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WELCOME TO THE DEADLY WATERS Where the wild is unforgiving… and the truth can get you killed. From award-winning author Michael Lister comes the Deadly Waters Thrillers—a gripping series set in the rivers, swamps, backroads, and barrier islands of North Florida, where beauty hides brutality and survival is never guaranteed. In these waters, everything hunts The rivers run black. The storms roll in fast. The woods close in tight. And out here, far from help, the most dangerous predator isn’t the wild. It’s human. High-stakes suspense. Relentless pursuit. No way out. Across this ...

Featuring a Special Introduction by Michael Connelly and a cameo by Harry Bosch! A reluctant detective. A town full of secrets. A past that won’t stay buried. In this gripping box set, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Michael Lister presents six pulse-pounding novels featuring the complex and compelling Detective John Jordan—a former cop turned prison chaplain and then cop again who can’t escape the call of justice. After leaving Atlanta behind, John returns to his North Florida hometown, seeking peace. But murder has a way of finding him, pulling him back into the ...

Six novels in the critically acclaimed John Jordan series from award winning author and New York Times and USA Today bestseller Michael Lister. BLOOD MONEY 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 ...

“No badge, no problem. Michael Lister’s first swing at the modern private eye novel is a home run. The Night Of is an instant classic with rich characters and storytelling that grips your heart from first page to last.” - #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Lucas Burke and Alix "Blade" Baker: A Pair of Determined Detectives In the sun-soaked expanse of Panama City Beach, Florida, Lucas Burke and Alix “Blade” Baker are the area's most tenacious private investigators. Specializing in missing persons cases, their work is more than just a job—it’s a personal ...

In this unique look at Internal Family Systems Therapy, New York Times bestselling novelist Michael Lister recounts his first year of IFS therapy with his gifted and compassionate counselor Bob Kuchta. Employing novelistic techniques that vividly bring to life IFS parts work, each session is depicted with arresting detail, providing readers with a truly immersive and moving experience. This intimate and entertaining look at this revolutionary therapy offers readers unparalleled access to the inner workings of a client’s first experiences with IFS and the wisdom and insight provided by his...

True Crime Fact Meets Truly Thrilling Mystery Fiction True Crime Fiction is a collection of mystery thrillers inspired by and including factual information about actual true crime cases. Books Included (and the cases that inspired them): INNOCENT BLOOD (The Atlanta Monster / The Atlanta Child Murders) BLOOD WORK (Ted Bundy) COLD BLOOD (Maura Murray) BLOOD BETRAYAL (Hae Min Lee / Adnan Syed) BLOOD TIES (JonBenét Ramsey) BLOODSHED (Columbine) "Michael Lister is a master storyteller." Michael Connelly

On trial for his life. On the trail of a serial killer. While on trial for wrongful death, John Jordan must catch a cunning killer who is using the chaos of the decimated post-Hurricane Michael landscape to hide his heinous acts of cold-blooded murder. John is not only fighting for his very soul but that of his beloved community—and he’s never seen a predator quite like this one. It takes a particularly cruel killer to prey on those who have just been devastated by the most powerful hurricane to ever hit North Florida. Can John be triumphant again or has he finally met his match? Get ...

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.

Is everyone capable of murder under the right circumstances? Even John Jordan? When the body of Anna’s ex-husband and stalker is found murdered at the Dead Lakes Campground everyone is a suspect—but no one more so than John Jordan and those closest to him. The brutality with which the body has been beaten indicates a crime of rage and personal vendetta. The staging of the crime scene demonstrates a crafty criminal skilled in the art of both subterfuge and homicide investigation techniques. Read the mystery thriller with profound consequences for John and those he loves today.

In the swamps of North Florida, Remington James' camera captured the best of nature and the worst of humanity, and it cost him his life. Three years later, his widow turns to the one man who can answer her questions and solve the mystery of his murder—John Jordan.

John Jordan returns from his honeymoon to discover that in the early morning hours of July 4th, the unimaginable murder of 9-year-old Mariah Evers has taken place in a rented Gulf-front mansion in Cape San Blas, Florida.

Ex-cop John Jordan, now a prison chaplain in the Florida Panhandle, witnesses the bloody death of Potter Correctional Institution inmate Ike Johnson. But what exactly did he witness? Murder, accident, or suicide? Jordan discovers that in the closed society of captives and captors no act goes unseen, and no one takes kindly to a cop in a collar. He soon finds his reputation, his career, and even his life are at stake.

Someone close to legendary detective John Jordan is murdered and now he is . . . OUT FOR BLOOD! Lister’s sterling new novel, featuring empathic chaplain-turned–sheriff’s investigator John Jordan, finds Jordan nearing a turning point in his storied career. His longtime boss and close friend, Sheriff Reggie Summers, has lost a reelection bid and has just weeks to go in her tenure—and Jordan’s not a fan of her successor. Meanwhile, he’s thrust into a high-profile case. While investigating the brutal attack of two teenage girls, Ava Branch and Olivia Colvin, Jordan uncovers the ...

John has been like a father to her since she was 16. Now she is missing. He’s still grieving the loss of a close friend and co-worker and he’s not prepared for this. Carla Pearson vanishes from a river camp cabin after her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Mason Hayes, leaves her there following an argument. The cabin is only accessible by boat and beyond it are thousands of acres of jungle-like swamps and dense, nearly impenetrable woods. What happened to Carla and who is responsible for her disappearance? Is it Mason Hayes? Is it her ex, Easton Stevens? His jealous wife? Or someone John ...

A group of forty-something AAU moms have an adult slumber party to celebrate one of their birthdays in a mansion on Panama City Beach. The next morning, one of them is found dead face down in the backyard. Was it a drunken accident? Suicide? Or murder? Burke and Blade--are called in to do what the authorities couldn't--find the truth and bring a killer to justice, but to do so, they're going to have to use all their experience and wits and survive attacks from an unhinged Russian mobster, a corrupt Panhandle sheriff, and the influential people who want the truth to remain hidden. Can they ...

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.

Was Harper Ellis murdered or was it suicide? Harper Ellis had everything to live for—a promising career as a beloved elementary school teacher, a tight-knit group of friends, and a dream wedding on the horizon with her fiancé, Daniel Kessler. Life in her beachfront condo in Panama City Beach, Florida, should have been the start of her happily ever after. But on the evening of January 26, 2021, Harper was found dead—brutally stabbed twenty times in her own home. Daniel swears he left her alive just thirty minutes earlier. When he returned, the condo was locked from the inside, the ...

Someone is following Lauren Lewis. She ducks into the office of PI Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, not to hire him, but to find out if he's the one following her. Back when they were lovers he told her if he ever decided to, she'd never know he was there. It's 1940s Panama City, Florida. The world is at war, and the growing panhandle paradise is doing its part. Tyndall Field is training pilots. Wainwright Shipyard is building battleships. The Naval Section Base is protecting vessels in the Gulf.

A missing young man. A sadistic serial killer. 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.

What would you do to stop a school shooting? An active shooter leads John Jordan on a riveting chase into a stunning mystery. While attempting to prevent a school shooting, sheriff’s investigator John Jordan must confront a cold, cruel killer the likes of which he's never seen before. When the echoes of the gunfire cease and the smoke clears the biggest mystery of all still waits to be solved. Who planned and perpetrated this devastating deed and how did he hide his identity? But a cunning killer isn’t the only thing John is battling.