and Detective Lazarus Holloway, a man haunted by past cases and driven to chase answers no matter the personal cost. Their uneasy alliance draws them into investigations that peel back the polished façade of the Strip and expose the predators who thrive in its darkness.
Vegas Shadows consists of three books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
