Frank Scalise

Frank Scalise

Frank Scalise also writes as: Frank Zafiro and Frank Saverio.

Upcoming Frank Scalise Books

March 18th, 2026: A Hard Favored Death (Sandy Banks Thriller, #3)

The Split List (Bricks and Cam Job, #4) was the most recently released book by Frank Scalise, on February 15th, 2026.

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Frank Scalise Stats: The most read book by Frank Scalise on Book Notification is Waist Deep, the first novel in the Stefan Kopriva Mystery series. The second most read book is Under a Raging Moon (River City Crime #1).

Below is a complete list of Frank Scalise books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Ania Books in Publication Order (as Frank Zafiro)

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1
Blood on Blood ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2012
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2
Queen of Diamonds ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2013
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3
Closing the Circle ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2018
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4
Harbinger ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2018
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List of Bricks and Cam Job Books in Publication Order (with Eric Beetner, as Frank Zafiro)

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1
The Backlist
2015
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2
The Short List
2016
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3
The Getaway List
2018
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4
The Split List
2026
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List of Sam the Hockey Player Books in Publication Order

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1
The Hardest Hit
2011
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2
Bad Calls
2021
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3
Double Shifting
2022
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4
Line Changes
2023
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5
Sam and the Magic Hockey Gear
2024
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List of Jack McCrae Mystery Books in Publication Order (as Frank Zafiro)

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1
At This Point in My Life ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2012
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2
All That This Life Requires ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2022
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List of River City Crime Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.3
Under a Raging Moon
2006
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2
Heroes Often Fail
2007
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3
Beneath a Weeping Sky
2010
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4
The Cleaner
2010
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5
And Every Man Has To Die
2011
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6
Chisolm's Debt
2014
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7
The Trade Off
2014
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8
The Menace of the Years
2018
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9
Some Degree of Murder
2019
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10
Place of Wrath and Tears
2020
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11
Sugar Got Low
2021
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12
The Worst Door
2021
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13
Dirty Little Town
2021
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14
10
The Worst Kind of Truth
2022
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15
All the Forgotten Yesterdays
2023
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16
Nor Shadowed Heart
2025
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List of SpoCompton Crime Books in Publication Order (as Frank Zafiro)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
At Their Own Game ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2019
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2
In the Cut ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2020
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3
All the Pieces Fall ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2022
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4
Live and Die This Way ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2022
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5
Shades of Knight
2023
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List of Stefan Kopriva Mystery Books in Publication Order (as Frank Zafiro)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Waist Deep
2011
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2
10
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
2012
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3
10
Friend of the Departed
2015
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4
Five for Fighting and a Murder Misconduct
2016
5
Cassie
2016
6
10
Hope Dies Last
2023
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7
Think of Laura
2024
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List of The Charlie-316 Books in Publication Order

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1
Charlie-316 (As: Frank Zafiro, Colin Conway)
2021
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2
Never the Crime (As: Frank Zafiro, Colin Conway)
2021
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3
Badge Heavy (As: Frank Zafiro, Colin Conway)
2021
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4
Code Four (As: Frank Zafiro, Colin Conway)
2021
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5
10
The Ride-Along (As: Frank Zafiro, Colin Conway)
2022
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6
The Silence of the Dead (As: Frank Zafiro, Colin Conway)
2024
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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1
All That Counts
2010
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2
The Last Collar ( As: Frank Zafiro, With: Lawrence Kelter)
2017
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3
Fallen City ( As: Frank Zafiro, With: Lawrence Kelter)
2017
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4
An Unlikely Phoenix ( As: Frank Saverio)
2018
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5
10
A Baker's Divorce
2022
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6
Kemper's House ( As: Frank Saverio)
2024
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
In the Shadow of El Paso ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2012
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2
Titus, My Brother
2021
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3
A Village of Strangers
2022
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List of Collections in Publication Order

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1
Good Shepherd ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2014
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2
When Something Slips
2022
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3
The Last Cop & Other Stories ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2023
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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1
A Street Officer's Guide to Report Writing
2012
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2
Police Body Cameras
2013
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List of Grifter's Song Books in Publication Order

Sam and Rachel are a pair of grifters on the run from the mafia.

