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Thirty years of law enforcement with a major police agency would provide any retired cop with enough career experience to write any book, fiction or non-fiction. I originally started by documenting true life experiences, then realized I could tell more of these stories by embellishing and expanding the fertile imagination, using those real-life people as composite subjects for fictional characters and real-life events as the basis for plots. As I delved more into fiction, I saw where I could not only tell a suspenseful story, but deliver messages to the reader about the many problems inherent within the police profession in today’s complex world of crime and injustice.
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I am proud to announce: On January 27th, at the annual conference in Cocoa Beach sponsored by the Space Coast Writers Guild, I was honored by being presented with the Don Argo Award for Fiction in 2013, for my latest crime novel “The Upside to Murder.”
“The Upside to Murder” is currently being considered for a motion picture by a prominent producer. Option agreement (contract) has been signed by author and producer as the powers embark on securing funds and a production team. Keep fingers crossed.
DIRE STRAITS
DIRE STRAITS
A gripping, suspense-filled police thriller set amidst the exotic ambience of Miami, Florida, where sex, violence and corruption is the trademark of life in the fast lane. Cuban-born homicide detective, Mike Estevez, responds to a posh suburban mansion to investigate a grisly mass murder. The ensuing week drives the top cop to the edge of personal disaster as he not only hunts for a rampant serial killer, he must grapple with a gut-wrenching dilemma that no one else must know about. Meanwhile, the search is on for a surviving witness known only as Mirage who spends a harrowing seven days stalked by a relentless killer while she frantically conceals her identity from police and family. Tension remains high throughout this suspense drama which presents an engaging cast of characters in and out of the police ranks. The novel will be hauntingly familiar to many Americans who have dealt with obsession and conflict between love of family and love of career. It also tells about municipal politics, internal corruption, incompetency, prejudice, realistic crime scene investigation, sex and violence, Miami style. This novel is not for the light-hearted. The author is a former Miami-Dade County homicide investigator who brings authenticity to scenes of murder and violence, as well as the seedy side of police conduct only a cop would know.
“Marshall Frank is one of the best crime story writers of our time.”— Chris Douglas, AUTHORPAEDIA“Marshall Frank’s Dire Straits will keep you in suspense from the firstparagraph until the last word with permanent organic action and realisticdialogue that takes you into a page-turning, breath-holding adventure.”— Mark T. Wayne, author of The Trial.“Frank writes with authority and verisimilitude, creating a world thatsmells, looks, sounds, tastes and feels real.”— Gary Carden, author of Mason Jars in the Flood.“In the style of Elmore Leonard, Frank delivers sensational details withrealistic hard prose.”— Asheville Citizen-Times“Marshall Frank’s, Dire Straits, is a suspenseful thriller with low-lifecharacters gruesomely believable as he takes readers on a tour throughSouth Florida’s raunchy underworld.”— Annette Clifford, Florida Today“Marshall Frank writes what he knows and what he knows takes yourbreath away, heart pounding, pages turning long into the night.”— Edna Buchanan, Author of The ShadowsSerious folks within Hollywood are currently considering this book for a motionpicture. Screenplay has been completed. For signed copies of the book, contactOrder Autographed copy from Author | Order Kindle edition
“…tension builds until it explodes in the end. You’re on the edge of your seat…”
Leigh Neely, The Villages Daily Sun
— Edna Buchanan, author of The Shadows.
— Annette Clifford, Florida Today
– Asheville Citizen-Times
— Gary Carden, author of Mason Jars in the Flood.
A Boy Who Mattered – Examining the Roots of Drug Addiction
A Boy Who Mattered – Examining the Roots of Drug Addiction
Independently published July 30, 2019
ISBN: 9781080157594 | Paperback: $14.95
In “A Boy Who Mattered” author Marshall Frank draws the reader into the pathetic life of his firstborn son, Bennett, who entered the drug world before his teens, turned on by a family member. This ultimately opened the doors of dependency sickness, failure and homelessness that profoundly affected many others, friends and family, for forty years. This particular saga focuses on the root causes of dependency and what could be done about it. Hopefully, this story will guide abusers and loved ones on options of how to combat this dreaded disease. If but one human being is saved, Bennett’s struggle will not have been in vain.
Books are available via amazon.com for the retail price plus shipping. Signed books can be obtained directly from the author, for $15 and no shipping costs. Just e-mail: [email protected] or send check to: P.O. Box 411841,Melbourne, Fl 32941.
