The Secret Witness
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- Create Date：2022-07-06 11:21:37
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Victor Methos
- ISBN：1713652102
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Reviews
Keysman Keith Cannon
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When is a son not a son？ When he is his father's child。 Or maybe when the son lives with his mother， and the father is not around。 But I digress。 The son， in this case， is on trial for murder， but the prosecutor is just returning to the courtroom after a disability hiatus。 And the boy seems to be pure evil， but seems to have the best attorney around。 The only ally to the prosecutor seems to be the sheriff， who becomes a good friend of the prosecutor。 But try as he might， the prosecutor just does When is a son not a son？ When he is his father's child。 Or maybe when the son lives with his mother， and the father is not around。 But I digress。 The son， in this case， is on trial for murder， but the prosecutor is just returning to the courtroom after a disability hiatus。 And the boy seems to be pure evil， but seems to have the best attorney around。 The only ally to the prosecutor seems to be the sheriff， who becomes a good friend of the prosecutor。 But try as he might， the prosecutor just does not make headway in this trial。 The defense attorney seems to be winning the case without really trying， and the prosecutor seems to be unable to find a witness that may be the only person who could help him win the case。 This is a simple description of a winnable case， by the defense， that is as the trial grinds down to closing arguments。 But on a hunch the prosecutor and the sheriff may have an idea， but under no circumstances does it seem like more than a hail Mary。 And then the mother of the boy on trial does something that only makes the verdict in the trial more preposterous than anyone could imagine！ 。。。more
Larry
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uninspiring serial killer mystery
PJ
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Well told， but eerie
Darcy
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Well。。。this one sure had quite the twists。 From who was currently killing people， to what happened to Solomon's helper， to the last little nugget of info we got right at the end。 The latter was especially jaw dropping， totally didn't see that coming and it makes a person wonder。。。can you be born evil， is it in the genes or can a person just tip that way。 I liked how Solomon worked through things， I even liked how he strong armed the judge when he needed to。 I hated what he learned at the end and Well。。。this one sure had quite the twists。 From who was currently killing people， to what happened to Solomon's helper， to the last little nugget of info we got right at the end。 The latter was especially jaw dropping， totally didn't see that coming and it makes a person wonder。。。can you be born evil， is it in the genes or can a person just tip that way。 I liked how Solomon worked through things， I even liked how he strong armed the judge when he needed to。 I hated what he learned at the end and how he feels like it was all his fault。This one really doesn't leave a person feeling good about things， yes the bad guy is behind bars， but so much other bad stuff happened。 。。。more
Doug Yonce
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Not sure whether it’s the characters or the plot that carry this story since both are very strong as the author has another hit on his hands。 Serial killer stories abound， but the main characters in this story make it work and make you keep reading。 I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and voluntarily provided an honest review。
Patricia Mccammon
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Great start for a new series Great characters
Tonni Callan
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Unique Thriller I read a dozen or more thrillers a month。 It was very refreshing and different not read this one！ It was not predictable。 Life is messy and full of tragedy。 This book depicts that all the while giving hope without a bow and white picket fence。
Bill Stout
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Secrets to the endFast paced thriller right up to the last pages。 This is the first book I've read by this author and not being a fan of attorney stories I will probably try one with different characters。 I like his style of writing so I'll just look for his other books， there seems to be a lot to choose from。 Secrets to the endFast paced thriller right up to the last pages。 This is the first book I've read by this author and not being a fan of attorney stories I will probably try one with different characters。 I like his style of writing so I'll just look for his other books， there seems to be a lot to choose from。 。。。more
Ross Stornello
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A fast moving story mixing a mentally deranged killer with an aging attorneyThis story was page turned that went faster the further it went。 A deranged killer copying the acts of a previous deranged killer is pursued by an old physically challenged attorney。 Justice is finally served but then a surprise ending finally reveals why it all happened
Ronald G。 Meshurel
