About
I’ve written threebooks in addition to Larceny; Paradise Awakens, Sweet Alicia and Trapped. I’mcurrently writing a sequel to Larceny, The Heretic. I also write a weekly shortstory series dubbed “Murderous Mondays” I publish to my blog. You can check outmy website at www.salvatoregrasso.com where you can subscribe to my mailing list to receive these storiesalong with news and information delivered to your email account.
I’m a long timeresident of Media, Delaware County PA, born and raised in West Philadelphia. Igrew up in a solidly middle-class environment, the oldest of three boys. After graduatingfrom St. Thomas More Catholic Boys’ High School and St. Joseph’s University, I passedthe CPA exam. I began my professional career in the newspaper publishingindustry. After a three-year stint in Flint Michigan in the cable televisionbusiness, I returned to Philadelphia to continue my professional career. Movinginto the venture capital/private equity business I spent almost twenty years asa partner in a venture firm. I currently hold the position of Chief OperatingOfficer in the Technology Transfer Officer of a major Philadelphia researchuniversity. I have traveled extensively throughout the United States and I havealso traveled frequently to Europe and Central America. In my spare time Ienjoy custom woodworking, home remodeling, weightlifting and riding my HarleyDavidson Road King.
Description
<p>(Book 1)<br />Betrayed by the woman he loved and on the verge of destitution, artist Jonathan Martinez channels his anguish and rage into what will become his greatest masterpiece—Passion and Betrayal. The painting, critically acclaimed, ushers him into the world of fine art and allows him to realize his dreams. Stepping out of the shadows, he transforms into Phillipe, a wealthy artist and sought-after bachelor who enjoys an extravagant lifestyle—including his pick of any woman he desires.<br /><br />But when Phillipe least expects, the woman who almost destroyed him returns on the arm of his agent. Despite his anger, she awakens the part of his soul he entombed long ago. The part of him that can never forget her, no matter how deeply he buries himself in his art.<br /><br />With everything he's accomplished at stake, can Phillipe overpower the demons that haunt him and learn to love again? Or will his heart remain a shattered work of art that can never be restored?</p>
Story Behind The Book
Larceny explores the consequences of corporate corruption in higher education and offers an explosive example of what could happen in such an environment when things go terribly wrong!
Greed and lust trump morals and clear thinking when money becomes the burnt offering placed at the alter of a person's ego.
Reviews
<strong><strong>Once you have a piece of the pie, you don't want to lose it,
ever. "Larceny" is a criminal thriller telling the story of Richard
Gillespie, self-made millionaire and head of a law firm that will take
those millions with it. To keep his millions he enters a web of
treachery and technology against university head Louis Jacobson,
university executive Bridgette Lonerghan, and the inventions of Joseph
Ralinski where murder may just become an option in pursuit of the
almighty dollar. "Larceny" is a fine thriller where you don't know
where the next turn will come from.</strong></strong>
