Ex-convict Frankie Schumacher is a social worker who helps other ex-cons stay clean and adjust to life outside prison walls in St. Louis, MO. While investigating the disappearance of a former client, Frankie becomes involved in a mystery that's much bigger than one missing drunk-one that puts his sanity, sobriety, and life on the line. The Prayer of St. Francis, a slow-burn modern noir, won first prize in the novel category in the 2020 Utah Original Writing Competition.