Dear Reader,

Thirty years of law enforcement with a major police agency would provide any retired cop with a reservoir of experiences from which to tap in order 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 the realm of fiction, I saw where I could not only tell a suspenseful story, but deliver messages to the reader about the many problems inherent within police agencies, and by police officers, in today's complex world of fighting crime and injustice.

My intention is to not only entertain my audience with clever twists of criminal investigation, but to unveil the personal side of many cop's lives. After all, there is often much that affects a cop's life off-duty, as well as on.

As a side note, I wish to thank all those fellow officers and other members of the criminal justice community for their friendship over the last forty-four years, virtually thousands who I consider an integral part of my police family. And, last but not least, thanks to the wonderful folks of the United States who continue to ensure social laws exist that are intended to legislate morality and regulate human behavior. For without them, there would be much lower crime rates, less criminals, a weaker organized crime cartel, and in turn, less material for writing books.

As a side, I also engage in entertainment with my pianist friend, Dr. Jay Barnhart, playing music at special events, civic groups, libraries, conferences, and more. Please check out the page for "Dick-Doc Duo.

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Criminal Injustice in America: Essays by a Career Cop

AuthorHouse| ISBN-13: 978-1-4389206-2-7 | $19.95 |

In CRIMINAL INJUSTICE IN AMERICA, author Marshall Frank presents a powerful argument for amending laws and process regarding the war on drugs, prostitution, abortion, capital punishment, sex offenses and more. Frank points out how narrow thinking has created an irreversible justice quagmire which not only creates more crime, it serves a prison industrial complex that has grown into a cheap labor pool for corporate America. Only a non-politically correct, thirty-year career cop with the muzzle removed can dare offer such candid and startling alternatives to a failed system that now houses 2.3 million inmates in America’s prisons, at least a third of whom do not belong there.

Readers with interest in the American justice system will find this a stimulating and fascinating collection of essays on subjects never before tackled in this manner. Definitely a book for thinkers."

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"Frank’s suggestions make Criminal Injustice in America a book well worth reading. Few readers, liberal or conservative, will agree with everything this former Miami homicide detective says in his critique of our laws and courts. But he will make you think". — Jeff Minnick, Smoky Mountain News

"Criminal Injustice in America is a provocative book that challenges readers to consider possibilities for legal reform that are beyond the capacity of our current justice system. The author's suggestions for an over-haul of America's justice system are logical, well-researched and supported by statistics. Frank's ideas are also controversial and go against the conservative ideals upon which several of the laws he challenges are based. I highly recommend it."— Melissa Levine, Independent Book Reviewer

Fortis Books | ISBN978-0-9718709-2-5 | $24.95 | April 2007

In From Violins To Violence, Marshall Frank bares all about his transition from a classical violinist, dancer and stepson of a Miami Beach mobster, to becoming one of Miami-Dade County’s premier homicide detectives. In a most compelling autobiography, Frank shares many personal and professional experiences.

Read about:

The connections between his mob-tied family and corrupt officials

How an unlikely candidate became a law enforcement officer

The struggling heart, mind and family life of a homicide investigator

True murders cases, rapes, suicide and other major criminal investigations

The arrest of five police officers for murder and the political fallout that followed

The truth behind the Liberty City riots of 1980

Crushed marriages, alcoholism and the bane of drug addiction

The influence of music in life of turmoil

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From Violins to Violence: A Memoir