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Difficult to put down。 Excellent character development。 Easy to follow throughout with interesting twists and turns。 Surprise ending。 Enjoyed this from start to finish
AngieA
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I chose this as my free Kindle read because it sounded like a great premise but the kicker is that it takes place in Utah！ Enjoyed getting to know Solomon Shepard and Billie Gray and look forward to book two in the series due spring of '23。 Although， I am wondering what more compelling crime than a serial killer author Victor Methos can come up with for Tooele; I've never considered it a hotbed of wrong doing！ This premiere adventure for Shepard and Gray is riveting and I found myself going back I chose this as my free Kindle read because it sounded like a great premise but the kicker is that it takes place in Utah！ Enjoyed getting to know Solomon Shepard and Billie Gray and look forward to book two in the series due spring of '23。 Although， I am wondering what more compelling crime than a serial killer author Victor Methos can come up with for Tooele; I've never considered it a hotbed of wrong doing！ This premiere adventure for Shepard and Gray is riveting and I found myself going back to it at odd moments during my day just to see what might have happened while I was gone！ Billie Gray is the pragmatic sheriff of Tooele County and Solomon Shepard is the "retired" prosecutor。 They work closely together at Gray's urging to solve what appears to be the return of The Reaper， an unsolved serial killer case from the past。 Well paced。 Good police work。 Excellent twist at the end。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Fran
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4。5 as the writer kept my interest up through the entire book。
Barbara
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Find the killer/Prosecute the killerThis book was different from Methos other books because of covering both parts， the search for the killer and then bringing him to court。 I did wish both parts where more involved。 Didn't seem to much thought went into either of it。 I felt the story was more about Solomon and his situation then bringing the killer to justice。 Solomon is definitely messed up， physically and mentally and I am going to get the next book only to find out how he is going to master Find the killer/Prosecute the killerThis book was different from Methos other books because of covering both parts， the search for the killer and then bringing him to court。 I did wish both parts where more involved。 Didn't seem to much thought went into either of it。 I felt the story was more about Solomon and his situation then bringing the killer to justice。 Solomon is definitely messed up， physically and mentally and I am going to get the next book only to find out how he is going to master his problems （and hopefully he does）。 。。。more
Donna Barthelt
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Good story line。 Holds your interest to the very end。
Sharon Chafin
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A Very Good StoryWhile the subject matter is dark， the unknown aspects，and Solomon's expertise and querks kept me interested and wanting to get to conclusion。 Very good read。 A Very Good StoryWhile the subject matter is dark， the unknown aspects，and Solomon's expertise and querks kept me interested and wanting to get to conclusion。 Very good read。 。。。more
David Moorhead
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Secrets aboundThis was a really enjoyable read and the surprise ending really got me。 I came to love both the sheriff and the lawyer as well as the "girl next door"。 Looking forward to book 2！ Secrets aboundThis was a really enjoyable read and the surprise ending really got me。 I came to love both the sheriff and the lawyer as well as the "girl next door"。 Looking forward to book 2！ 。。。more
Jennifer Mccurdy
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I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway。 It was fantastic。 Very well written。 I highly recommend it。
Caitlin Winsor
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Great book！ Hooks you from the beginning… I look forward to reading more of his books！
Michael Parker
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Great twist！I really enjoy Victor Methos books and this one has fluidity and interesting characters。 Hopefully there will be a long future with Billie and Solomon。 A must read！
Kristen Letchworth
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Great read！A suspense filled book that keeps you interested and wanting to know what will happen next！ The ending is lacking， but overall a good read。
Donnie Richarsdon
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Good OneI always enjoy reading Victor's books。 This one had a surprise ending that I didn't see coming 。 Great summer read 。 Good OneI always enjoy reading Victor's books。 This one had a surprise ending that I didn't see coming 。 Great summer read 。 。。。more
Michelle
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A very good Kindle freebie for June by a hit or miss author。 I’m a fan of his book， The Innocent Client， but The Killer’s Wife was a disgrace。The first installment of Shephard （a prosecutor） and Grey （a sheriff） in a small town in Utah。 Filled with twists and turns in the chase to catch a serial killer。 Be prepared for brutality。 Well worth a read。
