@frankzafiro.bsky.social
I created, contributed to, and edited this series... so when it was orphaned by D&O Books closing down, it only made sense to publish them. I'm proud to announce that Code 4 Press (my imprint usually reserved for my own work) will re-issue A GRIFTER'S SONG!
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I created, contributed to, and edited this series... so when it was orphaned by D&O Books closing down, it only made sense to publish them. I'm proud to announce that Code 4 Press (my imprint usually reserved for my own work) will re-issue A GRIFTER'S SONG!
Deal is live as of today:
CHARLIE-316 is FREE on Kindle for the next 5 days, and the rest of the Charlie-316 series is on a 7-day Kindle Countdown sale.
Good time to try the Conway/Zafiro police procedurals or finish the set.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
CHARLIE-316 is FREE on Kindle for the next 5 days, and the rest of the Charlie-316 series is on a 7-day Kindle Countdown sale.
Good time to try the Conway/Zafiro police procedurals or finish the set.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Deal is live as of today:
CHARLIE-316 is FREE on Kindle for the next 5 days, and the rest of the Charlie-316 series is on a 7-day Kindle Countdown sale.
Good time to try the Conway/Zafiro police procedurals or finish the set.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
CHARLIE-316 is FREE on Kindle for the next 5 days, and the rest of the Charlie-316 series is on a 7-day Kindle Countdown sale.
Good time to try the Conway/Zafiro police procedurals or finish the set.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
Been wanting to get Michael A. Black on the show for a couple of years now and things finally worked out! Check out this interesting guy -- former police officer and a long writing career with considerable breadth!
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November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Been wanting to get Michael A. Black on the show for a couple of years now and things finally worked out! Check out this interesting guy -- former police officer and a long writing career with considerable breadth!
open.spotify.com/episode/496A...
open.spotify.com/episode/496A...
TRUE PULP: NOIR is now wide, incl. Amazon. Get this Troy Lambert and @vincentzandri.bsky.social -edited antho, which includes a story of mine that may very well become a prequel to a new series...
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
True Pulp: A Noir Anthology
True Pulp: A Noir Anthology - Kindle edition by Lambert, Troy, Zandri, Vincent. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading True Pulp: A Noir Anthology.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
TRUE PULP: NOIR is now wide, incl. Amazon. Get this Troy Lambert and @vincentzandri.bsky.social -edited antho, which includes a story of mine that may very well become a prequel to a new series...
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
October's guest is southern gothic noir novelist @phillipthompson.bsky.social !
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Episode #198 Phillip Thompson – Wrong Place, Write Crime
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October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
October's guest is southern gothic noir novelist @phillipthompson.bsky.social !
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"You say you want to make the bed and put aways some clothes? Uh, no. We have reservations."
October 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"You say you want to make the bed and put aways some clothes? Uh, no. We have reservations."
This little baby arrived this week! Contains my short story "The Second Degree" written by my fantasy/sci-fi alter-ego.
What's it about? Empathy. And how it can fight crime. In a way you won't guess. So, pick up the title and give it a read!
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What's it about? Empathy. And how it can fight crime. In a way you won't guess. So, pick up the title and give it a read!
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
September 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This little baby arrived this week! Contains my short story "The Second Degree" written by my fantasy/sci-fi alter-ego.
What's it about? Empathy. And how it can fight crime. In a way you won't guess. So, pick up the title and give it a read!
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
What's it about? Empathy. And how it can fight crime. In a way you won't guess. So, pick up the title and give it a read!
www.amazon.com/True-Pulp-An...
Wrong Place, Write Crime has always been (since 2017!) about promoting crime fiction authors -- known, unknown, established, new, this subgenre or that, all of it. The trend continues with an author on the early steps of her writing journey, Sally Barrilla!
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wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/09/10/e...
Episode #197 Sally Barrilla – Wrong Place, Write Crime
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September 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Wrong Place, Write Crime has always been (since 2017!) about promoting crime fiction authors -- known, unknown, established, new, this subgenre or that, all of it. The trend continues with an author on the early steps of her writing journey, Sally Barrilla!
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/09/10/e...
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/09/10/e...
The Charlie-316 series, my police procedurals written with Colin Conway, is back in Amazon Kindle Unlimited!
