John Jordan Mysteries

Three novels in the critically-acclaimed John Jordan series from award-winning and New York Times best-selling 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.