Frank served in the U.S. Army from 1986-91 in Military Intelligence as a Czechoslovak linguist. In 1993, he became a police officer. Since then, he has worked as a patrol officer, corporal, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. As of 2012, he is a major.
Frank began writing seriously at about thirteen. He started out with short stories (some very short) and poetry. His first payment for a short story came in 1990, when Bills Son was published in Wide Open Magazine. In 1995, he started the first draft of Under A Raging Moon, which would become the first book in the River City series of crime fiction.
Genres: Mystery
Series
River City Crime
1. Under a Raging Moon (2006)
2. Heroes Often Fail (2007)
3. Beneath a Weeping Sky (2010)
4. And Every Man Has To Die (2011)
5. The Menace of the Years (2018)
6. Place of Wrath and Tears (2020)
1. Under a Raging Moon (2006)
2. Heroes Often Fail (2007)
3. Beneath a Weeping Sky (2010)
4. And Every Man Has To Die (2011)
5. The Menace of the Years (2018)
6. Place of Wrath and Tears (2020)
Stefan Kopriva Mystery
1. Waist Deep (2011)
2. Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2012)
3. Friend of the Departed (2015)
1. Waist Deep (2011)
2. Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2012)
3. Friend of the Departed (2015)
Ania Trilogy (with Jim Wilsky)
1. Blood On Blood (2012)
2. Queen of Diamonds (2013)
3. Closing the Circle (2014)
Harbinger (2018)
1. Blood On Blood (2012)
2. Queen of Diamonds (2013)
3. Closing the Circle (2014)
Harbinger (2018)
Bricks and Cam (with Eric Beetner)
1. The Backlist (2015)
2. The Short List (2016)
3. The Getaway List (2018)
1. The Backlist (2015)
2. The Short List (2016)
3. The Getaway List (2018)
Charlie-316 (with Colin Conway)
1. Charlie-316 (2019)
2. Never the Crime (2020)
3. Badge Heavy (2020)
4. Code Four (2020)
1. Charlie-316 (2019)
2. Never the Crime (2020)
3. Badge Heavy (2020)
4. Code Four (2020)
Novels
Some Degree of Murder (2012) (with Colin Conway)
Chisolm's Debt (2013)
The Trade Off (2014) (with Bonnie R Paulson)
The Last Collar (2017) (with Lawrence Kelter)
Fallen City (2017) (with Lawrence Kelter)
An Unlikely Phoenix (2018)
Chisolm's Debt (2013)
The Trade Off (2014) (with Bonnie R Paulson)
The Last Collar (2017) (with Lawrence Kelter)
Fallen City (2017) (with Lawrence Kelter)
An Unlikely Phoenix (2018)
Omnibus
The Crime Cafe 9 Book Set (2016) (with Austin S Camacho, Donna Fletcher Crow, W D Gagliani, M Ruth Myers, Dale T Phillips, Benjamin Sobieck, Jim Winter and Kenneth Wishnia (K j a Wishnia))
Collections
Novellas
Series contributed to
Grifter's Song
1. The Concrete Smile (2019)
12. Down Comes the Night (2020)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 1 (2019) (with Lawrence Kelter and J D Rhoades)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 2 (2019)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 3 (2020) (with Asa Maria Bradley, Eryk Pruitt and Holly West)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 4 (2020) (with Eric Beetner and Scott Eubanks)
1. The Concrete Smile (2019)
12. Down Comes the Night (2020)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 1 (2019) (with Lawrence Kelter and J D Rhoades)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 2 (2019)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 3 (2020) (with Asa Maria Bradley, Eryk Pruitt and Holly West)
A Grifter's Song Vol. 4 (2020) (with Eric Beetner and Scott Eubanks)
Frank Zafiro recommends

Closing Time (2020)
(Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery, book 7)
Brenda Chapman
"A slow burn mystery that expertly weaves together several viewpoints in a way that will thoroughly engage your mind as you read."
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