The sixth installment, THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD, just won the Public Safety Writers Association's Gold Medallion Award in the police procedural category!
www.amazon.com/dp/B093LMR5Q6
The sixth installment, THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD, just won the Public Safety Writers Association's Gold Medallion Award in the police procedural category!
www.amazon.com/dp/B093LMR5Q6
The Charlie-316 Series
Visit Amazon's The Charlie-316 Series Page and shop for all The Charlie-316 Series books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of The Charlie-316 Series
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September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Charlie-316 series, my police procedurals written with Colin Conway, is back in Amazon Kindle Unlimited!
The sixth installment, THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD, just won the Public Safety Writers Association's Gold Medallion Award in the police procedural category!
www.amazon.com/dp/B093LMR5Q6
The sixth installment, THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD, just won the Public Safety Writers Association's Gold Medallion Award in the police procedural category!
www.amazon.com/dp/B093LMR5Q6
Here's where I'll be at 1400 hrs today... If you're in the Redmond/Bend area, come on down! (It says you have to register but no one will be turned away at the door).
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dpl.libnet.info/event/13842540
Crime Scene to Manuscript: Mastering Police Procedurals
Learn police procedural writing from a retired officer and author.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Here's where I'll be at 1400 hrs today... If you're in the Redmond/Bend area, come on down! (It says you have to register but no one will be turned away at the door).
dpl.libnet.info/event/13842540
dpl.libnet.info/event/13842540
If you're a writer who has dealt with disappointment (which means virtually all of us), you may identify with this guest blog post I did today.
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FRANK ZAFIRO - This is What I Tell Myself - Author George Cramer
Frank Zafiro writes gritty crime fiction from both sides of the badge. He has written more than fifty novels in various genres, mostly mysteries, but also heartwarming humor (as Frank Scalise), and sc...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you're a writer who has dealt with disappointment (which means virtually all of us), you may identify with this guest blog post I did today.
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gdcramer.com/2025/08/28/f...
I mentioned last month that THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD won the Public Safety Writers Association's Gold Medallion in the Police Procedural category... well, here's photographic proof! 😆L to R: Me, Barbara Hodges, the emcee (dressed as a bassett hound for the costume party), and co-author Colin Conway.
August 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I mentioned last month that THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD won the Public Safety Writers Association's Gold Medallion in the Police Procedural category... well, here's photographic proof! 😆L to R: Me, Barbara Hodges, the emcee (dressed as a bassett hound for the costume party), and co-author Colin Conway.
This episode comes at you from the conference room floor of the Public Safety Writers Association's annual conference. I conducted a number of short interviews with attendees, so discover your new favorite writer!
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wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/08/13/e...
Episode #196 – Wrong Place, Write Crime
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August 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This episode comes at you from the conference room floor of the Public Safety Writers Association's annual conference. I conducted a number of short interviews with attendees, so discover your new favorite writer!
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/08/13/e...
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/08/13/e...
A new noir anthology is coming from editors
Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri, and all three us are here to tell you about it in the newest episode of Wrong Place, Write Crime! Get in on the Kickstarter for early access and other great rewards!
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Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri, and all three us are here to tell you about it in the newest episode of Wrong Place, Write Crime! Get in on the Kickstarter for early access and other great rewards!
t.co/Va6FUeSrQk
http://wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/07/09/episode-195-lambert-zandri/
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July 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A new noir anthology is coming from editors
Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri, and all three us are here to tell you about it in the newest episode of Wrong Place, Write Crime! Get in on the Kickstarter for early access and other great rewards!
t.co/Va6FUeSrQk
Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri, and all three us are here to tell you about it in the newest episode of Wrong Place, Write Crime! Get in on the Kickstarter for early access and other great rewards!
t.co/Va6FUeSrQk
Western author Scott McCrea is my guest for this episode. We talk about his classic westerns and his new thriller with a western theme. We also find a way to talk Star Trek. Nerds.
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wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/07/02/e...
Episode #194 Scott McCrea – Wrong Place, Write Crime
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July 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Western author Scott McCrea is my guest for this episode. We talk about his classic westerns and his new thriller with a western theme. We also find a way to talk Star Trek. Nerds.
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/07/02/e...
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/07/02/e...
I am joined this episode by the vivacious Colleen Coble, who has written over 80 novels, most of them in the thriller/suspense/mystery genre. Plenty to like in this interview and you might just discover your new favorite author!
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wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/06/18/e...
June 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I am joined this episode by the vivacious Colleen Coble, who has written over 80 novels, most of them in the thriller/suspense/mystery genre. Plenty to like in this interview and you might just discover your new favorite author!
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/06/18/e...
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/06/18/e...
