A frustrated crime scene cleaner...an off duty cop in a jam...a patrol officer who believes in a strange fate...a holier-than-thou Internal Affairs whose world gets turned upside down...plus those that are crazy, surrounded in sadness or just trying to get by - these are the many and varied characters of River City, brought to life in 17 short stories by the author of the River City crime novels.

The Cleaner - River City, #13

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

Detective 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?

The Worst Kind of Truth - River City

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

An ex-cop looking for redemption...an American man and an Irish lass intertwined in love and violence...a cop with a conscience that he doesn't always listen to...a retired cop 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. Written by the author of the River City crime novels.

No Good Deed - River City, #10

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

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

River City is plagued by a serial rapist. His attacks are becoming more brutal. Detective John Tower is sure that he'll go from rape to murder if he isn't stopped soon. When a series of mis-steps and near misses push the rapist even further, everyone involved -- Tower, Officer Katie MacLeod and Officer Thomas Chisolm -- must face their old fears...or be destroyed by them.

Beneath a Weeping Sky - River City, #3

It's 1988 in the once-affluent Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, and crack cocaine is king. Reinaldo Arenas is the brutal leader of the reigning Dominican gang selling the drug in that area, and Assistant District Attorney Frank Corda is the man assigned to take him down. Armed with a task force of DEA agents and NYPD detectives, Corda must negotiate the perilous world of politics, drug kingpins, and opposing police entities in his bid to rid Washington Heights of the drug scourge. Inspired by true events, and alternating between intrigue and action, Fallen City captures an iconic era in the history of New York and paints a human story on the canvas of one of its biggest challenges. From the authors of The Last Collar.

The Cleaner - River City, #13

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