Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of The Silent Watcher in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: December 1, 2024
Summary:
The bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife delivers a haunting legal thriller, plunging the reader headlong into the search for a deadly stalker—and a quest to bring a young victim peace.
Far from the neon glare of the Vegas strip, attorney Piper Danes walks away from a hotshot law firm to work as a guardian ad litem (GAL). Piper was once a vulnerable youth herself, and a GAL gave her hope when she needed it most. Now she’s committed to paying it forward.
Her first case is unlike any fifteen-year-old Sophie Grace is the sole survivor of a gruesome family murder. Teaming up with the formidable Judge Hope Dawson and enigmatic Detective Lazarus Holloway, Piper delves into a world more sinister than she could have imagined.
Their hunt for the truth leads to a serial killer known only as “The Creeper,” a predator who hides in the shadows. But as the team inches closer to unveiling the murderer, they find themselves in the crosshairs. Trapped in a web of lies, Piper will do anything to protect Sophie and stop the killer…before she becomes his next victim.
My thoughts:
This is the first book I’ve read by Victor Methos but it certainly will not be the last, especially as this is the start of a new series! You bet I’ll be back for more!!!
Part legal thriller, crime fiction and police procedural, I could not put this one down once I started it. I think it’s the first book I’ve read where one of the main characters is a guardian ad litem and I found that role to be utterly fascinating!
This book is equal parts shocking and gripping, while also giving me moments of reflection. Yes, this is a thriller but parts are based on the author’s own experiences & that comes across loud and clear. I don’t read a ton of legal thrillers but this one definitely left me unsettled and questioning the way certain things are done.
I cannot wait to read more in this series…and while I wait for that next book, I’ll definitely be checking out Victor Methos’s backlist.
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