{"id":38956,"date":"2025-07-14T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=38956"},"modified":"2025-07-13T18:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T22:33:04","slug":"38956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=38956","title":{"rendered":"THE CONCRETE SMILE: A GRIFTER’S SONG 1 by Frank Zafiro \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE CONCRETE SMILE: A GRIFTER’S SONG 1<\/a> by Frank Zafiro<\/p>\n

First sentences…<\/p>\n

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“Jack-a-reno!”<\/p>\n

Sam hated that.\u00a0 Even if Jack had been his real name, he would have hated it…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam and Rachel are lovers.\u00a0 On the run.\u00a0 That’s because they’re also grifters who conned the wrong folks.\u00a0 Mafia folks.\u00a0 Now Sam and Rachel have to keep moving.\u00a0 And they have to keep scamming to pay the cost of a life on the run.<\/p>\n

Their latest mark is Jacobson.\u00a0 He owns a concrete company.\u00a0 Jacobson thinks some folks want to buy his business. Jacobson has done his due diligence.\u00a0 The folks buying have an opportunity to make millions, but their timeline is running thin. And they need Jacobson’s company to make it happen.<\/p>\n

So Jacobson thinks he has the upper hand.\u00a0 He’ll buy THEIR BUSINESS and he’ll make the millions.\u00a0 One of the first rule of a con — make the mark want to give you their money.\u00a0 Sam and Rachel have the hook in.\u00a0 They just need a few more days.<\/p>\n

Then the pair discover that they’ve been discovered.\u00a0 They need to blow town before the mob’s hitman zeroes in on them.\u00a0 Sadly, they need the score more.<\/p>\n

The clock is ticking… tick… tick… tick…<\/p>\n

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THE CONCRETE SMILE: A GRIFTER’S SONG 1<\/a> is a fast, fun read.\u00a0 Clocking in at just 71 pages, Zafiro has laid the foundation for a fun crime series.\u00a0 I look forward to more Grifter Songs.<\/p>\n

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