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Michael Lister Books in Order

Michael Lister has written 64 books, published between 1997 and 2025. The first book is Power in the Blood (1997) and the newest is Day and Night (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
64
Published
1997–2025
Pages on record
7,620 in 30 of 64 books
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Prison chaplain John Jordan anchors Michael Lister's mysteries, which run on murder investigation and police procedure in Florida. Lister's 64 catalogued books open with Power in the Blood (1997) and reach Day and Night (2025), across series including Burke And Blade Mystery Thrillers, the Jimmy 'Soldier' Riley Mysteries, Merrick McKnight, Remington James and the Hitch Mysteries. Serial murder cases recur, and Lister continues to publish.

How many Michael Lister books are there?

Michael Lister has 64 books, released between 1997 and 2025. They include 11 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Michael Lister Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 64 Michael Lister books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Flesh and Blood by Michael Lister, book 3 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2006)
  2. Cover of Thunder Beach by Michael Lister, book 1 of the Merrick McKnight Mystery series (2010)
  3. Cover of The Big Goodbye by Michael Lister, book 1 of the Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries series (2011)
  4. Cover of Burnt Offerings by Michael Lister, book 1 of the Daniel Davis and Sam Michaels series (2012)
  5. Cover of Carrie's Gift by Michael Lister (2012)
  6. Cover of The Meaning of Life in Movies by Michael Lister, book 2 of the Search for Meaning series (2012)
  7. Cover of Meaning Every Moment by Michael Lister, book 3 of the Search for Meaning series (2012)
  8. Cover of Blood Sacrifice by Michael Lister, book 5 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2012)
  9. Cover of Dial M for Matrimony by Michael Lister, book 1 of the Hitch Mystery series (2014)
  10. Cover of A Certain Retribution by Michael Lister, book 2 of the Merrick McKnight Mystery series (2014)
  11. Cover of The Big Bout by Michael Lister, book 5 of the Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries series (2015)
  12. Cover of Blood Money by Michael Lister, book 7 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2015)
  13. Cover of The Big Blast by Michael Lister, book 6 of the Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries series (2016)
  14. Cover of Blood Cries by Michael Lister, book 9 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2016)
  15. Cover of Blood Oath by Michael Lister, book 10 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2016)
  16. Cover of Blood Work by Michael Lister, book 11 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2017)
  17. Cover of Blood Betrayal by Michael Lister, book 13 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2017)
  18. Cover of Blood Shot by Michael Lister, book 14 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2017)
  19. Cover of Blood Ties by Michael Lister, book 15 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2017)
  20. Cover of The Girl Who Said Goodbye by Michael Lister, book 1 of the Girl series (2018)
  21. Cover of The Girl Who Cried Blood Tears by Michael Lister, book 4 of the Girl series (2018)
  22. Cover of The Girl Who Blew Up the World by Michael Lister, book 5 of the Girl series (2018)
  23. Cover of Blood Stone by Michael Lister, book 17 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2018)
  24. Cover of Blood Trail by Michael Lister, book 18 of the John Jordan Mystery series (2018)
  1. 1
    Power in the BloodJohn Jordan Mystery #11997 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997268
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  2. 2
    Blood of the Lamb / Innocent BloodJohn Jordan Mystery #22004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  3. 3
    Flesh and BloodJohn Jordan Mystery #32006 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006194
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  4. 4
    The Body and the BloodJohn Jordan Mystery #42006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  5. 5
    Double ExposureRemington James #12009 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009200
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  6. 6
    Thunder BeachMerrick McKnight Mystery #12010 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010228
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  7. 7
    Finding the Way AgainSearch for Meaning #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    The Big GoodbyeJimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries #12011 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011245
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  9. 9
    Burnt OfferingsDaniel Davis and Sam Michaels #12012 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012359
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  10. 10
    Carrie's Gift2012 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012100
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  11. 11
    The Meaning of Life in MoviesSearch for Meaning #22012 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012223
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  12. 12
    Meaning Every MomentSearch for Meaning #32012 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012194
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  13. 13
    Blood SacrificeJohn Jordan Mystery #52012 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012288
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  14. 14
    Separation AnxietyDaniel Davis and Sam Michaels #22013 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013320
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  15. 15
    The Big BeyondJimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    In a Spider's WebJimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  17. 17
    Another Quiet Night in Desperation2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Dial M for MatrimonyHitch Mystery #12014 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014241
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  19. 19
    A Certain RetributionMerrick McKnight Mystery #22014 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014326
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  20. 20
    The Big HelloJimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  21. 21
    Rivers to BloodJohn Jordan Mystery #62014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  22. 22
    The Big BoutJimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries #52015 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015226
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  23. 23
    Blood MoneyJohn Jordan Mystery #72015 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015266
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  24. 24
    Blood MoonJohn Jordan Mystery #82015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  25. 25
    CataclysmosClataclysmos #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  26. 26
    Cataclysmos Book 2Clataclysmos #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  27. 27
    The Big BlastJimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries #62016 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016182
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  28. 28
    Blood CriesJohn Jordan Mystery #92016 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016248
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  29. 29
    Blood OathJohn Jordan Mystery #102016 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016300
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  30. 30
    Blood WorkJohn Jordan Mystery #112017 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017268
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Michael Lister characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Michael Lister books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

