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

This boxed set contains the first three novels in the River City series of crime fiction, including: UNDER A RAGING MOON, HEROES OFTEN FAIL, and BENEATH A WEEPING SKY. This series follows the same ensemble cast of police officers and detectives as they face the challenges of the criminals, the police world and their own personal trials. UNDER A RAGING MOON (#1)Takes place in 1994. A violent robber is loose in River City. Meet the cops that must take him down. Stefan Kopriva, a young hotshot. Katie MacLeod, a woman in what is still mostly a man's world. Karl Winter, about to retire but with one more good bust left in him. And Thomas Chisolm, a former Green Beret who knows how dangerous a man like the Scarface Robber can be. These are the patrol officers of River City - that mythical thin blue line between society and anarchy. They must stop the robber, all the while juggling divorces, love affairs, internal politics, a hostile media, vengeful gang members and a civilian population that isn't always understanding or even grateful. Written by a real cop with real experience, Under a Raging Moon is like a paperback ride-along. Enjoy the ride. HEROES OFTEN FAIL (#2)Takes place in 1995. The men and women of the River City Police Department are sworn to protect and to serve. But when six-year-old girl is kidnapped off a residential street in broad daylight, each cop must rise to heroic levels. Detectives scramble to solve the kidnapping while patrol officers comb the streets looking for the missing girl. Racing against time, every cop on the job focuses on finding her. Before it is too late. Before they fail her. BENEATH A WEEPING SKY (#3)Takes place in 1996. River City is plagued by a serial rapist. His attacks are becoming more brutal and Detective John Tower is sure that he'll go from rape to murder if he isn't stopped soon. Meanwhile, the rapes stir up ghosts for both Officer Katie MacLeod and Officer Thomas Chisolm. Both struggle to put those haunted memories to rest even as they are drawn into the center of Tower's investigation. When a series of mis-steps and near misses push the rapist even further, everyone involved must face their old fears.or be destroyed by them.

River City Series, Books 1-3 - River City

This River City Series collection contains books 10-12 in the series, NO GOOD DEED, THE WORST KIND OF TRUTH, and CHISOLM'S DEBT. NO GOOD DEED (#10)River City short stories. An ex-cop (Stefan Kopriva) looking for redemption...an American man and an Irish lass intertwined in love and violence...a cop (Connor O'Sullivan) with a conscience that he doesn't always listen to...a retired cop (Glen Bates) looking to repair a broken relationship with his drug-addicted son...a Yankee cop in the West Texas...these are the characters you'll meet and explore in No Good Deed. Read stories that didn't make it into the novels, many of them featuring characters you know well. Most of these stories are set in the 2006-07 time frame, but the reader will experience a little bit of a Tarantino effect with a a few of the stories that are set much earlier ("Gently Used" featuring Sully, for example, happens in 1996). THE WORST KIND OF TRUTH (#11)Set in 2008Detective Katie MacLeod has her hands full. It has been four years since she was promoted to detective, and after paying her dues in property crimes investigations, she has made it to the Major Crimes unit. This is where the highest profile cases land-homicides, robberies, serious assaults, and rapes. Katie catches two rapes almost back-to-back. One victim is a prostitute with an unknown suspect. who Katie fears may be gearing up for more assaults. The other victim is a college student who has accused her boyfriend, a popular baseball player, of raping her at a party. Both cases have their own set of perils. Katie juggles her time investigating each one, encountering many obstacles-a lack of evidence in one, and wondering how to parse conflicting statements in the other. As she battles past these difficulties, Katie faces another fact. that both cases hit home with her in very different ways. Solving them becomes more than just a job for her, but something deep-seated and personal. something that may exorcise some of her own demons from the past. Or will they consume her? CHISOLM'S DEBT (#12)Set in 2010 (though it starts in 2004)After two tours in Vietnam and 25 years as a police officer, Thomas Chisolm is looking forward to a quiet retirement. That hope is quickly shattered when Mai, a ghost from his past, finds him and demands justice for the horrors she suffered during the Vietnam War.horrors Chisolm couldn't save her from. Now Chisolm must find the man responsible and bring him to justice to repay an old debt and in the hopes of putting his own demons to rest.once and for all. Chisolm's Debt is a s River City novel featuring one of series's most iconic characters. Follow Chisolm on his search as he explores the nature of moral debt, war, forgiveness, and guilt on his way to an explosive ending.

River City Series, Books 10-12 - River City

The Prequel to the Ania Series!Set on the sunny Gulf Coast of Florida, Harbinger centers around two lifelong friends and fishing charter boat partners, Boyd Tomlin and Hicks Ledoux. Boyd is the serious one who always makes sure things get done, and Hicks is the carefree one who always makes sure everyone has a good time. But times aren't so good. They are struggling to get charters, and bills are coming due. In desperate need of money, they consider smuggling drugs to make ends meet. By chance or fate, they meet two beautiful sisters who will change everything-a young Ania and her kid sister Karolyn. Hicks is immediately attached to the brash, confident Ania while Boyd gravitates toward Karolyn. As romance blossoms, Boyd and Hicks quickly find themselves embroiled in the world of illegal drug trade, romance, danger and violence lurking around every corner.

Harbinger - Ania Trilogy, #0

"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

Detective Katie MacLeod must contend with secrets from the past. 2010. River City, Washington. Detective Katie MacLeod is already working a pair of burglaries involving a suspect who cuts window screens to enter homes and steals money and drugs from elderly victims. Then she gets handed a cold missing persons case that comes with political pressure. Katie must balance finding a dangerous burglar with discovering the fate of a woman who disappeared five years ago. As she digs into both cases, she finds frustration in one and a slew of secrets in the other. How far will someone go to keep their secrets? Detective Katie MacLeod is about to find out.

All the Forgotten Yesterdays - River City, #14

When a six-year-old girl is kidnapped off a residential street in broad daylight, every cop in River City must rise to heroic levels. Detectives scramble to solve the kidnapping. Patrol officers comb the streets looking for the missing girl. Racing against time, every cop on the job focuses on finding her. Before it is too late. Before they fail her.

Heroes Often Fail - River City, #2

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.

Sugar Got Low - River City, #20

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