Michael Lister
Novelist Michael Lister lives in North Florida.
Before becoming a full-time writer in 2000, Michael was the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. His seven years of prison chaplaincy bring authenticity and realism to his mystery series featuring ex-cop turned prison chaplain, John Jordan. The first of which, Power in the Blood, was published by Pineapple Press. The next, Blood of the Lamb, was published by Bleak House Books in September of 2004. The third book of the series, The Body and the Blood, will be out soon.
After his seven-year stint in the Florida State Prison System, Michael Lister was paroled and began to put pen to paper. The result was gun lit set in the Sunshine State-Florida Noir (www.FloridaNoir.com)
His first two noir stories, one classic, one contemporary, are featured in the anthology North Florida Noir, which he edited. In a Spider's Web is classic noir featuring PI Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, while Mitigating Circumstances is neo-noir involving the slow burn of a family disintegrating in the small coastal town of Port St. Joe, Florida.
His first noir novel, The Big Goodbye features PI Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a young knight errant who walks the wartime streets of Panama City, Florida, wounded and woman-haunted.
Writing in a variety of formats, Michael has served as senior staff screenwriter for Triple Horse Entertainment, one of the south's largest independent production companies, and as lead writer and editor of The Gulf County Breeze, a Florida newspaper established in 1925. His popular column River Readings, chronicling his search for a life of depth and meaning, is published in print and online at his website, www.MichaelLister.com.
When he's not writing, Michael serves as an adjunct professor at Gulf Coast Community College and teaches classes, conducts workshops, and speaks at conferences on writing, inspiration, and the relationship between art, life, and religion.
Before becoming a full-time writer in 2000, Michael was the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. His seven years of prison chaplaincy bring authenticity and realism to his mystery series featuring ex-cop turned prison chaplain, John Jordan. The first of which, Power in the Blood, was published by Pineapple Press. The next, Blood of the Lamb, was published by Bleak House Books in September of 2004. The third book of the series, The Body and the Blood, will be out soon.
After his seven-year stint in the Florida State Prison System, Michael Lister was paroled and began to put pen to paper. The result was gun lit set in the Sunshine State-Florida Noir (www.FloridaNoir.com)
His first two noir stories, one classic, one contemporary, are featured in the anthology North Florida Noir, which he edited. In a Spider's Web is classic noir featuring PI Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, while Mitigating Circumstances is neo-noir involving the slow burn of a family disintegrating in the small coastal town of Port St. Joe, Florida.
His first noir novel, The Big Goodbye features PI Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a young knight errant who walks the wartime streets of Panama City, Florida, wounded and woman-haunted.
Writing in a variety of formats, Michael has served as senior staff screenwriter for Triple Horse Entertainment, one of the south's largest independent production companies, and as lead writer and editor of The Gulf County Breeze, a Florida newspaper established in 1925. His popular column River Readings, chronicling his search for a life of depth and meaning, is published in print and online at his website, www.MichaelLister.com.
When he's not writing, Michael serves as an adjunct professor at Gulf Coast Community College and teaches classes, conducts workshops, and speaks at conferences on writing, inspiration, and the relationship between art, life, and religion.
Update 68/2006: Michael has two new books coming out soon: FLESH AND BLOOD and NORTH FLORIDA NOIR. Information about them can be found online at www.MichaelLister.com.
