E117 - Frank Zafiro - From Behind the Badge and Beyond the Crime Scene to Writing and Authorship

EPISODE 117 - Frank Zafiro - From Behind the Badge and Beyond the Crime Scene to Writing and Authorship

Frank Scalise who writing under the pen name of Frank Zafiro. Frank served in the U.S. Army from 1986-91 in Military Intelligence as a Czechoslovak linguist. In 1993, he became a police officer in Spokane, Washington. During his career, he worked as a patrol officer, corporal, and detective before entered into leadership roles, becoming a sergeant in 2002.

He was fortunate enough to command patrol officers, investigators, K-9 officers (and their dogs!), and the SWAT team. Frank retired from law enforcement in 2013 as a captain in order to write full time and to teach. From 2013-17, he taught law enforcement subject matter at the community college and university, and leadership as a national instructor for a prominent police institution. He also occasionally teaches a series of writing workshops.

Frank has held the #1 author spot for police procedurals on Amazon. Frank’s books are available in all formats — paperback, ebook, and audiobook. Frank began writing seriously at about thirteen.

In 1995, he started a draft of Under A Raging Moon, which would become the first book in the River City series of crime fiction. Since then, Frank has completed multiple novels set in River City, a fictional version of Spokane, Washington.

http://www.frankzafiro.com/
Frank's Podcast - http://www.frankzafiro.com/wrong-place-write-crime/
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