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Pura Vida - "Life is Great!"

Pura Vida    (POO-rah VEE-dah)
Costa Rican saying, literally translated means "Pure Life." Contextually, it means  "This is living!", or "Life is Great!." 

I'm Steve Scarborough and welcome to my website. This site is under construction but stay tuned for updates about my upcoming novel, SCRAFITTO.  Check out the Award below!

I currently offer a P.O.S.T. certified class in The Science of Fingerprints and  Digital Imaging classes.  I also have a workshop for writers- "Write Forensics Right!" that I will offer at writing conferences.         "Thank you God,   life is great!"
Scrafitto
Look for the upcoming mystery novel, Scrafitto. It's about: Mitch Sharp's comfortable existence as a commercial photographer in a Costa Rican expatriate art community is shattered when a serial rapist begins slashing women with a razor-like knife, deliberately splattering their blood on nearby walls.
 
Sharp, an ex-homicide cop who fled the States after being ousted from the force, takes photos of tourist on eco-tours like white-water raft trips and zip-line tours in beautiful Costa RIca. After many women are attacked, Mitch is persuaded by a pretty fellow artist, Angie, to help investigate the crimes.
When the attacker raises the stakes from rape to murder, Mitch must act.  Combining his investigative and photographic skills, Sharp discovers the identity of the murderer.   Isolated in a foreign country, and fearful that his fellow artists are next, (maybe even Angie) Sharp gathers an unusual team of ex-pats to solve the crimes before the killer adds another section to his gruesome masterpiece.
Woven with a thread of photography references, SCRAFITTO, is a fast-paced read, focusing on the characters and the culture. The novel features a refreshingly compassionate sleuth delving into the lives of ex-pats in the picturesque resort town of Quepos, Costa RIca. 
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AWARD WINNER !
Scrafitto won 1st place in the annual Public Safety Writers (Police Writers) Association writing competition for unpublished novel. 1st place. Visit the PSWA website here.
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