Gregory Rossi

The Come Up Gregory Rossi Street edition

THE COME UP Lenny Supinski is a former small-time dealer that can't stay out of trouble. After a few stints in prison, he rehabilitated himself and became a driver for J. B. Foster, Chicago's flashiest business man. After a mysterious man paid Lenny for access to Foster's penthouse, Foster's girlfriend is found murdered. By design, all signs point to Lenny. Before Lenny is taken to the police station he calls Bones. Twenty-seven year old Michael "Bones" Panozzo is just starting out as a neighborhood fixer in the heart of Chicago. He works for a finance company, and has a habit of selling sensitive information to his clients. Now, Bones' is poised to take on a bigger challenge. But he's worried. Not about the complexity, but about the assassin sent to eliminate Lenny. THE COME UP is Bones' first big test. It might be his last. MIXTAPE THE COME UP is a memoir wrapped in crime fiction. Author Gregory Rossi spent his youth surviving on fast food bought with stolen money while his mom was in the grips of mental illness. THE COME UP is also a comment on modern music. Bones is a music obsessive who listens exclusively to Nas' ILLMATIC as he drives the streets of Chicago. These elements give THE COME UP a MIXTAPE effect. It's Eminem meets Jason Bourne. Straight-up crime fiction. With the soul of a memoir. All to a heavy hip-hop soundtrack. That's THE COME UP.