Larceny

Mystery & Thrillers

By Salvatore Grasso

Publisher : iUniverse

ABOUT Salvatore Grasso

Salvatore Grasso
I’ve written three books in addition to Larceny; Paradise Awakens, Sweet Alicia and Trapped. I’m currently writing a sequel to Larceny, The Heretic. I also write a weekly short story series dubbed “Murderous Mondays” I publish to my blog. You can check out my website at www.salva More...

Description

When greed is your mistress and power her aphrodisiac, people become expendable.

Set in Philadelphia PA, Larceny presents an intricate web of deception and diabolical revenge, where avarice and lust create a backdrop for murder.

A self-made millionaire decides to steal inventions from a prestigious research university. Luring into his scheme the beautiful and ruthless university licensing director, Gillespie does not anticipate becoming entangled in an intricate web of deception and diabolical revenge, where avarice and lust create a backdrop for murder.

“This deal is getting interesting,” Gillespie observes. “Three people, three angles. Jacobson, greed and selfishness; Iconera, self-righteousness coupled with mistrust; and finally Ralinski, self-importance and arrogance. The only common denominator is ‘self’. The question is how to play this to gain maximum advantage.

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.

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.