This collection includes the first three novels Stefan Kopriva mystery series:

Waist Deep
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Friend of the Departed

Plus BONUS CONTENT: two Stefan Kopriva short stories, "Five for Fighting and a Murder Misconduct" and "Cassie."

Waist Deep:
When disgraced former cop Stefan Kopriva is asked by an old high school classmate to find a runaway sixteen year old girl, he reluctantly accepts. Driven by guilt over a terrible mistake that drove him from the force more than ten years earlier, Kopriva battles old injuries, old demons and long ago memories as he unravels the mystery of the missing Kris Sinderling...and seeks his own redemption.

Lovely, Dark, and Deep:
A city councilman is dead of an apparent suicide. Ex-cop Stefan Kopriva finds himself drawn into the case, serving an unlikely client. Once involved, he discovers that things are not as they seem. Kopriva is quickly embroiled in dirty city politics. Along the way, he encounters pimps, prostitutes, gangsters, contractors, and the police as he tries to get to the bottom of what happened, and why. That is something no one wants, so Kopriva must risk his own freedom and his very life to find the answers, no matter how deep the corruption goes.

Friend of the Departed:
When defense attorney Joel Harrity asks Kopriva to look into a prospective client's guilt or innocence in the murder of her husband, he reluctantly agrees. He quickly discovers that answers to even the simplest of questions are nearly impossible to find. The deeper Kopriva digs, the more no one seems to want him to find the truth behind the death of Harrity's friend. Faced with a possible murderer that won't answer questions, a police department asking the wrong people the wrong questions, and threats of violence from an unknown source, Kopriva forges on, determined to discover the truth....even if it kills him.

PRAISE FOR STEFAN KOPRIVA MYSTERIES:

"A powerful tale of corruption and redemption."
- Brian Triplett, independent reviewer

"This book...brought Humphrey Bogart to my mind. This is his sort of story, and if there were an actor of that type around today, this book could make a confronting and probably prize-winning film...definitely worth the price of admission."
- Karen Treanor, New Mystery Reader Magazine

"Waist Deep is a hard-hitting story of a flawed hero trying to exorcise his demons. The subject matter explores dark moral territory, it's arguably not horribly shocking compared to certain real life situations taking place today. Further, in the best hardboiled tradition, finding the truth involves unearthing the scum from beneath the veneer of respectability."
- Debbi Mack, author of Identity Crisis and Least Wanted

" A]nother intense and very good read that borders on the noir designation. Frank Zafiro often writes of dark things and this is another case of that and therefore the book is not a light read in any sense. It is also yet another case of why Frank Zafiro is building an incredible career and deserves to be on your reading radar."
- Kevin Tipple, independent reviewer

"Zafiro nails the truth like a properly thrown jab/cross combo. You won't see it coming until it smacks you in the nose."
-Colin Conway, author of the 509 series

"The Stefan Kopriva books are a great series. Interesting characters, a mystery that seems at the right level...not too vast. I love that things aren't tied up with a neat bow. Things don't always work out great. Sometimes it's just the best you can do at the time. I like that Kopriva gets beat up, he doesn't win every fight. He doesn't always know how to proceed in his investigations. The solutions he comes up with seem in keeping with his character. I hope for more books in this series."
- Sharon McKenna, from a 5-star Ama

The Stefan Kopriva Collection - nidottu, Englanti, 2015