A killer stalks the city of San Diego, brutally murdering women on the fringes of society . . .


For SDPD homicide detective Jon Stanton, the body of a young woman torn apart in her bedroom is more than just another case. His former partner, Noah Sherman, was the original detective assigned to the case; before he was discovered to be one of San Diego's most ruthless serial killers.


Now part of the Cold Case Unit, Stanton must battle corruption and the ghosts of his past as he fights to uncover a killer that leaves no evidence behind, and that has turned his attention to new prey . . .



A KILLER HUNTS HIS VICTIMS . . . A sinister executioner in the grip of frenzy. Self-realized with a penchant for butchery, he finds pleasure in the vicious murders of those most vulnerable and calls himself, The Sandman. A DETECTIVE PULLED INTO A WORLD HE THOUGHT HE LEFT BEHIND . . . It has been three years since Detective Jonathan Stanton solved the most brutal murder in San Diego's history, and as a result found himself in the middle of the worst police corruption scandal in memory. Choosing a less high-profile position, Stanton is nevertheless reluctantly dragged into the violent world of The Sandman. JON STANTON MEETS HIS EQUAL . . . The Sandman is clever, ruthless, and cautious. He leaves no evidence in his wake and takes a morbid interest in those that chase him. Believing Stanton to be his parallel, he finds an affinity for the detective. One that Stanton may not survive . . . ABOUT THE AUTHOR Victor Methos' fiction has appeared in magazines and literary journals across the United States and United Kingdom. He is the author of several bestsellers including THE WHITE ANGEL MURDER and THE EXTINCT. He has been a prosecutor specializing in violent crime and is currently a criminal defense attorney in the United States, where he has defended everyone from murderers and the mafia to the homeless and disabled. His crime fiction is based on cases he has either worked as an attorney, or studied.



A BILLIONAIRE MURDERED . . . The rape-homicide of a prominent Las Vegas couple sends shock waves through the community. With no active leads, the LVPD Homicide Unit is growing desperate. A DETECTIVE WITH A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE . . . Brought in as a consultant, Detective Jon Stanton discovers that there's more to this case than anyone is revealing to him. The trail is leading him down a dark path, one that many in the Las Vegas Metro PD don't want him to uncover. A KILLER WITH NO CONSCIENCE . . . In a city full of moral decadence, Stanton combs the underbelly in search of a killer so brazen he commits his crimes in full public view. Hindered at every turn by a police department unwilling to help him, Stanton is left alone to make a chilling discovery: the killer may be one of their own.



EVIL IS RELEASED ONTO THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO. A series of deadly fires rages across the cityscape, claiming the lives of entire families. Helpless to stop the fires, the SDPD assigns their most famous detective, Jon Stanton, to the case. The evidence points him to a single arsonist committing the horrendous acts. But with a troubled young girl as his only credible witness, Stanton is running out of time.

A BUREAUCRACY THAT SETS A KILLER FREE. The San Diego PD's in-house arson investigator does not believe the fires correspond to the work of an arsonist and impedes the investigation into the murders. Stanton is left on his own to find the deadliest, and most powerful opponent he has ever faced . . .



A FAMILY MURDERED... In 2006, the Blum family were brutally killed in their home. Detective Jon Stanton worked the case but was never able to turn up enough to make an arrest. Now, having left the San Diego PD, he still keeps the Blum file in his home. A SADISTIC KILLER WITH A MOTIVE TO LIE... A man facing life in prison is willing to confess to several murders of adult film stars over the last decade in exchange for a deal with the District Attorney's Office. He claims he also killed the Blum family but insists he will only confess to Jon Stanton. PULLED INTO A WORLD HE THOUGHT HE LEFT BEHIND, JON STANTON WILL FACE THE MAN HE HAS SOUGHT AND HATED FOR YEARS... The Blum case eats at Stanton in a way no other case has. Faced with the possibility of bringing closure to the families of all the victims, he must decide if he is willing to enter the darkness of the human mind one last time...



THE MURDER OF A FEDERAL AGENT... Retired detective Jon Stanton is enjoying his new life when a single call shatters his peace: one of his oldest friends, a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been murdered in a small town in Utah. Investigating a double homicide, Stanton believes he had gotten too close to the killer and paid the ultimate price. A BRUTAL SLAYING WITH NO DISCERNIBLE MOTIVES... Stanton believes the key to finding the killer is in the initial double homicide. A female victim tied to a tree and ravaged holds the answers Stanton is looking for. He flies to Utah, leaving his new fiance, to walk into the darkness one more time. But the killer has plans of his own... A short novel



MURDERS WITH NO MOTIVE... Two men are found killed one month apart in luxurious Honolulu hotels. The Honolulu Police Department finds the cases unsolvable. With no discernible motive, and a brutality no one on the force has ever seen, the killings appear to be the work of an intensely deranged mind. One the police feel is one step ahead of their investigation. JON STANTON IS PULLED BACK INTO THE DARKNESS Having thought he left police work behind, famed homicide detective Jon Stanton is nonetheless thrown back into the Black Widow Murders. The killings are brutal, efficient, and designed to impose maximum pain before death. Stanton knows whoever committed these crimes has nothing inside them that is human any longer, putting everyone in Honolulu at risk. TIME IS RUNNING OUT The Black Widow is ruthless and clever in a way Stanton has never dealt with before. He understands now that she is smarter than he is, and willing to go to extremes he is not. And she's chosen her next victim. With the victim's life in the balance, Stanton must race to stop a killer that has shown herself unstoppable. And he must risk his sanity and his life to do it.



A KIDNAPPING WITH TIME RUNNING OUT... For Honolulu P.D. homicide detective Jon Stanton, the body of a young boy discovered in the bushes of an upscale neighborhood is more than just another homicide. This one is personal. The boy was eleven years old and a witness to the kidnapping of a wealthy housewife and her daughter. Stanton believes them to still be alive, but held by a host of desperate, unstable men. Men willing to kill children to achieve their ends. Stanton and his new partner, the seductive and alluring niece of his boss, search from the seedy bars in Honolulu's Chinatown, to the homes of those that buy and sell flesh like cattle, and Stanton's wits will once again be tested to their limits. Ultimately, Stanton will have to make the choice between justice and the law as he tracks down a perpetrator whose identity will shock him.



Jon Stanton finds his life unraveling. His fiance has left him. His panic attacks are growing more acute. He's attacking his job with ferocity and violence. After nearly killing a human trafficker after he had surrendered, Stanton realizes he's losing control. And knows it all stems from one incident: the disappearance of his sister Elizabeth twenty-seven years ago. For the sake of his own sanity, Stanton begins the investigation he's needed to complete for three decades. But everywhere he turns leads to a dead-end. The first big break comes at the discovery of several bodies entombed inside the home of a teacher at Elizabeth's junior high school. Armed with a resolve that he will do anything to find out what happened to her, Stanton dives into Seattle's child pornography and abduction underground, only to find as the truth emerges that some secrets might be better left buried. Bestselling author Victor Methos continues his Jon Stanton saga with a dark, heart-pounding thriller that exposes Stanton's character like no other thriller before it. Once you see the world through Jon Stanton's eyes, it's hard to see it any other way.