Kickstarter is live! Back an exciting new antho edited by Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri with a great cast of authors (including me, he said humbly). There are some great reward tiers, starting as low as $10 (for the ebook, included in all reward tiers).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
True Pulp: A Noir Anthology
Original stories of justice, grit, and revenge from over ten well-known noir authors. Editions you won't find anywhere else.
www.kickstarter.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Kickstarter is live! Back an exciting new antho edited by Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri with a great cast of authors (including me, he said humbly). There are some great reward tiers, starting as low as $10 (for the ebook, included in all reward tiers).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
Right now, Chirp is featuring the audiobook version of ALL THE FORGOTTEN YESTERDAYS (River City #14), narrated by Dave Mather, for just 99 cents!
Chirp is a great audiobook distributor with an easy to use app. Grab some deals today, including this one!
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...
Chirp is a great audiobook distributor with an easy to use app. Grab some deals today, including this one!
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...
All the Forgotten Yesterdays
A thrilling police procedural set in atmospheric Washington state: Detective Katie MacLeod has two tough jobs on her hands — a series of burglaries in elderly victims’ homes and a cold case that comes...
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May 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Right now, Chirp is featuring the audiobook version of ALL THE FORGOTTEN YESTERDAYS (River City #14), narrated by Dave Mather, for just 99 cents!
Chirp is a great audiobook distributor with an easy to use app. Grab some deals today, including this one!
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...
Chirp is a great audiobook distributor with an easy to use app. Grab some deals today, including this one!
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/a...
New episode! This time out, I'm chatting with retired OSI agent, Derrick Jackson! Derrick had a super interesting career and drew on the early stages of that for the setting and plot of his novel, SHADOW ONE. Check him out!
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May 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New episode! This time out, I'm chatting with retired OSI agent, Derrick Jackson! Derrick had a super interesting career and drew on the early stages of that for the setting and plot of his novel, SHADOW ONE. Check him out!
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/05/28/e...
wrongplacewritecrime.com/2025/05/28/e...
I've got a story in this that I'm pretty proud of that may serve as a prequel to a new series. Check it out on kickstarter and consider backing the project! Lots of cool, additional rewards (available to view when it launches on June 3).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
Coming soon: True Pulp: A Noir Anthology
Original stories of justice, grit, and revenge from over ten well-known noir authors. Editions you won't find anywhere else.
www.kickstarter.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I've got a story in this that I'm pretty proud of that may serve as a prequel to a new series. Check it out on kickstarter and consider backing the project! Lots of cool, additional rewards (available to view when it launches on June 3).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tro...
Happy to see THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD (written with Colin Conway) was a finalist for the SPOTTED OWL AWARD, given by the The Friends Of Mystery to PNW authors.
Didn't win, but SotD was ranked #7 out of 71 titles the group considered, so not too shabby.
www.friendsofmystery.org/cameron-rece...
Didn't win, but SotD was ranked #7 out of 71 titles the group considered, so not too shabby.
www.friendsofmystery.org/cameron-rece...
May 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy to see THE SILENCE OF THE DEAD (written with Colin Conway) was a finalist for the SPOTTED OWL AWARD, given by the The Friends Of Mystery to PNW authors.
Didn't win, but SotD was ranked #7 out of 71 titles the group considered, so not too shabby.
www.friendsofmystery.org/cameron-rece...
Didn't win, but SotD was ranked #7 out of 71 titles the group considered, so not too shabby.
www.friendsofmystery.org/cameron-rece...
I was fortunate to have been interview by Sally Barrilla on her podcast, Detective Writer!
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Meet Our Hundredth and Eighth Guest: Fellow Crime Fiction Author and Podcaster: Frank Zafiro!
Detective Writer · Episode
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May 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I was fortunate to have been interview by Sally Barrilla on her podcast, Detective Writer!
open.spotify.com/episode/2xMW...
open.spotify.com/episode/2xMW...
Most folks on socials know the author side of me (Frank Zafiro, Frank Saverio) but since 2014, I've also been engaged in teaching leadership. The course is specifically targeted to public safety, but the concepts are all about human behavior, so it applies anywhere.
scaliseleadershipconsulting.com
scaliseleadershipconsulting.com
Scalise Leadership Consulting
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May 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Most folks on socials know the author side of me (Frank Zafiro, Frank Saverio) but since 2014, I've also been engaged in teaching leadership. The course is specifically targeted to public safety, but the concepts are all about human behavior, so it applies anywhere.
scaliseleadershipconsulting.com
scaliseleadershipconsulting.com