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1
People Like Us (By: J.D. Rhoades)
2019
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2
The Concrete Smile ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2019
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3
The Whale ( By: Lawrence Kelter)
2019
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4
The Movie Makers ( By: Gary Phillips)
2019
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5
Lost in Middle America (By: Colin Conway)
2019
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6
Come the Apocalypse ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2019
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7
Losing Streak (By: Jim Wilsky)
2019
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8
Gone Dead on You (By: Eryk Pruitt)
2020
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9
Upgrade ( By: Asa Maria Bradley)
2020
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10
The Money Block (By: Holly West)
2020
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11
The Sound of Breaking Bones (By: Eric Beetner)
2020
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12
Still Life with Suitcase (By: Scott Eubanks)
2020
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13
Down Comes the Night ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2020
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14
The Reckoner ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2021
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15
The Rule of Thirds (By: Matt Phillips)
2021
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16
The Down and Out (By: Lawrence Maddox)
2021
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17
Travel Money (By: Jonathan J. Brown)
2021
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18
Rocky Mountain Lie (By: Michael Pool)
2021
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19
Open Up Your Heart (By: Carmen Jaramillo)
2021
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20
10
Ride Like Hell (By: S.A. Cosby)
2021
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21
The Alpha Whisperer ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2021
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22
Dracula Wine (By: David Housewright)
2021
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23
Diamond Dogs (By: Gabriel Valjan)
2022
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24
Dusty and Bent (By: Trey R. Barker)
2022
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25
Concrete and Cocaine (By: Vincent Zandri)
2022
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26
The Low White Plain (By: Paul J. Garth)
2022
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27
Dangerous to Know ( By: Hilary Davidson)
2022
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28
Madam Tomahawk (By: Nick Kolakowski)
2023
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29
Good For It (By: T.G. Wolff)
2023
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30
Outfoxed (By: Jeffery Hess)
2023
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31
Somewhere Outside Salvation (By: James D.F. Hannah)
2023
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32
Into the Dying Sun ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2023
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33
Ghost Image (By: Kat Richardson)
2026
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34
Stealing Paradise (By: Curtis Ippolito)
2026
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List of Guns + Tacos Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tacos de Cazuela con Smith & Wesson (By: Gary Phillips)
2019
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2
Three Brisket Tacos and a Sig Sauer (By: Michael Bracken)
2019
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3
A Gyro and a Glock ( As: Frank Zafiro)
2019
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4
Three Chalupas, Rice, Soda…and a Kimber .45 (By: Trey R. Barker)
2019
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5
Some Churros and El Burro (By: William Dylan Powell)
2019
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6
A Beretta, Burritos and Bears (By: James A. Hearn)
2019
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7
Burritos & Bullets (By: Eric Beetner)
2020
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8
Jalapeño Poppers and a Flare Gun (By: Trey R. Barker, Michael Bracken)
2020
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9
Four Shrimp Tacos and a Walther P38 (By: Alec Cizak)
2020
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10
A Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious Night (By: Ann Aptaker)
2020
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11
Sopa and a Streetsweeper (By: Ryan Sayles)
2020
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12
Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly (By: Dave Zeltserman)
2021
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13
Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises (By: Stacy Woodson)
2021
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14
Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks (By: David H. Hendrickson)
2021
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15
Refried Beans and a Snub-Nosed .44 (By: Hugh Lessig)
2021
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16
Two Steak Taco Combos and a Pair of Sig Sauers (By: Neil S. Plakcy)
2021
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17
A Smith & Wesson with a Side of Chorizo (By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
2021
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18
Two Tofu Tacos, a Taurus TX22, a Taycan, and a Ton of Trouble (By: Alan Orloff)
2022
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19
Two Black Bean and Shrimp Quesadillas, and a Pink Ruger LCP (By: Joseph S. Walker)
2022
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20
A Handful of Chicles and a Custom Nine (By: C.W. Blackwell)
2022
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21
Two Shrimp Tacos and a .22 Ruger (By: Adam Meyer)
2022
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22
Nachos, a Stun Gun, and a Wedding Ring (By: Karen E. Olson)
2022
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23
No Food, No Drink, Just the Gun (By: Trey R. Barker)
2022
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List of P.I. Tales Double Feature Books in Publication Order

