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Frank Zafiro

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in Spokane, WA, The United States

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A former police officer, Frank writes gritty crime fiction from both sides of the badge.

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	Under a Raging Moon (River City Crime #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,423 ratings — published 2006 — 7 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
	Some Degree of Murder (River City Crime #5) by Frank Zafiro (Goodreads Author), Colin Conway (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 2012 — 9 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
	Beneath a Weeping Sky (River City Book 3) 4.34 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	Heroes Often Fail (River City Crime #2) 4.24 avg rating — 675 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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
	Waist Deep (Stefan Kopriva Mystery #1) 3.96 avg rating — 625 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	At Their Own Game (The SpoCompton series Book 1) 3.97 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	And Every Man Has To Die (River City Crime #4) 4.45 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	Dirty Little Town (River City #7) 4.47 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Friend of the Departed (Stefan Kopriva Mystery #3) 4.36 avg rating — 147 ratings — 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
	At This Point in My Life (Jack McCrae Mystery Book 1) 4.26 avg rating — 128 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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Compared to previous years, this was a very slow year -- just one novel and two short stories published. Also of note, Silence of the Dead (Charlie-316 #6) won the PSWA Gold Medallion for best police procedural. This title was also an honorable mention for the Spotted Owl Award.

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Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual Expanded Edition

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A Final Call

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UNSUB (UNSUB, #1)

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“underneath a bus without a second of hesitation. Their eight dollar an hour mentality couldn’t handle any extra strain from the”
― Frank Zafiro, Some Degree of Murder

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“order”
― Frank Zafiro, Beneath a Weeping Sky

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“Coming into River City by bus would not have been my first choice. I didn’t have much choice in the way of travel unless I wanted to drive and that’s a task I hate doing, especially interstate. The equipment”
― Frank Zafiro, Some Degree of Murder

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