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Diary of an Assassin

by Victor Methos
Diary of an Assassin by Victor Methos
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A PROFESSIONAL THAT'S LOST THE DESIRE TO KILL...

Tired of a life of violence, hitman Isaac Rhett is ready to retire after one last assignment. But the assignment turns out to be a trap and pits him against the deadliest assassin in the world, Gustav Fabrice.

A MADMAN WITH NO PURPOSE BUT TO DESTROY...

Gustav is cunning, ferocious, and insane. Without the inhibitions a person would feel against extreme violence, Gustav is on a rampage with the death of Isaac Rhett as his only goal. A single police officer from Interpol is the only witness to the monster that's been let loose on society and attempts to track him down before Gustav carries out his mission.

A DESPERATE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL...

Rhett's mark turns out to be a congresswoman with no known enemies. Rhett flees with her with Gustav on their heels. But Rhett knows you cannot escape a man like Gustav. At some point, they will have to fight. But there is only one way that Rhett knows to stop Gustav... you must let him kill you first.

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Release date: April 4, 2013

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Victor Methos

Victor Methos

Few writers of legal thrillers have lived the stories they tell as closely as Victor Methos. Born in Kabul and raised in the United States from the age of nine, he grew up with an outsider’s eye, watching, questioning, and writing. By ten, he was already crafting short stories in English, sensing that the written word could carry both truth and danger. That instinct would follow him into adulthood, shaping a career that straddled the courtroom and the page.

Before turning to fiction full time, Methos built his reputation in the legal world. He studied philosophy at the University of Utah, then shifted course to law school, where his fascination with justice became something far sharper. Over the next decade, he tried more than a hundred cases ranging from capital murder to high-stakes civil rights battles. Each trial demanded not just intellect but moral clarity, and many of those experiences left their imprint on his novels.

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His fiction blends the taut pacing of a thriller with the moral unease of real life. The Neon Lawyer, the first in his Brigham Theodore series, drew on his courtroom past to deliver a story at once gritty and compassionate. The Jon Stanton thrillers followed, expanding his reach into darker investigative territory. The Desert Plains novels, including A Killer’s Wife and Crimson Lake Road, probe the shadows where justice, loyalty, and betrayal collide. Methos is also the mind behind the Shepard & Gray series and the newer Vegas Shadows books, including The Silent Watcher and the forthcoming The Night Collector.

Recognition soon matched his output. A Gambler’s Jury earned an Edgar Award nomination, and The Hallows won the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction in 2020, underscoring his ability to turn the intricacies of law into stories that feel both urgent and timeless. Yet his acclaim comes as much from readers as from critics, with his books regularly topping bestseller charts in the United States and abroad.

Influenced by thinkers as varied as Hemingway, Nietzsche, and Camus, Methos writes with a style that is lean yet layered, philosophical yet visceral. His novels ask what happens when the law is bent, when truth slips through the cracks, and when ordinary people are forced to confront extraordinary choices.

Today, he lives between southern Utah and Las Vegas, landscapes that echo the stark contrasts of his fiction, the quiet stillness of desert cliffs, and the restless energy of neon nights. Away from the page, he is drawn to adventure, even setting his sights on climbing the Seven Summits.

For readers who crave thrillers that cut closer to reality, Victor Methos offers more than plot twists. He delivers the haunting question behind every case: what is justice worth, and who pays the price for it?

More books by Victor Methos

Vegas Shadows Book 4 (Vegas Shadows #4)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
Shepard & Gray Book 4 (Shepard & Gray #4)
⧗ 9.00 / 2
The Bone Stalker (Vegas Shadows #3)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Night Collector (Vegas Shadows #2)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
The Silent Watcher (Vegas Shadows #1)
Unrated
The Deceiving Look (Shepard & Gray #3)
Unrated
The Grave Singer (Shepard & Gray #2)
Unrated
The Secret Witness (Shepard & Gray #1)
Unrated
Devil of Black Creek
Unrated
An Unreliable Truth (Desert Plains #3)
Unrated
Crimson Lake Road (Desert Plains #2)
Unrated
A Killer's Wife (Desert Plains #1)
Unrated
Shadows (Jon Stanton Mysteries #0.5)
Unrated
The Hallows
Unrated
The Shotgun Lawyer
Unrated
A Gambler's Jury
Unrated
Purgatory (Jon Stanton Mysteries #11)
Unrated
The Veiled (The Baudin & Dixon Trilogy #3)
Unrated
Mercy (Brigham Theodore #2)
Unrated
An Invisible Client
Unrated
Peak Road (Jon Stanton Mysteries #10)
Unrated
The Unseen - A Mystery (The Baudin & Dixon Trilogy #2)
Unrated
Murder 42 (Sarah King Mysteries #2)
Unrated
Vanished (The Baudin & Dixon Trilogy #1)
Unrated
Mania (Jon Stanton Mysteries #9)
Unrated
The Neon Lawyer (Brigham Theodore #1)
Unrated
Scourge (The Plague Trilogy #3)
Unrated
Titanoboa
Unrated
Run Away (Jon Stanton Mysteries #8)
Unrated
Blood Dahlia (Sarah King Mysteries #1)
Unrated
The Bastille (Mickey Parsons Mysteries)
Unrated
Serial Murder and Other Neat Tricks
Unrated
Black Widow (Jon Stanton Mysteries #7)
Unrated
The Murder of Janessa Hennley (Mickey Parsons Mysteries #1)
Unrated
Blood Rain - A Song of Death
Unrated
Pestilence - A Medical Thriller (The Plague Trilogy #2)
Unrated
Sociopath (Jon Stanton Mysteries #6)
Unrated
Black Sky
Unrated
The Porn Star Murders (Jon Stanton Mysteries #5)
Unrated
Plague - A Medical Thriller (The Plague Trilogy #1)
Unrated
Murder Corporation
Unrated
Arsonist (Jon Stanton Mysteries #4)
Unrated
Sin City Homicide (Jon Stanton Mysteries #3)
Unrated
Walk in Darkness (Jon Stanton Mysteries #2)
Unrated
Earl Lindquist: Accountant and Zombie Killer
Unrated
Savage
Unrated
Sea Creature
Unrated
Clone Hunter
Unrated
White Angel Murder/Chains of Darkness (Jon Stanton Mysteries #1)
Unrated
The Extinct
Unrated


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