Audiobooks by Michael Lister

The body of a young woman propped against a fence, a series of suicides with unique calling cards, and a stolen corpse. Can John Jordan figure out what it all means in time to save the life of his favorite coworker? Detective John Jordan investigates a series of 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. Does John have what it takes to solve the crimes, catch the cunning killer, and save his favorite coworker or will he be forced to bury yet another friend? Find out in Blood Money, but brace yourself for the shocking ending and prepare yourself for the Blood Moon that follows.

Michael Lister (Author), Jason Betz (Narrator)

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Blood Cries

A young, inexperienced John Jordan must uncover the Atlanta Monster or become his next victim. As John continues his investigation into the Atlanta Child Murders, he interviews Wayne Williams, investigates the disappearance of Cedric Porter, and uncovers a series of murders with devastating consequences. Can John Jordan unmask the cunning killer before he strikes again? Get Blood Cries today and experience the early events that shaped one of the most interesting and compelling characters in all of crime fiction. 'Blood Cries, Lister’s excellent sequel to Innocent Blood, couples a crafty whodunit with a thoughtful look at his lead’s inner life' - Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review.

Michael Lister (Author), Jason Betz (Narrator)

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Blood Moon

In this breathless mystery thriller, John Jordan races to save the life of the woman he loves in a single night beneath a Blood Moon. A daring escape. A race against time. Locked in with a vicious, relentless killer. The stakes have never been higher. Success seems impossible. Failure unimaginable. All in a single night beneath a Blood Moon! '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.

Michael Lister (Author), Jason Betz (Narrator)

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The Big Beyond

The Thrilling Sequel to THE BIG GOODBYE . . . “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction.” Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review Walk the mean streets of wartime Panama City with Jimmy “Soldier” Riley, a wounded, woman-haunted knight errant in Michael Lister’s resonant new noir series Publisher’s Weekly calls “a promising private detective series set in 1940s Florida,” and Library Journal says “peppered with snappy dialog, this hard-boiled mystery by award winner Lister is a swell read.” “Michael Lister has the world of Florida Panhandle noir all to himself. Tough, violent, and hard-boiled, This novel of obsession and suspense will remind you of Raymond Chandler, Graham Greene, and why you started reading crime novels in the first place.” John Dufresne Someone's trying to kill PI Jimmy “Soldier” Riley. And he's inclined to let them. But before sleeping the big sleep and journeying to the undiscovered country to discover what dreams may come, there’s blood work to be done. Picking up right at the thrilling conclusion of 'The Big Goodbye,' 'The Big Beyond' finds Soldier near death with one hell of a big score to settle and more than a few injustices to square along the way—all while searching wartime Panama City for a dangerous serial killer who combines art and murder. What really happened to Soldier and Lauren the night they left town? Did they survive? Will their love? What comes after saying the big goodbye? Is there anything out there in the big beyond? Stylish, retro, and highly entertaining, Michael Lister's 'The Big Beyond' continues the romantic, mysterious, adventures of one of the most interesting and compelling classic hard-boiled detectives to come along in a very, very long time. “Michael Lister delivers the goods like Tyson in his prime, hard, fast and beautiful kind of brutal.” Gary Phillips

Michael, Michael Lister (Author), Allen Walker, Lister (Narrator)

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The Big Hello

The Thrilling Sequel to THE BIG BEYOND and THE BIG GOODBYE . . . “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction.” Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review Walk the mean streets of wartime Panama City with Jimmy “Soldier” Riley, a wounded, woman-haunted knight errant in Michael Lister’s resonant new noir series Publisher’s Weekly calls “a promising private detective series set in 1940s Florida,” and Library Journal says “peppered with snappy dialog, this hard-boiled mystery by award winner Lister is a swell read.” “Michael Lister has the world of Florida Panhandle noir all to himself. Tough, violent, and hard-boiled, This novel of obsession and suspense will remind you of Raymond Chandler, Graham Greene, and why you started reading crime novels in the first place.” John Dufresne Find out Soldier and Lauren's fate in the thrilling conclusion to Michael Lister's landmark 'Big' noir trilogy. Picking up right at the thrilling conclusion of 'The Big Beyond,' 'The Big Hello' finds Soldier near death searching for justice and love—all while searching wartime Panama City for a dangerous serial killer who combines art and murder. What really happened to Soldier and Lauren the night they left town? Did they survive? Will their love? What comes after saying the big goodbye and the big beyond? Is there anything or anyone left to say hello to? Stylish, retro, and highly entertaining, Michael Lister's 'The Big Hello' continues the romantic, mysterious, adventures of one of the most interesting and compelling classic hard-boiled detectives to come along in a very, very long time. 'Michael Lister successfully brings back the hard-boiled 1940′s P.I. with his Jimmy 'Soldier' Riley series. Soldier has heart, the dialogue is relentlessly hard-boiled, and the local is steamy and original. Lister knows how to mix it all together with the steady hand of a solid pro.' Robert Randisi

