SMFS Member Publishing News: Hallmarks of the Job: Stanley Melvin P.I. Story by Frank Zafiro

Today is publication day for Hallmarks of the Job: Stanley Melvin P.I. Story by Frank Zafiro. Published by Code 4 Press, the read is available in digital format at Amazon. 

 

Synopsis:

Meticulous private investigator Stanley Melvin likes to keep his work grounded in reality, not at all like the classic detective novels he has read incessantly since childhood. But his best friend and annoying neighbor Rudy quickly points out that his routine "cheater" case is rapidly taking on all of the features that Stanley steadfastly insists are mere fictional tropes of the genre.

Stanley isn't too sure how he feels about this. But as a professional, he forges ahead, despite getting out of his comfort zone. He knows he has to solve this case even if it is taking on all of the hallmarks of the job.

Additional notes:

Stanley Melvin stories take place in the SpoCompton universe.

Hallmarks of the Job won the 2022 PSWA Award!

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Worst Kind of Truth (River City Book 11) by Frank Zafiro

Today is publication day for The Worst Kind of Truth by Frank Zafiro. This is the 11^th book in his River City series. Published by Code 4 Press, the read is available in digital format at Amazon.

 

Synopsis:

Detective Katie MacLeod has her hands full.

It has been four years since her promotion to detective, and after paying her dues in property crimes investigations, she has made it to the Major Crimes unit. This is where the highest profile cases land—homicides, robberies, serious assaults, and sexual assaults.

Katie catches two rape cases almost back-to-back. One victim is a prostitute with an unknown suspect… who Katie fears may be gearing up for more assaults. The other victim is a college student who has accused her boyfriend, a popular baseball player, of raping her at a party.

Both cases have their own set of perils. Katie juggles her time investigating each one, encountering many obstacles—a lack of evidence in one, and wondering how to parse conflicting statements in the other.

As she battles past these difficulties, Katie faces another fact… that both cases hit home with her in very different ways. Solving them becomes more than just a job for her, but something deep-seated and personal… something that may exorcise some of her own demons from the past.

Or will they consume her?