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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2001
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Buddy Steel Mystery

1 - Missing Persons (Jan-2001)
2 - One on One (Aug-2018)
3 - Wild Card (May-2019)
3.5 - Stealth (May-2020)
4 - Risk Factor (May-2020)
5 - Death Threat (Sep-2023)

Multi-Author Series List

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone

10 - Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues (Sep-2011)
11 - Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice (Sep-2012)
12 - Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do (Sep-2013)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • "A terrific read. Buddy Steel is my kind of Sheriff." -- Tom SelleckMISSING PERSONS is the first book in the new Buddy Steel mystery series by New York Times bestselling author, Michael Brandman. Even in a town called Freedom, justice has its priceâ€...



  • Paradise, Massachusetts, is preparing for the summer tourist season when a string of car thefts disturbs what is usually a quiet time in town. In a sudden escalation of violence, the thefts become murder, and chief of police Jesse Stone finds himself...



  • Summer in Paradise, Massachusetts, is usually an idyllic season--but not this time. A Hollywood movie company has come to town, and brought with it a huge cast, crew, and a troubled star. Marisol Hinton is very beautiful, reasonably talented, and sca...



  • Police Chief Jesse Stone returns in another outstanding entry in the New York Times-bestselling series. The woman on the bed was barely out of her teens. She wasn’t exactly beautiful, but she’d tried to make the most of her looks. And now, alo...



  • When legendary Sheriff Burton Steel summoned his son Buddy home from LAPD Homicide, a reluctant Buddy agreed. Burton is debilitated by ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. While Buddy is to cover his back, not an assignment he wants, the clincher is it's his l...



  • "...another irreverent, complex lawman." -- Library JournalFollow Buddy Steel on his most difficult and dangerous investigation yet as he stumbles upon corruption in his own backyard. When San Remo County Acting Sheriff Buddy Steel is deputized by t...



  • "The perfect substitute for that good-time trip to California you've decided not to take after all." -- Kirkus ReviewsA new breed of brazen criminal forces Buddy Steel into unfamiliar territory. Will he outsmart the ingenious thieves before they get ...



  • Acting Sheriff Buddy Steel finds himself stymied when he is called by his father, the legendary Sheriff Burton Steel, to find the missing daughter of family friends. The 21-year-old honors student has disappeared without a trace, and neither canvassi...



  • Buddy Steel's maverick behavior as a police officer has won his commander's respect and a promotion to LAPD homicide detective. Almost immediately, he is asked to join a task force working to bust a major meth shipment to LA from Mexico. One of the t...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael Brandman has published 9 books.

Michael Brandman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Death Threat, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Michael Brandman, Missing Persons, was published in January 2001.

Yes. Michael Brandman has 1 series.