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Burke And Blade Mystery Thrillers #4
Dark of Night
Still reeling from their previous case, Lucas Burke and Alix “Blade” Baker, PIs specializing in missing person cases, are about to be tested in ways they have never been before.
Growing up in foster care and children’s homes, they are smart and savvy and tough, but are they smart and savvy and tough enough to solve the baffling disappearance of Aiden Shaw?
Two years ago, on Halloween night, surrounded by witnesses, Aiden Shaw vanished off the face of the earth. Now his heartbroken mother and the weary cold case cop in charge of the investigation turn to Burke and Blade for help.
Did Aiden plan his own disappearance and walk out of his old life for a new one? Was Amanda, his seemingly permissive girlfriend, more jealous and possessive than she claimed? Did his frenemy Brad finally take things too far? Or is a darker, more malevolent figure hiding behind this baffling case?
With threats to their lives, freedom, and makeshift family, Burke and Blade must decide if discovering the truth is worth the price they will pay to do so.
To find out, read DARK OF NIGHT, the new riveting mystery thriller from New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author Michael Lister today.
Growing up in foster care and children’s homes, they are smart and savvy and tough, but are they smart and savvy and tough enough to solve the baffling disappearance of Aiden Shaw?
Two years ago, on Halloween night, surrounded by witnesses, Aiden Shaw vanished off the face of the earth. Now his heartbroken mother and the weary cold case cop in charge of the investigation turn to Burke and Blade for help.
Did Aiden plan his own disappearance and walk out of his old life for a new one? Was Amanda, his seemingly permissive girlfriend, more jealous and possessive than she claimed? Did his frenemy Brad finally take things too far? Or is a darker, more malevolent figure hiding behind this baffling case?
With threats to their lives, freedom, and makeshift family, Burke and Blade must decide if discovering the truth is worth the price they will pay to do so.
To find out, read DARK OF NIGHT, the new riveting mystery thriller from New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author Michael Lister today.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 25, 2022
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About the author
Michael Lister
184 books233 followersNew York Times bestselling and award-winning novelist Michael Lister is a native Floridian best known for his literary suspense thrillers as well as his two ongoing mystery series, the prison chaplain John Jordan "Blood" series and the hard-boiled, 1940s noir Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Series, and the post-apocalypic suspense thriller Cataclysmos.
Visit www.michaellister.com for more information, or follow his youtube channel - Writing and Life at https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelL...
The Florida Book Review says that "Vintage Michael Lister is poetic prose, exquisitely set scenes, characters who are damaged and faulty" and Michael Koryta says, “If you like crime writing with depth, suspense, and sterling prose, you should be reading Michael Lister," while Publisher's Weekly adds, “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction.”
Michael grew up in North Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola River in a small town world famous for tupelo honey.
Truly a regional writer, North Florida is his beat.
Captivated by story since childhood, Michael has a love for language and narrative inspired by the Southern storytelling tradition that captured his imagination and became such a source of meaning and inspiration. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology with an emphasis on myth and narrative.
In the early 90s, Michael became the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. For nearly a decade, he served as a contract, staff, then senior chaplain at three different facilities in the Panhandle of Florida—a unique experience that led to his first novel, 1997’s critically acclaimed, POWER IN THE BLOOD. It was the first in a series of popular and celebrated novels featuring ex-cop turned prison chaplain, John Jordan. Subsequent books in the series include BLOOD OF THE LAMB, FLESH AND BLOOD, THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, BLOOD SACRIFICE, and RIVERS TO BLOOD, and each takes readers through the electronically locked gates of the chain-link fences, beneath the looping razor wire glinting in the sun, and into the strange world of Potter Correctional Institution, Florida’s toughest maximum security prison. Of the John Jordan series, Michael Connelly says “Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity,” while Julia Spencer-Fleming adds “Michael Lister writes one of the most ambitious and unusual crime fiction series going. See what crime fiction is capable of.”
Michael also writes historical hard-boiled thrillers, such as THE BIG GOODBYE, THE BIG BEYOND, and THE BIG HELLO featuring Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a PI in Panama City during World War II. Ace Atkins calls the "Soldier" series "tough and violent with snappy dialogue and great atmosphere . . . a suspenseful, romantic and historic ride."
Michael Lister won his first Florida Book Award for his literary novel, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, a book, according to the Panama City News Herald, that “is lyrical and literary, written in a sparse but evocative prose reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy.” It is a contemplation of life and death, art and meaning, set deep in the swamps of the Apalachicola River, a thriller about a wildlife photographer whose camera traps capture a crime, that shows the beauty and danger of the Panhandle paradise.
His second Florida Book Award was for his fifth John Jordan novel BLOOD SACRIFICE.
Visit www.michaellister.com for more information, or follow his youtube channel - Writing and Life at https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelL...
The Florida Book Review says that "Vintage Michael Lister is poetic prose, exquisitely set scenes, characters who are damaged and faulty" and Michael Koryta says, “If you like crime writing with depth, suspense, and sterling prose, you should be reading Michael Lister," while Publisher's Weekly adds, “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction.”