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1
Crimson Smile / The Path of Jackals: A P.I. Tales Double Feature (By: Michael Pool, Hunter Eden)
2021
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2
Hallmarks Of The Job / Aloha Boys (With: Michael Bracken, Frank Zafiro)
2021
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List of Chop Shop Crime Books in Publication Order

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1
The Cadillac Job (By: Stacy Woodson)
2024
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2
Run and Gun (By: Joseph S. Walker)
2024
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3
A Hunka Hunka Burning Rubber (By: Hugh Lessig)
2024
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4
Barracuda Backfire (By: Tom Milani)
2024
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5
Devil in the Rearview (By: Stephen D. Rogers)
2024
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6
Here Comes the Judge (By: James A. Hearn)
2024
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7
Slow Ride (By: Mark Thielman)
2025
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8
Coyote Run (By: Michael Bracken)
2025
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9
Fast Cars and Dirty Diapers (By: Adam Meyer)
2025
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10
Loose Change from a Mini Cooper
2025
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11
Faster than a Speeding Bullitt Mustang (By: Chuck Brownman)
2025
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12
The Hellcat (By: William Dylan Powell)
2025
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List of Sandy Banks Thriller Books in Publication Order (as Frank Zafiro)

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1
The Last Horseman
2014
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2
Some Kind of Hell
2023
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3
A Hard Favored Death
2026
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List of Frank Scalise Anthologies in Publication Order

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1
Carols and Crimes, Gifts and Grifters
2007
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2
Deadlines
2010
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3
The Cleaner
2010
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4
Dark Yonder: Tales & Tabs
2019
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5
Guns + Tacos Vol. 1
2020
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6
To Serve, Protect, and Write
2022
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7
A Grifter's Song Vol. 8
2022
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Frank Scalise

Frank Scalise was born in Spokane, Washington, United States. Scalise attended Eastern Washington University where he received a BA in History and University of Louisville where he received an MS in Administration of Justice.

Frank Scalise is the author of the River City Crime series which currently consists of 16 novels. The River City Crime series started in 2006 with the novel Under a Raging Moon. The most recently released novel in the River City Crime series was Nor Shadowed Heart which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the River City Crime series.

Frank Scalise has also written the Stefan Kopriva Mystery series which has 7 books including Waist Deep and Lovely, Dark, and Deep.

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  1. Charles Dickens, author of: A Christmas Carol.
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  3. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
  4. Patricia Cornwell, author of the Kay Scarpetta Series.
  5. Vince Flynn, author of the Mitch Rapp Series.

Frank Scalise: F.A.Q

Where was Frank Scalise Born?

Frank Scalise was born in Spokane, Washington, United States and is American.

What was the first book Frank Scalise wrote?

The first book written by Frank Scalise was Under a Raging Moon, published in 2006.

What was the most recent book Frank Scalise wrote?

His most recently released work was The Split List on February 15th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Frank Scalise?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Frank Scalise book is Waist Deep. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Waist Deep (8)
  2. Under a Raging Moon (9.33)
  3. Friend of the Departed (10)
  4. Lovely, Dark, and Deep (10)
  5. The Ride-Along (10)

Are there upcoming new books by Frank Scalise?

Frank Scalise has a new book coming out on March 18th, 2026 called A Hard Favored Death.

Click and we will keep you updated on this via e-mail, and about any new books Frank Scalise announces in the future.

How many books has Frank Scalise written?

Frank Scalise has written 78 books across 25 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Ania Series
  • 4 books in the Bricks and Cam Job Series
  • 5 books in the Sam the Hockey Player Series
  • 2 books in the Jack McCrae Mystery Series
  • 15 books in the River City Crime Series
  • 3 River City Short Stories
  • 5 books in the SpoCompton Crime Series
  • 7 books in the Stefan Kopriva Mystery Series
  • 6 books in The Charlie-316 Series
  • 6 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Collections
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 2 Frank Saverio Standalone Novels
  • 3 Frank Zafiro Standalone Novels
  • 1 Frank Zafiro Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 Frank Zafiro Collections
  • 6 books in the Grifter's Song Series
  • 1 book in the Guns + Tacos Series
  • 1 book in the P.I. Tales Double Feature Series
  • 1 book in the Chop Shop Crime Series
  • 3 books in the Sandy Banks Thriller Series

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