Michael Lister (Author), Allen Walker (Narrator)

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Rivers to Blood: a John Jordan Mystery

Would you risk your life to save a family member even if you knew they had committed a serious crime? What do a daring prison escape and a shocking lynching have in common? Only the inimitable John Jordan can figure it out! John Jordan searches for an escaped prisoner, investigates a shocking murder, and confronts a sadist forcing his victims to violate themselves—but as he closes in on the criminal, a harrowing river rescue may take more than the depleted detective has left to give. 'Lister deftly juggles multiple plot lines in his sixth John Jordan novel' - Publisher's Weekly 'Lister's sixth John Jordan novel offers the soulful and intuitive sleuth a barrage of crimes. Lister's impoverished, rural setting is deeply evocative of a Florida disappearing under the barrage of development' - Booklist

Michael Lister (Author), Kyle Tait (Narrator)

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Written In Blood Volume 2: Blood Sacrifice, Rivers to Blood, Innocent Blood: a John Jordan Mystery

Would you sacrifice your life to stop a child killer? John Jordan’s very first case is his most shocking and devastating. Discover the secret that haunts this legendary detective to this day. When John Jordan was twelve years old, he came face-to-face with the Atlanta Monster, Wayne Williams, the man who went to prison for the Atlanta Child Murders. Unconvinced Williams was responsible for all the murders, John returns to Atlanta six years later to discover the truth.As John battles his demons and embarks on his first murder investigation, he learns the ropes from Michael Connelly’s iconic LAPD detective, Harry Bosch.Both a shocking stand-alone mystery thriller and the true first book in an electrifying New York Times bestselling series, Innocent Blood will keep you guessing right up until the heart-stopping conclusion.Get Innocent Blood today and see if you can solve the case before John Jordan does.Introduction by Michael Connelly 3 book box set: BLOOD SACRIFICE, RIVERS TO BLOOD, INNOCENT BLOOD

Michael Lister (Author), Kyle Tait (Narrator)

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Written In Blood Volume 4: Blood Oath, Blood Work, Cold Blood

Three novels in the critically acclaimed John Jordan series from award winning author and New York Times and USA Today best seller Michael Lister. BLOOD OATHA young army ranger on leave vanishes while swiming in the river with friends. Did the river swallow him whole? Was it the vulnerable young woman he rejected? Or the work of a sadistic serial killer? BLOOD WORKWas America’s most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy, responsible for the Broken Heart Murder? If not, who was, and can John Jordan figure it out and redeem his childhood hero? On the same weekend Janet Leigh Lester was crowned Miss Valentine at the pageant and Queen at the Sweethearts dance, she disappeared, her car found in an empty field, its interior covered in blood. The case is decades cold now, but a new clock is ticking and John Jordan has one last chance to get it right. With no jurisdiction, no support, and no real hope of solving such an old, cold case, John isn’t taking no for an answer. COLD BLOODA young woman hundreds of miles from where she's supposed to be, surrounded by several witnesses, vanishes from the face of the earth. Can John Jordan find her? On Thursday, January 20, 2005, the day of George W. Bush’s second inauguration, Randa Raffield, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of West Florida, crashed her car on a secluded stretch of Highway 98 near the Gulf of Mexico. The location of the wreck was hundreds of miles from where she was thought to be. A witness who came upon the scene moments after the accident testified that Randa was fine and not in need of assistance. But when the first Gulf County Sheriff’s Deputy arrived at the car seven minutes later Randa was gone, vanished without a trace. And has never been seen again.

