Gustavo Florentin
Gustavo Florentin was born in Queens, New York and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York. He spent a decade in the defense industry working on the F-14 fighter jet and classified electronics projects. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he moved on to the financial sector where he is currently a network engineer. His passions include violin, travel to exotic places and exploring worldwide conspiracies. His thriller, In the Talons of the Condor, won the following awards:
WUACADEMIA--Prix d'Or Best Novel
The Verb First Chapter Contest--First Prize
Mount Arrowsmith Best Novel--4th place
The Writing Show--Second Prize best first chapter of a novel.
Second Prize--2014 International Latino Book Awards
The Schwarzschild Radius
Rachel, an 18-year-old Columbia University student descends into the netherworld of runaways and predators to find her sister, Olivia, who has suddenly disappeared. After getting a job in a strip joint where Olivia worked, then doing private shows in the homes of rich clients, Rachel discovers that Olivia has been abducted by a killer who auctions the deaths of young girls in an eBay of agony. As she closes in on the killer who has taken Olivia, Rachel becomes his next target.
'A fierce thriller that doesn't offer many chances to catch a breath'
Kirkus Reviews
