Michael Grant


Biography

Michael Grant left the New York City Police Department after 23 years and went to work at W.R. Grace Company as a Security Coordinator.
In 1990, Mr. Grant moved to Florida where he wrote his first three novels: Line of Duty, Officer Down, and Retribution. In 2006 he returned to Long Island where he has written six more novels: The Cove, Back To Venice, When I Come Home, Dear Son,Hey Ma,In The Time of Famine,and Krystal.
Mr. Grant has a BS in Criminal Justice and an MA in psychology from John Jay College. He is also a graduated of the FBI National Academy.
Mr. Grant currently lives on Long Island with his wife, Elizabeth, and their Golden Retriever, Jack. Mr. Grant has two daughters and four grandchildren.

He can be contacted at mggrant08@gmail.com.

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Books

Appropriate Sanctions    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 78020 words. Published on January 28, 2012. Fiction.

Life is good for Paul Ducane. But everything changes when his bright young graduate student hacks into a government computer and downloads a file from a mysterious organization called the National Internal Affairs Agency. Immediately, the order goes out: get that file back and take appropriate action.
Who Moved My Friggin' Provolone?    by Michael Grant
Price: $0.99 USD. 4450 words. Published on October 9, 2011. Fiction.

Follow the adventures and travails of Joey Boddaboom and Vinny Boddabing, two Mafia guys who are confronted with all the unpleasant aspects of “change in their everyday workplace.” Marone, it ain’t easy! Who Moved My Friggin’ Provolone? is a spoof on Spencer Johnson’s very fine book, Who Moved My Cheese, a serious book on management principles.
Retribution    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 99720 words. Published on October 6, 2011. Fiction.

Retired NYPD Lieutenant Neal Devlin takes a job as a security director. A cushy job—or is it? Devlin soon learns a crazed killer is seeking revenge on the company’s CEO. At once an electrifying cat-and-mouse thriller and a parable of cost/benefit accounting taken to its extreme, this is a page-turning fiction at its best.
Krystal    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 63310 words. Published on August 9, 2011. Fiction.

Krystal is a Network meets Elmer Gantry, a black satire novel which examines two of our most influential institutions in America today: religion and television.
In The Time Of Famine    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 100360 words. Published on July 26, 2011. Fiction.

In 1845 a blight of unknown origin destroyed the potato crop in Ireland triggering a series of events that would change forever the course of Ireland’s history. The British government called the famine an act of God. The Irish called it genocide.
Dear Son, Hey Ma    by Michael Grant
Price: $1.99 USD. 12820 words. Published on July 22, 2011. Fiction.

When it comes to interpersonal communications, Cool Hand Luke said it best: "What we've got here is a failure to communicate."
When I Come Home    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 101000 words. Published on July 1, 2011. Nonfiction.

Life is good for Nancy Cavanaugh. She's a happily married with three young children and one on the way. Then tragedy strikes. Just days after the baby is born, her husband is killed in an accident and Nancy’s life is abruptly turned upside down. With four small children in tow, she is forced to return to country she never wanted to see again to fight for a farm she never wanted.
Back To Venice    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 66510 words. Published on June 30, 2011. Fiction.

Imagine what it would be like to go back in time to 15th century Venice and meet Michelangelo.
The Cove    by Michael Grant
Price: $2.99 USD. 70940 words. Published on May 28, 2011. Fiction.

A double murder creates havoc in a sleepy, New England town. This fast paced novel of murder, mendacity, hubris, and ultimately redemption will appeal to readers who love police thrillers.

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