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A young John Jordan confronts the Atlanta Child Murderer and meets one of the greatest detectives to ever carry a badge. Go back to the very beginning with one of crime fiction's most fascinating and unique detectives. INNOCENT BLOOD -- the 7th in the popular, award-winning, and critically-acclaimed John Jordan mystery series. With a Special Introduction by Michael Connelly Every great character has a past. Few are as entertaining, as thrilling, or as tragic as that of ex-cop turned prison chaplain John Jordan. When he was twelve years old he came face to face with the man who would be convicted of the Atlanta Child Murders. Six years later, John returned to Atlanta determined to discover who was truly responsible for all the slaughtered innocents.
About the Author
New York Times bestselling and award-winning crime novelist Michael Lister is a native Floridian best known for his acclaimed John Jordan "Blood" mystery thriller series. #1 New York Times Bestseller Michael Connelly says that "Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction." Publisher's Weekly writes that "Lister gives fair clues for the surprise solution, thus combining a compelling account of his hero's spiritual struggle with a top-notch whodunit."Michael grew up in North Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola River in a small town world-famous for tupelo honey.In the early 90s, Michael became the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. Then, for nearly a decade, he served as a contract, staff, and senior chaplain at three different facilities in the Panhandle of Florida. This unique experience inspired his first novel, 1997's critically acclaimed POWER IN THE BLOOD. Michael's books take 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 most brutal maximum-security prison.Michael is also an inspirational speaker and musician, who with his wife, has the band Bliss Street. Find out more at www.MichaelLister.com.