John Jordan Mystery in order

31 books
  1. 1. Power in the Blood
  2. 2. Blood of the Lamb / Innocent Blood
  3. 3. Flesh and Blood
  4. 4. The Body and the Blood
  5. 5. Blood Sacrifice
  6. 6. Rivers to Blood
  7. 7. Blood Money
  8. 8. Blood Moon
  9. 9. Blood Cries
  10. 10. Blood Oath
  11. 11. Blood Work
  12. 12. Cold Blood
  13. and 19 more in the table above

Burke And Blade Mystery Thrillers in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Night Of
  2. 2. The Night in Question
  3. 3. All Night Long
  4. 4. Dark of Night
  5. 5. Dead of Night
  6. 6. Still of the Night
  7. 7. Day and Night

Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Mysteries in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Big Goodbye
  2. 2. The Big Beyond
  3. 3. In a Spider's Web
  4. 4. The Big Hello
  5. 5. The Big Bout
  6. 6. The Big Blast

Girl in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Girl Who Said Goodbye
  2. 2. The Girl in the Grave
  3. 3. The Girl at the End of the Long Dark Night
  4. 4. The Girl Who Cried Blood Tears
  5. 5. The Girl Who Blew Up the World

Search for Meaning in order

4 books
  1. 1. Finding the Way Again
  2. 2. The Meaning of Life in Movies
  3. 3. Meaning Every Moment
  4. 4. MORE: Do More of What Matters Most and Discover the Life of Your Dreams

Merrick McKnight Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Thunder Beach
  2. 2. A Certain Retribution

Daniel Davis and Sam Michaels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Burnt Offerings
  2. 2. Separation Anxiety

Clataclysmos in order

2 books
  1. 1. Cataclysmos
  2. 2. Cataclysmos Book 2

Remington James in order

1 book
  1. 1. Double Exposure

Hitch Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Dial M for Matrimony

Sawyer Payne and Kace Mason Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Dark Radiant Rain

Standalone books

2 books

2 Michael Lister titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Lister books in order?

You only need to read Michael Lister books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Michael Lister

Start with Power in the Blood (1997), the first John Jordan Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Michael Lister book?

Day and Night (2025) is the newest Michael Lister book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Lister book coming?

No next Michael Lister book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Michael Lister at a glance

Still publishing
Michael Lister published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Michael Lister books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,620 pages across the 30 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Lister books, 43 of 64, were published in the 2010s.

What the Michael Lister books are about

15 of the 64 Michael Lister books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: john jordan (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.