Beyond the Call

About the Book

A compelling true-to-life story of pervasive brutality and how it can exist within the bowels of a modern day police agency mired in bureaucratic detail and the blind ambtion of it's top management. Follow the probationary year of a rookie cop who is sucked into a web of deceit, power and murder, squeezed between the mentors who control his future career, and the lure of Internal Affairs.

About the Author

Marshall Frank is a retired captain from the Metro-Dade Police Department in Miami, Florida, where he spent the majority of his thirty years investigating murders or commanding those who did. New York City born, Frank moved to Miami during childhood and embarked upon his police career at the age of twenty-one as a uniformed officer. He worked his way through the ranks serving in many capacities, including Internal Affairs, Staff Inspections, Homicide and chief executive officer of a 250 man district station. He has testified in over one hundred murder investigations. Frank has travelled extensively as a teacher and law enforcement/security consultant. He is a periodic contributor as a columnist to a local newspaper. Several of his stories and editorials have appeared in the Miami Herald as well as other magazines and law enforcement publications. Frank holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Florida International University and is a member of numerous professional organizations including the North Carolina Writer's Network. He now lives in Maggie Valley, North Carolina with his wife, Suzanne, where he is working on another novel.