Reviewed By: Jon Jordan - Crime Spree Magazine - RAM
Blood of the Lamb
Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Michael Lister
Class/Genre: Mystery Hard Boiled
Series: John Jordan
2004, Bleak House Books
Michael Lister has created a wonderfully human and real character in John Jordan. A Chaplin in the Florida Prison System, Jordan spends his days listening to and trying to help prisoners with their various problems. With his family’s law enforcement background Jordan is more than equipped to handle what ever comes his way, or so he thinks. The warden has decided to let a Television Evangelist come into the prison to speak. Along with the Evangelist Bobby Earl Caldwell, come his wife Bunny and adopted daughter Nicole. When Nicole is murdered in what appears to be a locked room mystery everyone is shocked.
Chaplin Jordan is asked to help on the case and in the tradition of a true detective he discovers any number of things wrong. Procedure not followed, Lies on top of lies, and suspects to spare. This is such a wonderful mystery story on many levels. And Chaplin Jordan is actually a bit hard boiled, definitely not a stereotype. Lister portrays prison life in such a gritty way that I plan to stay on my best behavior. This is a book that demands to be read quickly. Lister is definitely on my must read pile from here on.
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