Shadows
For Detective Jon Stanton, a brutalized victim found in a dumpster is more than just another case. It becomes personal when he realizes the viciousness is something his sister might have gone through when she went missing as a child. From chasing down violent drug dealers on skid row, to hunting elusive sex offenders, all of Stanton's education and training in deviant psychology will be put to the test.
But many in his own department don't like his methods and he's immediately pitted against both them and the hardened criminals on the street. Forcing him to walk a fine line between justice, and revenge for the victims. Ignoring the politics and those that try to stop him, Stanton goes on a hunt for a killer that has hidden himself only too well in plain sight...
A prequel to the Jon Stanton series.
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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.
Jon Stanton Mysteries
Jon Stanton Mysteries consists of eleven primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
