Meet Kevin Kluesner and The Killer Speech!

Meet Kevin Kluesner and The Killer Speech!

 

I’d like to introduce all of my blog readers to Kevin Kluesner, another southeastern Wisconsin-based Level Best Books author!  Kevin is the author of the Cole Huebsch novels, starring an FBI agent and his team, who investigate high-profile, often politically motivated crimes.

 

The Killer Speech is the second book in the Cole Huebsch series, featuring an assassination attempt on a prominent Wisconsin politician with some controversial goals.  Huebsch and his associates have to figure out if a political or economic agenda is tied to the shooting, and what forces might be behind the crime.  Over the course of the investigation, Huebsch and his team battle personal dangers and private emotional battles.

 

I recently corresponded with Kevin to discuss his work, and he was kind enough to answer a few of my questions:

 

1) What research did you do to study FBI protocol?

 

I researched the FBI online, especially relying on the bureau's own website.  I was also able to speak directly to an agent (Ray Hall) from the bureau's office of public affairs to have some very specific questions answered.

 

2) I notice you made an effort to include a lot of Milwaukee history, geography, and culture in the book. Do you have any further comments or details on this point?

 

I'm trying to establish a successful contemporary thriller series set in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.  I think we deserve that.  John Sandford has given the world the Lucas Davenport series set in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Robert Crais has his Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series set in LA.  Paul Levine created the Jake Lassiter series set in Miami.  I love describing our city and state to the world, because I'm incredibly proud of both and I still find them fascinating after living here for nearly all of my 65 years.  Even local readers reach out to tell me they have learned new things about our city and state through reading my novels.  That feels pretty good.

 

3) What are some (non-spoiler) ideas you have for future entries in the series?

 

I think part of what makes my Cole Huebsch series unique is that I have delved into some pretty big societal issues in my first two installments, including reproductive health, big pharma, the health insurance industry, journalistic integrity and vigilantism.  I'm not going to change that approach.  I don't want to agendize, or tell people how or what to think, but I do want to challenge them to look at the issues of the day.  If they do it while reading a fast-paced thriller from the comfort of their favorite couch or chair, so be it.  The third novel in this series is going to look at our two-party system and some of the issues we're having with it.

 

 

Thanks, Kevin!

 

For more information on Kevin Kluesner and his work, please check out his website.

 

 

Chris Chan’s novel Ghosting My Friend was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.