Michael grew up in North Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola River in a small town world famous for tupelo honey.
Truly a regional writer, North Florida is his beat.
Captivated by story since childhood, Michael has a love for language and narrative inspired by the Southern storytelling tradition that captured his imagination and became such a source of meaning and inspiration. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology with an emphasis on myth and narrative.
In the early 90s, Michael became the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. For nearly a decade, he served as a contract, staff, then senior chaplain at three different facilities in the Panhandle of Florida—a unique experience that led to his first novel, 1997’s critically acclaimed, POWER IN THE BLOOD. It was the first in a series of popular and celebrated novels featuring ex-cop turned prison chaplain, John Jordan. Subsequent books in the series include BLOOD OF THE LAMB, FLESH AND BLOOD, THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, BLOOD SACRIFICE, and RIVERS TO BLOOD, and each takes readers through the electronically locked gates of the chain-link fences, beneath the looping razor wire glinting in the sun, and into the strange world of Potter Correctional Institution, Florida’s toughest maximum security prison. Of the John Jordan series, Michael Connelly says “Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity,” while Julia Spencer-Fleming adds “Michael Lister writes one of the most ambitious and unusual crime fiction series going. See what crime fiction is capable of.”
Michael also writes historical hard-boiled thrillers, such as THE BIG GOODBYE, THE BIG BEYOND, and THE BIG HELLO featuring Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a PI in Panama City during World War II. Ace Atkins calls the "Soldier" series "tough and violent with snappy dialogue and great atmosphere . . . a suspenseful, romantic and historic ride."
Michael Lister won his first Florida Book Award for his literary novel, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, a book, according to the Panama City News Herald, that “is lyrical and literary, written in a sparse but evocative prose reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy.” It is a contemplation of life and death, art and meaning, set deep in the swamps of the Apalachicola River, a thriller about a wildlife photographer whose camera traps capture a crime, that shows the beauty and danger of the Panhandle paradise.
His second Florida Book Award was for his fifth John Jordan novel BLOOD SACRIFICE.
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December 31, 2022
Burke & Blake reboot
My rating really is not so much about the book itself but more about the fact that I had already purchased & read the original version not so long ago & while I often read books over again, I do it with intention. Had I known that this was an updated version of a prior book, I never would have purchased it. I would have preferred to have had that disclosed prior to purchase rather than when it was released. I prefer new content rather than an updated version. I always preorder books from my favorite authors. I may have to rethink preordering from this author in the future!
My rating really is not so much about the book itself but more about the fact that I had already purchased & read the original version not so long ago & while I often read books over again, I do it with intention. Had I known that this was an updated version of a prior book, I never would have purchased it. I would have preferred to have had that disclosed prior to purchase rather than when it was released. I prefer new content rather than an updated version. I always preorder books from my favorite authors. I may have to rethink preordering from this author in the future!
December 4, 2024
Another good twisty turny.
A cold case from a couple of years ago with a disappearance from a night club and no body anywhere. Sound familiar? But this is totally different and just as complex.
I am hooked on these two and the friends around them. It is enjoyable to be with them all through thick and thin, and the laughs.
A cold case from a couple of years ago with a disappearance from a night club and no body anywhere. Sound familiar? But this is totally different and just as complex.
I am hooked on these two and the friends around them. It is enjoyable to be with them all through thick and thin, and the laughs.
May 30, 2023
I was provided an ARC for an honest review and as all my reviews of Lister's books this Burke and Blade story is amazing. It's a page turner with twists all along the way. Sit back and enjoy the ride!
May 31, 2023
An outstanding example of mystery, suspense and page turning. Fantastic story with strong characters. I absolutely loved everything about it.
August 16, 2024
Dark of Night
Love love this book. Burke and Blade works good together as PI . twists and turns never know who done
Love love this book. Burke and Blade works good together as PI . twists and turns never know who done
August 17, 2024
I gave it 4 stars for the story. Editing gets 2 stars.
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December 21, 2022Burke and Blade are investigating a break-in at a gated facility. The house belongs to a woman whose son disappeared on Halloween night two years ago without a trace. Where did Aiden go? Is he dead or alive? Who is breaking into the woman's house, posing as her son? How did they get into a locked house? Read this book to find out. Even though I was given a copy of this book by the author, it in no way influenced my opinion and this is my honest review.
December 20, 2022
I LOVED THIS BOOK!! Great Characters! Great storyline! Really great mystery!! I had no idea who did it until Michael Lister told me!! Good mysteries are my favorite type of book, and this book is one of the best mysteries I've ever read!! You will not regret buying this book - I promise!!
December 23, 2022
What a fantastic book. Burke and Blade are trying figure out what happened. A break in , a missing son, what does all this mean. Will they be able to solve all this on time. Can’t wait for the next book by this outstanding author.
May 30, 2023
I was provided an ARC for an honest review and as all my reviews of Lister's books this Burke and Blade story is amazing. It's a page turner with twists all along the way. Sit back and enjoy the ride!
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