Kip Cassino has run micro-tool factories in Israel and Hong Kong, studied art in Munich, worked construction in El Paso, and assembled nuclear weapons in South Korea. He is a Vietnam veteran, having served in the U.S. Army there from 1969 through 1971. He graduated from Villanova University in 1973, and has also studied at the University of Maryland and the University of Arizona.
Born in New York City, he has worked as a writer and market research analyst for more than forty years. In 2008, he was awarded the Research Award of Merit by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). His novel "Buddies" received a Golden Palm Award from the Florida Writers Association for best thriller in 2021.
Cassino traveled the planet with his love and life-partner Helen, who graced his world for far too short a time before her untimely death in 2019. He has moved to Boca Raton, FL - where he will continue to write and help his nine grandchildren step toward their futures.
"Gleaners" is Cassino's fifth novel. "The Narrow Man," a psycho-thriller, was released in 2018. His next book, "Operation Tollbooth," is due for publication later this year.
For more about Kip and his books, visit his website www.kipcassino.com.