Edgar nominee Victor Methos delivers the next high-stakes case for Detective Lazarus Holloway and Piper Danes, where a kidnapping at a Vegas chapel unveils a sinister plot that hits close to home.
The abduction of two teenagers from their Vegas wedding isn’t a case Detective Lazarus Holloway wants to take—it’s one he has to take. His only clue is a bracelet, etched with a Mayan symbol of death and vengeance—two things the detective is familiar with.
With no other leads, Lazarus enlists the help of guardian ad litem Piper Danes. They’ve got a complicated history, but Piper shares his compulsion to save children in need, no matter the personal cost. Unfortunately, that cost gets higher with every new revelation.
As they tread further into the dangerous network surrounding the case, secrets from Lazarus’s past follow close behind. He soon finds himself entangled with the players in this game of life, death, and disappearances. And if he can’t figure out how he fits in, there may be no getting out…
The series
Las Vegas glitters under its neon crown, but behind the casino floors and midnight weddings lies a city shaped by shadows. In this series, the fight for justice collides with the city’s restless pulse, where every crime scene feels like a stage and every secret carries a price.
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At its center are Piper Danes, a young attorney determined to give a voice to those the system overlooks, and Detective Lazarus Holloway, a man haunted by past cases and driven to chase answers no matter the personal cost. Their uneasy alliance draws them into investigations that peel back the polished façade of the Strip and expose the predators who thrive in its darkness.
The first book introduces Piper in a chilling case involving a teenage survivor and a serial killer known only as the Creeper. The sequel pushes Lazarus to confront a brutal kidnapping marked by ancient symbols and long-buried secrets. Each story deepens the interplay between law and morality, compassion and obsession, and reveals that justice in Las Vegas is rarely clean.
What sets this series apart is its atmosphere. The desert’s silence presses against the noise of the casinos, creating a backdrop where loneliness, danger, and fleeting hope intertwine. Instead of polished heroes, the characters stumble through choices that test their loyalty and humanity, leaving readers unsettled long after the final page.
In Vegas Shadows, suspense is not just about solving the crime. It is about surviving the weight of truth in a city where luck runs out quickly, and the people sworn to protect it are forced to reckon with their own darkness.
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