Faith
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This book was a quick and easy read because you want to know who the serial killer is。 For me， the book completely falls apart about halfway through when the main character Soloman decides he wants to prosecute the killer even though he's a witness。 That never happens in real life and a lawyer turned author should know that。 And when a girl he knows turns up missing， Soloman， a supposedly intelligent prosecutor and sociologist， never seriously considers who is most likely to have done it。 Comple This book was a quick and easy read because you want to know who the serial killer is。 For me， the book completely falls apart about halfway through when the main character Soloman decides he wants to prosecute the killer even though he's a witness。 That never happens in real life and a lawyer turned author should know that。 And when a girl he knows turns up missing， Soloman， a supposedly intelligent prosecutor and sociologist， never seriously considers who is most likely to have done it。 Completely dumb。 。。。more
KerryO
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I could not put this book down。 I was scared， enthralled and sickened all at the same time。 What a roller coaster of evil！
Kristine
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This was a "new to me" author and I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book。 I actually listened to most of this on audio and didn't have any issues with the narration。The plot revolves around a small town Sheriff who brings back a retired prosecutor to help her deal with a copy cat case。 The case of the original serial killer was one that was never solved and the prosecutor seemed almost obsessed with solving it and because of that the Sheriff thinks that he This was a "new to me" author and I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book。 I actually listened to most of this on audio and didn't have any issues with the narration。The plot revolves around a small town Sheriff who brings back a retired prosecutor to help her deal with a copy cat case。 The case of the original serial killer was one that was never solved and the prosecutor seemed almost obsessed with solving it and because of that the Sheriff thinks that he is the most knowledgeable on the key facts of the old case。 Apparently， the prosecutor （Solomon Shephard） was attacked by a defendant in the court room that resulted in his retirement - the prisoner stabbed him in his spine and he now walks with a cane。I did have a little bit of trouble with the fact that when we meet Solomon， he is home bound。 He has not stepped out of his apartment for a long time （he gets his groceries and food delivered）。 So， when he says yes， he immediately starts out in the field on an active investigation。 Seriously？ The guy is afraid to leave his house （in fact he has a panic attack at the first meeting he has with the "team" ） but from then on， he is following a killer at all times of the day and night？ Okay。The first half of this book follows the serial killer and then the second half deals with the actual trial。 I liked the combinationThere is a second book coming out in a couple of months from this series。 Will I be continuing on？ Yep。 I think I will。 :） 。。。more
Bob
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Enjoyed the book somewhat。 Ending of the book was disappointing。
Gill Cornell
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great serial murder mystery One of the better serial murder mystery’s I have read ins while。 The development of the main characters was done well。 Will read this series again
Jennifer
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Free through Amazon First Reads。 2。5 rounded up。 Started really interesting and then super meh。 The writing wasn't great。 Free through Amazon First Reads。 2。5 rounded up。 Started really interesting and then super meh。 The writing wasn't great。 。。。more
Julie
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Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the copy of The Secret Witness。 As soon as I finished this book I went to see what other books I could buy from this author because this was an amazing book。 The writing made me not want to put this book down until I turned the last page。 I loved Billie and Solomon’s relationship。 I also loved how Solomon looked out for Kelly and tried to help her mom。 If you love twisty stories， this is the book for you。 I won’t give any spoilers but there was a LOT g Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the copy of The Secret Witness。 As soon as I finished this book I went to see what other books I could buy from this author because this was an amazing book。 The writing made me not want to put this book down until I turned the last page。 I loved Billie and Solomon’s relationship。 I also loved how Solomon looked out for Kelly and tried to help her mom。 If you love twisty stories， this is the book for you。 I won’t give any spoilers but there was a LOT going on。 If you don't love twists， the writing and the characters are enough to make this book a must read！ 。。。more
Barbara Witt
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