Michael Lister (Author), Jason Betz (Narrator)

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The Body and the Blood

Could you betray yourself for someone you love? Can John solve an impossible murder committed in a locked cell right before his very eyes? Will he be willing to once he learns the price he’ll have to pay? In one of the most baffling murder cases of his career, John Jordan actually witnesses the murder of artist Justin Menge and still has no idea how it was done or who did it. Attempting to balance his fragile reconciliation with Susan and this high-stakes investigation, John soon wonders if the life he’s hoped for is even possible. But as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, John is shocked and disturbed and confronted with an impossible choice that will determine his future. Can John solve the case and pay the price being asked of him? Read this thrilling mystery that takes locked-room murder to a whole new level and find out.

Michael Lister (Author), Kyle Tait (Narrator)

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Written In Blood Volume 1: Power in the Blood, Blood of the Lamb, The Body and the Blood: 3 Complete

Three novels in the critically-acclaimed John Jordan series from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Michael Lister. Includes a Special Introduction by Michael Connelly POWER IN THE BLOOD A missing mom and a suspicious death force a reluctant detective out of self-imposed exile in this fast-paced mystery thriller. Detective John Jordan thought he had put murder investigation behind him for good—his own good. Leaving Atlanta, he returns to Florida in search of the serenity that has so long eluded him. Until he witnesses the shocking and bizarre death of an inmate in state prison custody and is asked to find a missing mom by her young children. John realizes he can't run from his true calling any longer. Now he must determine if the suspicious death he witnessed is murder, accident, or suicide and what really happened to Candace Miles on the night she vanished off the face of the earth—even if it costs him his life to do so. BLOOD OF THE LAMB What if you couldn't protect the vulnerable, innocent young girl in your care? Old ghosts resurface to haunt detective John Jordan when a vulnerable young girl he's trying to protect is murdered in what seems an impossible manner. John Jordan’s search for serenity is interrupted by the unimaginable murder of Nicole Caldwell, the adopted daughter of televangelist Bobby Earl Caldwell. The inconceivable murder is committed inside John’s own locked office while he’s trying to protect her. THE BODY AND THE BLOOD Could you betray yourself for someone you love? Can John solve an impossible murder committed in a locked cell right before his very eyes? Will he be willing to once he learns the price he’ll have to pay? In one of the most baffling murder cases of his career, John Jordan actually witnesses the murder of artist Justin Menge and still has no idea how it was done or who did it.

Michael Lister (Author), Kyle Tait (Narrator)

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Blood of the Lamb

Detective John Jordan is drinking again. And it's little wonder. As if trying to catch a killer and find out who's stalking his ex-lover wasn't enough, his ex-wife shows up. The murder is as unimaginable as it is inconceivable—that of Nicole Caldwell, the adopted daughter of televangelist Bobby Earl Caldwell, committed inside John’s own locked office. The case of his ex-lover's stalker is nearly as baffling. Is it possible that John and his team of guardian angels are the only ones following Laura Matthers? The resurfacing of his ex-wife is far more complicated than John could have ever imagined. Has Susan really changed as much as she seems to have? These thrilling investigations lead John down some dark paths, but as he closes in on the killer, he soon becomes a target himself. Can John sort out all his entanglements and put a plug in the jug in time to get the justice Nicole Caldwell so deserves?

Michael Lister (Author), Kyle Tait (Narrator)

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Blood Sacrifice

Do you beleive demon posession could lead to murder? Was the troubled young Tammy Taylor a victim of an exorcism gone horribly wrong or cold-blooded murder? John Jordan must exorcise his own demons to find out. Following a particularly brutal and costly case, John Jordan goes to a secluded retreat center and encounters one of the most bewildering and haunting cases of his career—the suspicious death of a troubled and sexualized young woman undergoing exorcism. In spite of all his training and preperation, is John dealing with forces not even he can understand? Get Blood Sacrifice today and find out! 'Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity' - Michael Connelly.

Michael Lister (Author), Darren Todd (Narrator)

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