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The Porn Star Murders - A Thriller (Jon Stanton Mysteries Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Victor Methos (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,619 ratings
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A FAMILY MURDERED...

In 2006, the Blum family were brutally killed in their home. Detective Jon Stanton worked the case but was never able to turn up enough to make an arrest. Now, having left the San Diego PD, he still keeps the Blum file in his home.

A SADISTIC KILLER WITH A MOTIVE TO LIE...

A man facing life in prison is willing to confess to several murders of adult film stars over the last decade in exchange for a deal with the District Attorney's Office. He claims he also killed the Blum family but insists he will only confess to Jon Stanton.

PULLED INTO A WORLD HE THOUGHT HE LEFT BEHIND, JON STANTON WILL FACE THE MAN HE HAS SOUGHT AND HATED FOR YEARS...

The Blum case eats at Stanton in a way no other case has. Faced with the possibility of bringing closure to the families of all the victims, he must decide if he is willing to enter the darkness of the human mind one last time...
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"This is one of the most suspenseful books I have ever read. Couldn't put it down." -Linda Spencer

"Takes your breath away as if you've been punched in the stomach."-Veronica L.

"This story is deep, dark and thrilling. It is full of suspense and a hard put down." - Suzanne Reid

From the Author

One of the first cases I had as a criminal defense attorney was a murder. 
 
An elderly widower, with no money or assets, had died from a fractured skull and a bloody baseball bat was found nearby. Nothing in the home had been taken. He had no enemies and few friends. It took the police two years to find a suspect, and by then the evidence had degraded so much it was virtually worthless. The Homicide detectives simply couldn't understand the motive for killing this man, and couldn't locate a suspect in time as a result. 
 
So it made me wonder: What if there was a detective that could understand the motive? What if you had a detective who could slip into the mind of the most violent human beings, and see through their eyes? What would an ability like that do to their psyche? How would it affect their personal relationships? And the most important question: What if they couldn't slip out once they'd slipped in? 

This is how Jon Stanton was born. I hope you find him as intriguing as I have.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B0MKRDW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 12, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 351 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,619 ratings

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Victor Methos

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At the age of thirteen, when his best friend was interrogated by the police for over eight hours and confessed to a crime he didn’t commit, Victor Methos knew he would one day become a lawyer.

After graduating from law school at the University of Utah, Methos sharpened his teeth as a prosecutor for Salt Lake City before founding what would become the most successful criminal defense firm in Utah.

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 Harper Lee Prize for The Hallows and an Edgar nomination for Best Novel for his title A Gambler’s Jury. He currently splits his time between southern Utah and Las Vegas.

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Luis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
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Love this author. He is authentic. Very creative and is able to manage multiple characters like they have a life of their own… now going to get #6…
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4.0 out of 5 stars Review of The Open Star Murders
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020
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This is Book 5 in The Jon Stanton Series and a very good storyline. Jon has retired from The San Diego Police Department and started his own Detective Agency, specifically to find missing children. Jon s older sister went missing when he was 8 years old and it almost destroyed him. Jon who has a Doctorate in Abnormal Psychology is still haunted by his sister's disappearance. In this book his wife has divorced him and remarried taking their two sons from San Diego to Boston where her new husband plays football for the Patriots. Jon s ex boss begs him to meet with a psychotic killer who will only tell Stanton where other girls are buried. All of the girls murdered worked in The Porn Industry. The author understands the Hypocrisy in this country about women working on this business. The police do the bare minimum when crimes are committed against them. Stanton also has to work with a Corrupt Police Detective who hates Jon. The storyline is awesome and the ending gets you ready for the next book
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Rawly
5.0 out of 5 stars Never a dull moment
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
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This one was a page turner. Interesting well developed characters. The pace never slowed. Read it in record time. This author never disappoints.
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D. Bobke
5.0 out of 5 stars Great continuation of the Jon Stanton series
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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Since there is another book or 2 in this series, I don't believe the last few lines of this one...but that is where the fun is, right? What I am interested in is seeing how dark Stanton can get. On to the next one!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013
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I had just finished reading a book by this author and it was good enough that it b left me with that empty, restless, what do I do now feeling. Usually I go and do something else for a while but in this case all I wanted to do was read. Pneumonia will do that to you.
So you can imagine my delight when I looked through my Kindle and found that I had another Jon Stanton book I had downloaded for free and forgotten about!
This writer sucks you in from the beginning and there is never a dull moment, lots of action and easy reading. So I've finished this book too, I have that empty, lost feeling again and I'm still sick, there are plenty of Jon Stanton books there I have not yet read... whatever shall I do?!
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Mary
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great story
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023
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Victor Method is a master story teller and developing a good story. This had some interesting twists and turns that made for a great story.
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peggy beal
3.0 out of 5 stars predictable
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2023
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The storyline ended up being very predictable. The ending came quickly, no surprises. A very quick read, not very thrilling.
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Jay Lane
4.0 out of 5 stars He Takes His Knocks
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020
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PORN-STAR MURDERS (Jon Stanton Mysteries Book 5)
Victor Methos
Jon has an office in a high-rise with so much business he has to turn some away. His old life and career boil up out of the woodwork but he refuses to go back. His private investigations are about missing children. He sees constant reminders of the close relationships among the porno business and the Vice cops. Then he gets an offer he can't refuse and stumbles into a link to more unsolved cases. He is NOT a cop! Bit by bit he becomes a "consultant" but his reputation precedes him...and the cops don't forget he turned in one of their own. He certainly takes his knocks on occasion. Poor guy! Another good book.
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Sass
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant thriller story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2022
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This story isn’t what you think it will be over the first couple of chapters then it takes off and the chase is on.
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Linda Lappa
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on April 23, 2017
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I liked it very much.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Australia on January 5, 2016
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Bill Rennie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Stanton style read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2013
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An Excellent faced paced Thriller. my first read of a Victor Methos book, I am now looking at his other Thrillers.
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JACKIEM
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2022
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I am loving this series. Jon Stanton a troubled detective fighting the most heinous criminals in California. Using his psychological degree, Mormon religion and surfing to overcome his own demons.
I really want him to find some peace but in the meantime, I can't stop reading the books.
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