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Books in John Jordan Mysteries series

  • And the Sea Became Blood

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Jan. 18, 2019)
    New York Times bestselling and award-winning Author Michael Lister's response to living through Hurricane Michael, the superstorm that devastated his and John Jordan's beloved Gulf Coast. The death of retired priest Andrew Irwin begins like any other murder investigation for John Jordan, but it ends in a thrilling cat and mouse chase during an existential storm of apocalyptic proportions.
  • Power in the Blood: A John Jordan Mystery

    Michael Lister

    Hardcover (Pineapple Press, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Former cop-turned-clergyman John Jordan, now the chaplain of the toughest prison in the Florida Panhandle, is ordered to assist in the investigation of an inmate's murder
  • And the Sea Became Blood: a John Jordan Mystery Thriller Book 21

    Michael Lister

    Hardcover (Pulpwood Press, Feb. 11, 2019)
    Will he survive? The murder of kindly old retired priest Andrew Irwin begins like any other homicide investigation for sheriff’s Investigator John Jordan. But it is soon interrupted by an existential superstorm of apocalyptic proportions that threatens to destroy John and his family. Can John catch a killer under such extreme and extraordinary circumstances? Will he live long enough to even be able to try? The stakes have never been higher, survival never more in question. Don’t miss this thrilling mystery adventure if your heart can take it.
  • Innocent Blood

    Michael Lister, Michael Connelly

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Jan. 16, 2018)
    John Jordan’s first case is also his most heartbreaking. And one that will haunt him for the rest of his life! When John Jordan was twelve years old, he came face-to-face with the man who went to prison for the Atlanta Child Murders. Six years later, John returns to Atlanta to discover the truth. As he battles his demons and embarks on his first murder investigation, Jordan learns the ropes from the one and only Harry Bosch. Witness the beginning of one of crime fiction’s most fascinating detectives. Every great character has a past, and ex-cop turned prison chaplain turned cop again John Jordan’s is equal doses tragedy and inspiration. Innocent Blood is both a standalone thriller and the true first book in an electrifying series that features a special introduction by Michael Connelly. "Another great ride with a very assured driver behind the wheel" - Michael Connelly. The John Jordan series: From award winning author and New York Times and USA Today best seller Michael Lister. 1) POWER IN THE BLOOD, 2) BLOOD OF THE LAMB, 3) FLESH AND BLOOD, 4) THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, 5) BLOOD SACRIFICE, 6) RIVERS TO BLOOD, 7) INNOCENT BLOOD, 8) BLOOD MONEY, 9) BLOOD MOON, 10) BLOOD CRIES, 11) BLOOD OATH, 12) BLOOD WORK, 13) COLD BLOOD Visit MichaelLister.com to download a FREE box set of John Jordan Mysteries.
  • Blood Oath

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Jan. 16, 2018)
    A sadistic serial killer is on the loose, walking amongst us… John Jordan is once again carrying a gun and a badge—and he’s going to need them. Balancing family life with being a cop and a prison chaplain takes grit and grace—and John has plenty of both. Working two cases that may or may not be connected, John is investigating the disappearance of a young army ranger home on leave and one of the most sadistic serial killers he’s ever encountered. INCLUDES A SPECIAL NOTE FROM MICHAEL CONNELLY For a limited time, get the next John Jordan mystery thriller, BLOOD WORK, for a special reduced rate. "Michael Lister is a giant talent with a unique vision. His landmark John Jordan Mystery series is a treasure of contemporary literature" - Florida Weekly. "Lister gives fair clues for the surprise solution, thus combining a compelling account of his hero’s spiritual struggle with a top-notch whodunit" - Publisher's Weekly Starred Review. "Another great ride with a very assured driver behind the wheel" - Michael Connelly. The John Jordan series: From award winning author and New York Times and USA Today best seller Michael Lister. 1) POWER IN THE BLOOD, 2) BLOOD OF THE LAMB, 3) FLESH AND BLOOD, 4) THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, 5) BLOOD SACRIFICE, 6) RIVERS TO BLOOD, 7) INNOCENT BLOOD, 8) BLOOD MONEY, 9) BLOOD MOON, 10) BLOOD CRIES, 11) BLOOD OATH, 12) BLOOD WORK, 13) COLD BLOOD Visit MichaelLister.com to download a FREE box set of John Jordan Mysteries.
  • Blood Ties

