Victor Methos

Background

Victor Methos was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and lived throughout the world before settling in the United States.

Education

Methos attended law school at the University of Utah.

Career

After attending law school at the University of Utah, Methos has been both a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, having conducted more than 100 trials ranging from homicides and death penalty cases to defending the rights of Native American tribes to practice their religion freely, and fighting for the rights of the mentally and physically disabled.

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, earning a Best Novel Edgar nomination for his title A Gambler's Jury.

He currently splits his time between Southern Utah and Las Vegas.

Achievements

• Methos' books have sold more than a million copies worldwide and have been #1 bestselling hits in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Australia, and throughout the world. He was also nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for best novel by the Mystery Writers of America.

Works

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  • Sociopath

    (Retired detective Jon Stanton is enjoying his new life wh...)

    2013
  • Peak Road

    (Still recovering from the revelation of his sister's murd...)

    2015
  • The Hallows

    (A ruthless lawyer cross-examines his life after a guilty ...)

    2019
  • The Shotgun Lawyer

    (Personal injury attorney Peter Game has a reputation: cyn...)

    2018
  • Mercy

    (Brigham Theodore is a courtroom brawler, a criminal defen...)

    2016
  • Murder Corporation

    (Reeves is eager to teach his new rookie that the rules do...)

    2012
  • The Murder of Janessa Hennley

    (With the murders of the entire Hennley family, Sheriff Su...)

    2014
  • The Unseen

    (Still reeling from the murder of his wife's lover, Detect...)

    2015
  • An Invisible Client

    (For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the...)

    2016
  • The Neon Lawyer

    (With money and hope in short supply, newly minted attorne...)

    2014
  • Purgatory

    (Jon Stanton should have been living the good life: a beau...)

    2017
  • A Killer's Wife

    (Fourteen years ago, prosecutor Jessica Yardley’s husband ...)

    2020
  • Blood Dahlia

    (A serial murderer nicknamed the Blood Dahlia has been ter...)

    2014
  • Black Sky

    (The Civil War has just ended and world-weary Sheriff Jess...)

    2013
  • The Veiled

    (Ethan Baudin abandoned police work in the midst of corrup...)

    2017
  • The Porn Star Murders

    (Detective Jon Stanton worked the case but was never able ...)

    2013
  • Diary of an Assassin

    (Tired of a life of violence, hitman Isaac Rhett is ready ...)

    2013
  • White Angel Murder

    (A killer stalks the city of San Diego, brutally slaying w...)

    2011
  • Arsonist

    (A series of deadly fires rage across the city, claiming t...)

    2012
  • Sin City Homicide

    (The murders of a prominent Las Vegas couple sends shockwa...)

    2012
  • The Bastille

    (Leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, Tamora is a mute k...)

    2014
  • Black Widow

    (Two men are found killed one month apart in luxurious Hon...)

    2013
  • Vanished

    (The Cheyenne Police Department doesn't handle many murder...)

    2015
  • Scourge

    (Samantha Bower witnessed the obliteration of human societ...)

    2014
  • Walk in Darkness

    (A sinister executioner in the grip of frenzy. Self-realiz...)

    2014
  • A Gambler's Jury

    (What they’re doing to her client is a crime. Attorney Dan...)

    2015
  • Mania

    (Jon Stanton finds his life unraveling. His fiancé has lef...)

    2015
  • Run Away

    (For Honolulu P.D. homicide detective Jon Stanton, the bod...)

    2014

Views

Quotations: "Most of the detective novels I've read paint homicide detectives (and police in general) as saviors of the human race that can do no wrong. Well, sorry, but that ain't reality. The reality is that I've had detectives and police officers fabricate evidence to get convictions against people that pissed them off, I've seen them abuse inmates and detainees on videos I later obtained, and yes, I've seen them hurt and even kill people."

Personality

Mr. Methos loves experiencing new cultures and peoples. His current goal is climbing the Seven Summits, and hopefully not dying in the process.

Quotes from others about the person

• "Finally a writer that doesn’t add half a book of useless information... This is a writer that sticks to the facts, adds a little bit of background about what is going on, but gets to the point." - Mystery Tribune

Interests

• Sport & Clubs

  mountain climbing, skiing

References

• Author's Victor Methos Official Website