Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blue Edge of Midnight | 2002 | Jonathon King | Buy |
| 2 | A Visible Darkness | 2003 | Jonathon King | Buy |
| 3 | Shadow Men | 2004 | Jonathon King | Buy |
| 4 | A Killing Night | 2005 | Jonathon King | Buy |
| 5 | Acts of Nature | 2007 | Jonathon King | Buy |
| 6 | Midnight Guardians | 2012 | Jonathon King | Buy |
| 7 | Don’t Lose Her | 2015 | Jonathon King | Buy |
The Max Freeman series by Jonathon King follows a former Philadelphia cop who retreats to a shack deep in the Florida Everglades. Max Freeman left the police force after a shooting and wants nothing more than solitude, but the crimes and corruption of South Florida keep pulling him back into action. He becomes a private investigator and, with the help of attorney Billy Manchester, takes on cases that range from murder to land fraud to kidnapping.
The series began with The Blue Edge of Midnight (2002), which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. King’s journalism background gives the books an authentic feel, and the Florida landscape is practically a character in itself. From the mangrove swamps to the Gold Coast, each book puts Freeman in a different corner of the region. The series ran for seven books, concluding with Don’t Lose Her in 2015.