“A moving and loving account by the father of a homeless drug addict. With brutal honestly, Marshall Frank reveals the depth of love and despair experienced by him and his son, Bennett Frank, as they travel a dark and life-long journey into an unforgiving abyss. A sad tale of a child lost to mental illness, drug abuse, and difficult family circumstances..” – Dr. Valerie Allen, Psychologist
AMERIKASTAN – Conquest From Within
AMERIKASTAN – Conquest From Within
Everly Books Publishing Group| December 2016
ISBN: B01N5A1IXP | Paperback: $17.98 | eBook: $6.99
“AMERIKASTAN – Conquest From Within” screams of political incorrectness pointing to the peril of Islamic religious ideology via jihad to convert and conquer America, and the world. This book eliminates all controversy and wipes the thin-line between Islamic fundamentalism and moderate Islam, as both feed on the same religious nourishment form the Quran, bowing to the Hadith, while wailing to the rise of Sharia — the Islamic law. The author reveals the nefarious decrees of secreted manifestos as commanded by major jihad organizations which inexorably spell out the mission, objectives and methods being carried out today, “from within,” laying the groundwork for ultimate conquest of the west.
“Marshall Frank cuts through the myths, misconceptions, and deliberate obfuscations surrounding Islam and it history, bringing the reader face to face with the true doctrine of the Islamic ideology of conquest and its plans to convert the world to Islam. Prepare to be shocked.” – Lee Boyland, author of numerous books on radical Islam
“A work that requires reading and understanding for the future of our country.” – Francis J. Clifford
The Way Things Oughta Be: The Untold Crimes Against American People
Everly Books Publishing Group
December 2015 | ASIN: B019HOJ9MO
Paperback: $18.95 | eBook: $16.99
What’s the politically incorrect solution to global terrorism? What’s wrong with the education system? Is there really a God? Why isn’t the U.S. Attorney General an elected position like it is in most states? Are all politicians corrupt? What’s right and wrong about the death penalty? Why shouldn’t elected politicians who lie under oath be arrested? Why are criminals allowed to run for office? Can we make airline security safer? What’s the real solution to ISIS? How can we improve the justice system, i.e. judges, prisons, juries, laws, police, racism, the war drugs? What’s the downside to gay marriage we hadn’t thought about?
In The Way Things Oughta Be, author Marshall Frank addresses numerous hot-button issues in today’s America with brief essays and lists of follow up bullets offering pie-in-the-sky but logical solutions to long-range problems. Thirty-five chapters, compiled in six major sections, address a myriad problems criminal justice and the political world, plus conflicts we experience with religion, families, love, sex and marriage, parenting and moral decay.
Frank baffles critics who want to label him a conservative or liberal, or perhaps, a “moderate” because he is all over the spectrum of pigeon holes. He prefers to identify the issue before attaching a label. He tackles many more concerns about corporations, global warming, entertainment, gays, professional sports, and the challenges of old age. Do people care about the under-represented minorities in America who have little or no voice in society? He raises questions and answers on how can we identify and solve these problems by offering readers an opportunity to think outside the proverbial box, that is, if we really want to.
Order Autographed copy from Author: $16
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“Brilliant. Frank cites amazing solutions to complicated problems.”
—Chuck Wilder, CRN Talk radio host
The Upside To Murder
The Upside To Murder
Aberdeen Bay Press | April 2012 | ISBN-13: 978-1-60830-078-5
Trade Paperback | Retail $16.95
After 16 year-old Cassandra is gang-raped, shot and left for dead, African-American Doctor Orville T. Madison, embarks on a stealth campaign to protect his daughter from reliving the terrifying ordeal through rigors of the justice system. His obsessive pursuit drives the Miami physician into a spiral of chaos as he desperately tries to resolve inexplicable conflicts between love of child and love of God. Besides emotional struggles and unending suspense, Upside To Murder offers engaging sub-plots with forensic investigations, social controversy and the power of love. A gut-wrenching drama pitting good versus evil bringing out the worst in the best of people.
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” Marshall Frank has proved himself a master at suspense with a novel that weaves a twisted crime story around our most basic human instincts, emotions, and needs. Thumbs up.”
—Bahia Abrams, author, The Other Half Of My Soul
“Marshall Frank knows murder for its complexity and surprises. Only a veteran homicide detective can communicate this fast paced tale to the reader.”
— Dr. Roger E. Mittleman, Chief Medical Examiner, Florida District 19“Frank has penned a gripping story filled with real people dealing with real dilemmas of life: separation, pain, loss and grief. The reactions of his characters to these dilemmas drive a story that unfolds quickly with many a twist and turn. This book is hard to put down.”
— John J. Spiegel, Miami Attorney, Former Homicide Detective“…a thriller that could only be written by a man with an intimate knowledge of detective work; who also happens to be a master of the English language. Demonstrating the author’s attention to detail, each carefully crafted scene—and for that matter, every phrase, paragraph, and page—adds to our understanding of the unfolding drama; as we become more invested in the characters, and increasingly curious regarding the outcome of the story, with each succeeding sentence.“
— Christopher Ackerman, For Independent Professional Book Reviewers Read Full Review