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Zekial Marko (October 21, 1933 – May 9, 2008) was an American writer who specialised in crime stories, often under the pen name of John Trinian. He was arrested during filming of Once a Thief and spent some time in prison.
May 10, 2019 · Scratch a Thief. John Trinian (1933-2008) is the pseudonym of Zekial Marko who was born as Marvin Leroy Schmoker. And if you think that’s confusing, one day I’ll tell you the story of Salvatore Lombino.
Jun 26, 2017 · 4.5 3 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $4.99 Read with our free app. Paperback. $18.74 8 Used from $14.74 10 New from $14.74. Two classic crime stories from the early 1960s: a cop with a grudge pursues an ex-con who wants to go straight, and a failing B-actor becomes involved with a Hollywood sex cult. Print length. 291 pages.
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Feb 22, 2016 · John Trinian was an alias for a man who called himself Zekial Marko. Marko hung around with Jack Kerouac and the beat poets. After his pulp fiction career he wrote a screenplay ( based on the first novel in this collection) and ended up writing TV shows.
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Mar 27, 2014 · The first is a cop, Lieutenant Drago. At a heist nine years earlier, Drago busted in on Eddie and his small gang. And Eddie, the gunman from his old group, had to shoot at the cop, that being the only time Eddie ever pulled the trigger on a job. His shot didn’t kill Drago, though.
Zekial Marko was born on 21 October 1933 in Monterey, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Once a Thief (1965), Toma (1973) and Any Number Can Win (1963). He died on 9 May 2008 in Centralia, Washington, USA.
Sep 15, 2022 · The John Trinian (aka Zekial Marko) revival continues with this latest twofer from Stark House Press, The Big Grab / The Savage Breast. The author, a very proficient writer of crime novels, found success with numerous works, most notably Scratch a Thief and The Big Grab, each written in the early 1960s.
