The Secret Witness

Shepard & Gray, Book 1

By: Victor Methos

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

From the bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife comes the thrilling first installment in the Shepard & Gray series, featuring a young sheriff who teams up with a former prosecutor to stop a copycat killer.

This is Reaper speaking.

So begins an anonymous letter published in a Utah newspaper after a young couple is viciously murdered. Tooele County sheriff Elizabeth Gray leads the investigation into the double homicide, which is eerily reminiscent of a string of brutal killings years ago. When the letter leads detectives to yet another body, Gray calls on an old friend for help.

Former prosecutor Solomon Shepard is still struggling to recover from the deadly courtroom attack that ended his career. He’s been keeping a safe distance from the action, teaching criminology seminars about serial murders and psychopathology—until Gray asks for his help on the Reaper case.

As the body count mounts, Shepard and Gray race to unravel the deranged design of a copycat killer—and find themselves in a face-off with an enemy they never saw coming.

©2022 Victor Methos (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Gripping from the beginning, this audiobook features a well-crafted story delivered by Timothy Andrés Pabon using an ideal mix of fear, remorse, and personal animosity to define characters and scenes. A whodunit at its core, this is also an exceptional psychological thriller that benefits from Pabon's performance, particularly his ability with nuanced dialogue.… Pabon combines a low-key delivery with well-chosen intensity, making this an audiobook that listeners will not want to turn off." (AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner)

"A red-hot suspenser aimed at readers for whom a single serial killer just isn’t enough." (Kirkus Reviews)

Don’t waste your credit

I’ve read a lot of books by this author, and for the most part enjoyed them a great deal. This one, however, and particularly the ending, however, was extremely unsatisfying.

I’m so glad this is a series!

I really enjoyed this book. It made me laugh and sometimes it made me cringe but the characters were fantastic and I am very glad that the main duo in this book are getting a series! I look forward to more books!

Another good reading from Victor Methos

I liked everything about the story, and listened to it on a long flight. If you are looking for something to listen to on your vacation, this book will be a good choice!

Loved it!

Good story, good characters, good narration performance. I really like it. I'm not giving away anything on the story. That is for you to enjoy yourself.

Thrilling

Loved the story and the twisted plot ending! Methos never disappoints!
Also loved the narrator