(2012) Blood on Blood

Half brothers Jerzy and Mick Sawyer are summoned to the prison where their father is dying. On his deathbed, he tells his sons about a diamond heist that he was part of and how some of those diamonds are still out there. He sets the two on a path of cooperation and competition to recover the jewels, each playing to his own strengths and against the others weaknesses.

Jerzy is the quintessential career criminal, fresh out of a short bit and looking to get back into the action right away. Mick is a failed cop and tainted hero struggling to get by with a clean life that doesn't seem to ever pay off. Both men see this score as their ticket out but they'll have to work together. Throw the sexy, mysterious Ania into the mix and you have all the ingredients of a classic story set in Chicago.

Jim Wilsky is a short story author with a considerable number of published stories. Many of his stories are in the crime genre.This will be his first pubished novel.

Frank Zafiro has written numerous novels and short stories, most in the crime genre.

Together, they've joined to be hardboiled partners in crime, writing gritty, hardboiled crime novels in two distinct voices.

"Blood on Blood is [so] hard-boiled I’m still sweating from the steam! A hell of a good story told by a pair of aces, guaranteed to jump-start your heart from the very first word. Add this to your reading list for sure!” - Shane Gericke, best-selling author of Torn Apart,

"[i]f you like it mean and menacing, down and dirty, Blood on Blood is right up your dark alley.” - Earl Staggs, Derringer Award winner

“Blood On Blood is an intense and truly addictive thriller that captures you immediately and holds you bound until the last page. A fast paced, absorbing crime novel, with characters who still linger darkly on the edge of my thoughts,” - Julia Madeleine, author of The Truth About Scarlet Rose

About the AuthorFrank Zafiro has served in the military and is currently a police officer in Washington State. His short stories have appeared in numerous online and print magazines as well as a dozen anthologies. He is a three time finalist for the Derringer Award. He has written numerous novels, most of them crime fiction, including the River City series. You can find out more about him at frankzafiro.com

Jim Wilsky was born and raised in the Midwest. He is a central Illinois native, who's had a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling. His short story work has appeared in some of the most highly respected online magazines like Beat To A Pulp, Yellow Mama, Shotgun Honey, Rose Thorn Journal, All Due Respect, Pulp Metal, Plots With Guns, Mystercial-E, Midwest Literary Magazine, A Twist of Noir and others. Blood on Blood is his first novel. Both Frank Zafiro and Jim Wilsky share events on their blog at hardboiledpartners.blogspot.com/.