When half-brothers Mick and Jerzy Sawyer are summoned to their father's prison deathbed, it isn't for a tearful goodbye. The spiteful old man tells the two estranged brothers about an old diamond heist with outstanding loot, and sets them on a path of cooperation and competition to recover the jewels. Jerzy is the quintessential career criminal, fresh out of a short bit and looking to get back into the action right away. Mick is the failed cop and tainted hero struggling to get by with a clean life that doesn't seem to ever pay off. Both men see this score as their ticket out of Chicago. Throw in the mysterious, blond Ania, and Blood on Blood is hardboiled Hardy Boys meets Cain and Abel. Jerzy and Mick battle each other for all of it - the diamonds, the girl, and survival - and nothing else matters.not even blood.

Blood on Blood - Ania Trilogy, #1

"If you liked The Force, you will love Charlie-316." -S. A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland Tyler Garrett was the model police officer until an ambush unraveled his world. The Charlie-316 series is ripped from today's headlines and examines a modern police department's response to corruption within its ranks. When assailants attack Spokane Police Officer Tyler Garrett, he faces a decision most can never comprehend. After the shooting stops, the questions begin. Garrett soon confronts the doubts of a mistrustful public. Remaining silent protects his rights but makes him look guilty to a clamoring media. When investigators uncover a conspiracy, will Garrett's safety be ensured? Or will the city offer up a favorite son for the sins of their police department? No matter the outcome, a city and its police will never be the same again. The boxed set collects the four-book arc of the Tyler Garrett saga. Follow every moment from that fateful traffic stop to the resolution no one will expect. If you like hard-hitting police procedurals mixed with political intrigue, then grab the Charlie-316 series today.

The Charlie-316 Series: Books 1-4 - The Charlie-316 Series Box Sets, #1

Detectives Finch and Elias have seen a lot -- murders, assaults, rapes, missing persons -- but they've never investigated a missing mummy before. Follow the two partners in this novella as they sift through a half dozen different suspects and try to solve the mystery of a stolen mummy from the River City museum. Part whodunit mystery, part procedural, with more than a little wise-cracking along the way, THE BASTARD MUMMY has a little something for all kinds of mystery readers.(This novella is also included in the short story collection, DEAD EVEN, which contains several other Finch and Elias stories).

The Bastard Mummy - River City Short Stories

A Bricks & Cam Job #1 When the mob finds itself on hard times and has to lay people off, the boss decides to give two different hitters separate lists of "overdue accounts" - a backlist - to see who distinguishes themselves enough to remain on the payroll. The sharp-tongued Bricks and the hapless, eager to please Cam find themselves faced with challenges they never imagined when they got into the business. But there's no other choice than to settle out the names on. The Backlist.

The Backlist - A Bricks & Cam Job, #1

How deep into the sex slave industry will you go to save someone you love? How far will your duty take you?On the surface, Heather Williams buys and sells young women in a burgeoning underground sex trade. But not everything is as it seems. She is really "Gus" MacIntyre, and undercover detective, targeting human traffickers and rescuing the desperate women they enslave. But how far will she go to stop them? And where does her job end, and duty begin?"Bull" Porter seems like a prototypical macho hunter who owns a sporting goods store. But when his niece Taylor suddenly disappears, he plunges into the search for her with the same ferocity he stalks prey in the wilderness. The only difference is that this hunt takes place on the dirty streets of the city's underbelly, and the hunted can turn the tables in an instant. How far will Bull go to save his niece?As Gus and Bull battle with human traffickers to recover Taylor, both must face their own struggles and secrets.and eventually each other. Faced with political pressure and a ticking clock, they soon realize that nothing is free in this world. Nothing comes easy. For everything, there is a trade-off. The Trade Off is written in a dual first person narrative format, giving the reader the intimacy of the first person as well as the breadth of knowledge that comes with third person narrations. An additional point of interest for the reader: the male character of Bull was written by Bonnie R. Paulson, while Frank Zafiro wrote the female character of Gus.

The Trade Off - River City, #19

SUGAR GOT LOW contains a tale of grifters, a prequel story to the well-regarded Ania series, several trips back to River City and one to La Sombra, Texas. Enjoy a Walter Mitty homage set in San Francisco and a deadly day in Roman Britain, the heartbreaking story of a junkie and the suspenseful one of a murderer in a black car. And at the end of it all, you'll experience the dark but inspiring title story of perseverance that was only made possible because of a misunderstood lyric. Four-time Derringer finalist Frank Zafiro weaves a lucky thirteen tales drawn from throughout his career with one thing in common - characters you may love or hate, but will certainly feel.

Sugar Got Low - River City, #20

Detectives and mobsters, missing mummies and a shootout with Gypsies - here are fifteen stories featuring major and minor characters from the novels of Frank Zafiro, now given their own chance to shine. The good, the bad, and the in-between of River City come together in this fast-paced collection of theft, mystery, murder and detection, where the heroes of River City will keep fighting until the scales of justice are once again.Dead Even.

Dead Even - River City, #8

Carl is a Yankee cop in a small Texas border town. Isabella is a beautiful Mexican woman that everyone in town loves, including the hapless Pete and the wealthy, powerful Jack Talbott...but most of all, Carl. He runs in trouble in two separate stories, first with Pete and then with Jack. The final story comes from a different perspective - lifelong La Sombra resident John Calhoun, who also runs afoul of the power structure in this small town. Part romance, part police procedural, part social commentary, IN THE SHADOW OF EL PASO contains three short stories by Frank Zafiro. All three stories explore love, race, class and the ambiguity that exists on the southern border of the United States.

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