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Frank has recently returned from three years overseas, working with refugees from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Being not Ukranian, 68 years old, with a heart condition and bad knees, knowing nobody in Ukraine, he decided to go there just the same.
His book 'Ukraine, Whaddya Gonna Do? or Sunshine, SALO and Sirens' tells the true story of those years. Written during rocket attacks and blackouts, he writes true vignettes of laughter, suffering and love throughout this genocidal war.

Throughout his early years, Frank Hickey worked the Harlem streets as a private eye. He lived for months undercover in the Cajun bayous of Louisiana, hunting a killer. His adventures have taken him around the world. Living outdoors or in crude huts, he learned ...more

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	The Gypsy Twist (A Max Royster Mystery, #1) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Can Showbizzers Crush Crime? (A Max Royster Mystery, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ukraine, Whaddya Gonna Do? or Sunshine, SALO and Sirens

When Russia invaded Ukraine, I quit my job as a detective for the State of New Mexico and went to help Ukraine.
This is a true story, written in the style of New Journalism.
For the past three years, I worked with refugees from this war. In Ukraine, I lectured at the police academy, helped battered women at a domestic violence shelter and trained them to prevent sexual assault.
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Born to Kill: The Rise and Fall of America's Bloodiest Asian Gang

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