'Dragged to Death' emerges as the prime murder mystery to read during Pride Month

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'Dragged to Death' emerges as the prime murder mystery to read during Pride Month

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Published on Jun 10, 2026, 4:39:25 PM
Total time: 00:14:04

Episode Description

Frank Anthony Polito is an award-winning self-published author and playwright from Hazel Park, Michigan. Recently, he's been focuing on murder mystery series starring "Domestic Partners in Crime," Peter ‘PJ’ Penwell and JP Broadway.  "Dragged to Death" serves as the fourth installment of that series, where a young drag queen from the Detroit drag scene is smothered to death by her own wig.

Polito joined The Metro to discuss his book, his lived experiences in Detroit and New York, and the perseverance necessary for the role of a self-publisher. 

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