For 'Frank,' L.A.P.D. Homicide Lieutenant L.A. Franco and her homicide squad, it's business as usual - a multiple murder, ugly as it is, at least seems to have an easy explanation. Until it coincides with an untimely drive-by shooting. The investigation ultimately pulls Frank and her squad in conflicting directions while drawing Frank closer to the county's new Chief Coroner, Gail Lawless. Through a series of twists and turns, all Frank's leads eventually bring her to the disquieting possibility that the killer she seeks might well be one of her own brothers in blue.

Baxter Clare lives on a ranch in Southern California with her longtime companion.