Nick Cascino: 3 books

Those of us who cherish the forbidden fruit are defined by the thrills we seek; the arousal of love, the exhilaration of sport, the stimulation of risk, the seduction of high speeds, and many more exhilarations that combine in endless ratios. They spiral us in the shape of a vortex, from the quantum...

Mark Gargano dies and awakes in a casino hotel, a purgatory where he is forced to gamble in order to survive. The winners can hope to achieve a form of paradise while the losers move on to the next stage of horrors. It is a despicable place, but occasionally a surge of grace moves through the casino...

In the Spring of 2009 at the height of the fallout from the Financial Crisis, New York media baron Alan Medussa is engaged in many conflicts as he attempts to hold together his crumbling empire. There's the rap star Li’l Sheanna who's going down the drain but won't accept his offer to end their...