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Oct. 4, 2017)
    An unimaginable crime. An unstoppable detective. John Jordan returns from his honeymoon to discover that in the early morning hours of July 4th 2017, an unimaginable murder takes place in a rented Gulf-front mansion in a gated subdivision of Cape San Blas in Gulf County, Florida. There are no signs of forced entry and only six people were known to be in the house at the time—the victim, nine-year-old Mariah Evers, Mariah’s dad, the Atlanta rapper Trace “Evidence” Evers, his girlfriend, Ashley, Ashley’s ten-year-old son, Brett, the nanny, and Trace’s manager. The case bears remarkable similarities to an unsolved murder that has always haunted John—the disturbing and disquieting death of JonBenét Ramsey, which earlier in the same year reached the heartbreaking milestone of its twentieth anniversary. Can John do what the Boulder police never could? Can he solve this perplexing mystery before it too becomes yet another tragic unsolved case? Can he find the justice JonBenét still hasn’t received?
  • Blood of the Lamb

    Michael Lister

    Hardcover (Bleak House Books, Sept. 25, 2004)
    Florida prison chaplain John Jordan investigates the baffling and disturbing murder of the seven year-old adopted daughter of ex-con turned televangelist, Bobby Earl Caldwell--a murder committed in John's own locked office when Bobby Early conducts a service in the Potter Correctional Institution chapel. Second in a series.
  • Blue Blood

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Oct. 31, 2018)
    What would you risk to prevent a murder?Private investigator Merrill Monroe enlists the services of detective John Jordan to protect Malia Goodman, a civil rights and police shooting activist with a target on her back. But Merrill doesn’t just want John to help protect Malia, he wants him to find out who’s trying to kill her and help him stop them.Malia is surrounded on all sides by suspects—rogue cops, homegrown terrorists, right-wing militants, and even some supposed friends very close to her—and Merrill wonders if even John Jordan, with his considerable skills and experience, can figure out who the killer is before it’s too late. Can John save a life? What about the would-be killer’s very soul? Or is Malia fated to be another martyr for the cause of justice and equality? Start Blue Blood now and find out today!
  • Blood Money

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Jan. 16, 2018)
    Does John Jordan have the specialities to solve another batch of perplexing puzzles? Conflicted ex-cop John Jordan investigates baffling cases that include the body of a young woman propped against a prison fence, a series of suicides with a unique calling card, a stolen corpse, a young man fighting for his life, and a single mother who has lost her only child. The John Jordan series: From award winning author and New York Times and USA Today best seller Michael Lister. 1) POWER IN THE BLOOD, 2) BLOOD OF THE LAMB, 3) FLESH AND BLOOD, 4) THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, 5) BLOOD SACRIFICE, 6) RIVERS TO BLOOD, 7) INNOCENT BLOOD, 8) BLOOD MONEY, 9) BLOOD MOON, 10) BLOOD CRIES, 11) BLOOD OATH, 12) BLOOD WORK, 13) COLD BLOOD Visit MichaelLister.com to download a FREE box set of John Jordan Mysteries.
  • Blood Moon

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Jan. 16, 2018)
    A breakneck race to save a life in a single night beneath a Blood Moon. Running. A daring escape. A race against time. Locked in with a vicious, relentless killer. Can John save the life of the woman he loves? The stakes have never been higher. Success seems impossible. Failure unimaginable. All in a single night beneath a Blood Moon! "Ex-cop turned Prison Chaplain John Jordan is one of crime fiction's most original heroes, and his creator, Michael Lister is one of the genre's freshest voices" - PJ Parish. The John Jordan series: From award winning author and New York Times and USA Today best seller Michael Lister. 1) POWER IN THE BLOOD, 2) BLOOD OF THE LAMB, 3) FLESH AND BLOOD, 4) THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, 5) BLOOD SACRIFICE, 6) RIVERS TO BLOOD, 7) INNOCENT BLOOD, 8) BLOOD MONEY, 9) BLOOD MOON, 10) BLOOD CRIES, 11) BLOOD OATH, 12) BLOOD WORK, 13) COLD BLOOD Visit MichaelLister.com to download a FREE box set of John Jordan Mysteries.
  • Blood Stone

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, Jan. 11, 2018)
    It's the case John never talks about. Now find out why. Atlanta. 1988. The one-hundredth anniversary of the Jack the Ripper case. College student John Jordan gets his first job in law enforcement, and his first case will change his life forever. When young women start disappearing, John begins putting clues together that point to a chilling reality: a sadistic, ritualistic serial killer is on a mission. The small town of Stone Mountain and its police department are no match for the cunning and twisted Stone Cold Killer – is John Jordan?
  • Blood Betrayal

    Michael Lister

    Paperback (Pulpwood Press, May 2, 2017)
    An innocent man in prison. A killer still on the loose. A detective's chance at redemption. How does a young man get convicted of murdering his girlfriend when there's no witnesses, no evidence, and no body? Who killed Angel Diaz? Is she even dead? A magic night, the kind where nothing bad can possibly happen. A group of high school seniors on the verge of graduation and adulthood. It was the best night of their lives until . . . She vanished. He was arrested. And life as they knew it was over.