Burke And Blade Mystery Thrillers Books
“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 Burke and Blade, private investigators in the sun-soaked streets of Panama City Beach, Florida, have always had a personal stake in their work—driven by the disappearance of their own sister ten years ago. Toughened by their years in foster care and children's homes, they're no strangers to danger or heartbreak. But their latest case tests their skills like never before. Nora Henri and her infant daughter, Emma, have vanished without a trace while on vacation, leaving behind a baffling 911 call that’s as unsettling as it is cryptic. Despite the tireless efforts of local, state, and federal authorities, the case has gone cold, and the clock is ticking. As Burke and Blade dive into the case, they uncover a tangled web of secrets and lies that threatens to unravel their world. With each clue, the stakes grow higher, and the line between right and wrong becomes increasingly blurred. Can they solve the mystery and bring Nora and Emma home safely, or will this case prove to be their undoing? The Night Of is a gripping blend of mystery and thriller, infused with sharp wit and emotional depth. Michael Lister, acclaimed and bestselling novelist, delivers a high-stakes adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Join Burke and Blade in this thrilling new series that Michael Connelly hails as the work of a “master storyteller.”
In the early morning hours of October 10, 2000 a young girl left her home in the middle of a stormy night with only a backpack and was never seen again. What happened to ten-year-old Leah Harrison? At sometime between midnight and two a.m., Leah Harrison snuck out of her family’s condo on Panama City Beach and ventured out into a severe tropical storm and vanished forever. Why did this young girl who was frightened of storms get up in the middle of the night and go out into such a deadly one? What was so important that it couldn’t wait until morning? And what happened to her once she got out there? Investigators Lucas Burke and Alix Baker have been hired to find out. They’ve found missing persons before but this time the case may be too cold even for them. And whoever’s behind Leah’s disappearance may be willing to kill to keep it a secret. Besides, Burke and Blade have problems of their own. Burke is dealing with a complicated, taboo love life and the threat of returning to prison, while Blade is finding being a minority in more ways than one makes everything more difficult. Can Burke and Blade keep it all together and do what no one else has been able to for 12 long years and find Leah Harrison?
Panama City PIs Burke and Blade are back! When Brooklyn Hill goes missing while on a pub crawl during her bachelorette weekend on Panama City Beach, Burke and Blade are called in to do what no one else has been able to—find her. Or at least figure out what happened to her. The seeming impossible vanishing has everyone baffled—Brook walked into Jungle Jim’s and never walked out again. Every entrance and exit is covered by surveillance cameras and the hundreds of people in the club saw her enter but never exit. And extensive searches, including both scent and cadaver dogs, prove she’s not still inside. Where is Brook? Who’s behind her strange disappearance? What secrets did she, her bridesmaids, and her fiancé have to hide? Or could her current circumstance be tied to her mysterious past and the dangerous figure lurking in the shadows there? Nothing is what it seems and figuring out what happened to the happy, beautiful young bride-to-be is going to take everything the two relentless PIs have—and then some! But can they stay out of prison long enough to solve the case? Find out in this exciting and baffling mystery thriller from acclaimed crime novelist Michael Lister.
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 survive long enough to unmake the killer? Start the exciting new Burke and Blade mystery thriller today and find out!
Still of the Night finds Burke and Blade searching for Charlotte Nelson, a young woman who’s not what she seems. She vanished off the face of the earth two weeks ago and she nor her car nor the belongings she had with her have been seen since. Who is the mysterious man in black caught on camera following her the night of her disappearance? Is her creepy fiancé, Logan Owens, responsible? Or one of her many fans from Cloud Nine where she danced? Was it the maintenance man from her apartment complex who’s hiding something sinister in the shed behind his mobile home out in the middle of nowhere? Or was it the rent-a-merc security company she worked for part-time? Burke and Blade have to find her before it’s too late—and they have to do so while caring for and protecting their niece, Alana, and while Lexi Miller, Burke’s girlfriend and former probation officer, lies fighting for her life in ICU. A thrilling story with so many twists and turns and laughs you’ll read all night!