About halfway through the kickstarter for this bitchin' anthology. Check out all the names! (even includes me!). If you're a fan of A Grifter's Song, my story is essentially an origin story for Sam and Rachel, so there's that. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

The cognitive dissonance of being an indie author...

THE SPLIT LIST, a pair of novellas @[email protected] and I wrote for our respective characters in this series, will be out on retail on Feb 15! Of course, you can get it NOW at the Code 4 Press Bookstore for a dollar less... so why wouldn'tcha? code4press.com/collection/b...

The True Romance Kickstarter campaign is live! This noir anthology has my short story "Ask Me Tomorrow" in it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

Available today: INTO THE DYING SUN by Frank Zafiro, the final episode of A Grifter’s Song, as Sam & Rachel make one last play to outrun the mob, their enemies, and the life.

Available today: STEALING PARADISE by Curtis Ippolito @curtis_sd , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel turning a Coronado “vacation” into a beachside score.

Available today: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT by Patrick H. Moore - Author @patrickhmoore1, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel ghostwriting a dangerous war story in L.A.

Here's a cool antho coming from editors Troy Lambert and @vincentzandri.bsky.social ! Includes a story from me ("Ask Me Tomorrow"), a Sam and Rachel origin story. The kickstarter for TRUE ROMANCE kicks off on Feb 1! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

Available today: SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE SALVATION by James D.F. Hannah @jamesdfhannah, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel stranded at a West Virginia carnival grift.

Available today: OUTFOXED by Jeffery Hess @jefferyhesswriter, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel in Florida juggling land deals, baseball, and bad timing.

Available today: GOOD FOR IT by T G Wolff @tg_wolff, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel conning a luxury retirement community with a “news filter” scheme.

Available today: MADAM TOMAHAWK by @nickkolakowski Nick Kolakowski, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel in D.C. circling escort-fueled political scandal.

Available today: DANGEROUS TO KNOW by Hilary Davidson @hilarydavidsonbooks , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel inside a cliffside British Columbia mansion full of secrets.

Available today: THE LOW WHITE PLAIN by Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel snowed into a fake kidnapping on the Nebraska plains.

Available today: GHOST IMAGE by Kat Richardson, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel posing as psychic scammers at a “haunted” mountain resort.

Available today: CONCRETE AND COCAINE by Vincent Zandri @vincentzandrinoirauthor, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel working a bloody Albany concrete-and-coke front.

Available today: DUSTY AND BENT by Trey R. Barker, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel in Denver facing old guilt, new danger, and a land scheme. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Available today: DIAMOND DOGS by Gabriel Valjan @gabrielvaljan , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel learning the high-end diamond game from an aging master grifter.

Available today: DRACULA WINE by David Housewright, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel in Minneapolis amid billionaire tech feuds and stolen art.

You may have seen, @frankzafiro.bsky.social has relaunched his epic Grifter’s Song novella series. One episode dropping each day. Mine is the penultimate episode, so lands end of the month. Get ready for it and a few others with this convo @pauljgarth.bsky.social and I had about STEALING PARADISE.

Available today: THE ALPHA WHISPERER by Frank Zafiro, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel targeting a Seattle “success coach” who knows powerful secrets.

Available today: RIDE LIKE HELL by S.A. Cosby @[email protected] , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel neck-deep in a Virginia horse-country revenge con.

Available today: OPEN UP YOUR HEART by Carmen Jaramillo, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel teaming up with a faux socialite in crooked Chicago real estate.

Available today: ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIE by Michael Pool, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel running a high-altitude cannabis con in Vail.

Available today: TRAVEL MONEY by Jonathan Brown, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel running an L.A. bachelor-party front and a risky coastal real estate con.

Available today: THE DOWN AND OUT by Larry Maddox, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, dropping Sam & Rachel into Hollywood’s streets where fame, ruin, and old ghosts collide.

Available today: THE RULE OF THIRDS by Matt Phillips, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel trapped in a Tijuana borderland con that won’t stay behind the camera.

