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Donald R. Grippo

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Donald R. Grippo, D.D.S., practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in northeastern Connecticut for more than 30 years. On a daily basis, the doctor encountered the patients’ fear of undergoing oral surgery and associated intravenous anesthesia. To help allay such fear he wrote, A Guide to the Guy or Gal Who Takes Your Teeth Out, a series of short stories dealing with the treatment of typical oral surgical problems. His resume includes working as a dentist at the Tennessee State Prison outside of Nashville and as a guard at the Hartford State Jail on Syms Street in Hartford, Connecticut.

These life experiences were drawn upon to tell a story and bring depth to the characters in To Sleep…Perchance to Die. Hubert (Hubie) Santos, the only non-fi ...more

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Donald R. Grippo I'm working on the third novel of the Bret Manley series. It's working title is Armageddon Road. As the first two of the series, To Sleep...Perchance …moreI'm working on the third novel of the Bret Manley series. It's working title is Armageddon Road. As the first two of the series, To Sleep...Perchance to Die and Revenge Best Served Bloody, Armageddon Road is a murder mystery thriller.(less)
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Donald R. Grippo A Syracuse University geography posed a question to a class I was taking. It was: Where would the detonation in the U.S. of one nuclear device cause t…moreA Syracuse University geography posed a question to a class I was taking. It was: Where would the detonation in the U.S. of one nuclear device cause the most economic damage. The answer surprised us. It became the basis of the plot of Revenge Best Served Bloody.(less)
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