by admin | Mar 9, 2019 | Craft of Writing
Frank Scalise (a.k.a. Frank Zafiro) is a cool guy. In the US Army he served in Military Intelligence. After that he rose through the ranks at the Spokane Police Department as an officer, detective, and retired as a Captain after twenty years. An avid reader, he had...
by admin | Sep 26, 2018 | Musings
Long before I wrote my first story I was a reader. My favorite genres are suspense, thrillers, and mysteries. So imagine my joy at attending Bouchercon in St. Petersburg, Florida this month. Bouchercon is the World Mystery Convention, the premier annual event for...
by admin | Oct 30, 2016 | Musings
When I head off to a writer’s conference of any kind, handsome refers to it as going to see “your people.” He knows we are a tribe of our own, with our own culture, language, and traditions. It’s true. Only people in publishing get into heated...
by admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Book News
BOOK SIGNING IN WINTER HAVEN On Saturday, November 5 from noon to 2 p.m., the Winter Haven Public Library (Winter Haven, Florida) is hosting a book signing for the second book in the Compass Crimes Series. It debuts on October 16. North of the Killing Hand is a...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Book Reviews
Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale My rating: 5 of 5 stars This story had everything I want in a book–suspense, romance, mystery, memorable characters, and depth of story. It accelerates from chapter to chapter with twists and turns and shocks along the way....