Available today: THE RECKONER by Frank Zafiro, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, following a mob enforcer hunting Sam & Rachel through the wreckage of their past cons.

Available today: DOWN COMES THE NIGHT by Frank Zafiro, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel chasing old honey pots and mob leverage to stay alive.

For episode #201, we go to Canada to talk to firefighter and author, Thomas Mark McKinnon about his book, IN SPITE OF THUNDER! wrongplacewritecrime.com/2026/01/12/e...

Available today: STILL LIFE WITH SUITCASE by Scott Eubanks, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, about grifters Sam & Rachel running an art-world con in Florida while the past waits in the wings. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4XPH7W5

Available today: THE SOUND OF BREAKING BONES by @[email protected], back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, about grifters Sam & Rachel hustling across the South while old cons and new enemies close in. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G526DM68

Available today: THE MONEY BLOCK by @hollywest.bsky.social, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, about grifters Sam & Rachel running long cons while the past closes in. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4XKD8N7

Available today: UPGRADE by @AsaMariaBradley.bsky.social is back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about grifter couple Sam & Rachel running long cons while the past closes in. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Available today: GONE DEAD ON YOU by @eryk.pruitt.bsky.social , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about grifters Sam & Rachel running cons across America while enemies close in.

Available today: COME THE APOCALYPSE by Frank Zafiro, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about grifters Sam & Rachel staying one step ahead of the mob and their last bad decision. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4SZFHVS

Available today: LOSING STREAK by Jim Wilsky, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about grifters Sam & Rachel running long cons while the past closes in.

The audiobook of A HARD FAVORED DEATH narrated by Daniel Dorse is now available in the Code 4 Press Bookstore for just $8.95! Out for retail on March 18 (at $18.95). code4press.com/b/Ro12O

The team of @authortroy.bsky.social & @vincentzandri.bsky.social are at it again, releasing some crime tales centered around romance! My story, "Ask Me Tomorrow," is the tale of how Sam and Rachel (from A GRIFTER'S SONG) met. Kickstarter launches soon! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

Available today: LOST IN MIDDLE AMERICA by Colin Conway, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about lovers-on-the-lam grifters Sam & Rachel.

Available today: THE MOVIE MAKERS by Gary Phillips, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about grifters Sam & Rachel running long cons in dangerous places while the past closes in. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4NKJJ7N

Out today: THE WHALE by Lawrence Kelter, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, a crime series about grifters Sam & Rachel running long cons while the past snaps at their heels. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4HYM2Z5

Out today: PEOPLE LIKE US by JD Rhoades, A Grifter’s Song #2—the series about lovers-on-the-lam grifters Sam and Rachel, always one step ahead of the mob and their current mark. This time, they crash into politics and dangerous people bankrolling hate. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4JRTG5T

I was interviewed before the holidays by a Adam Janos, areporter from @AETV, about this topic. Here is the end result (which I thought was fair and informative). www.aetv.com/articles/pol... Side note: current WIP is RC #16, set in 2013... so body cams are coming to River City soon!

Now available! The first episode of 35 grifter novellas!

My 2025 year in publishing was admittedly slow compared to previous years... but 2026 is shaping up to be big. HUGE. Check out my short post to see how huge! frankzafiro.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-2...

Coming February 15, the long-awaited next chapter of Bricks & Cam Jobs! Two novellas in one book -- @ericbeetner.bsky.social's THE JUSTICE LIST finds Cam back to his old Slaughterhouse ways in hilarious fashion, while my own THE DELIVERY LIST features Bricks in an unfamiliar role - protector.

December episode features award-winning western author Thomas Goodman, telling the story behind his novel, LAST MAN STANDING. Check it out on Spotify or wherever you get your pods! open.spotify.com/episode/02gz...

Another batch of episodes is available for pre-order! Arriving all throughout January 2026! Series: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4J42G77

People have asked for years for more Bricks & Cam... so @ericbeetner.bsky.social and I have finally said enough is enough. Coming Feb 15, a new entry in the Bricks & Cam Jobs series (aka The List Series): THE SPLIT LIST! Available for pre-order now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G59GDFZ7