Well, the answer to your question is also the dust cover copy of my new Thriller, ASK NOT!
I started writing this book in 4th grade. When we were told that the president had been killed. Joey Lanz, who till that point was best known for being able to lick the bottom of his shoe, (we were 9) said. “Bomb Russia now!” Of course, he had no wa…
Well, the answer to your question is also the dust cover copy of my new Thriller, ASK NOT!
I started writing this book in 4th grade. When we were told that the president had been killed. Joey Lanz, who till that point was best known for being able to lick the bottom of his shoe, (we were 9) said. “Bomb Russia now!” Of course, he had no way of knowing who killed Kennedy.
60 Years later, a majority of Americans don’t really know either. The Kennedy Assassination endures because of shoddy crime scene forensics, sketchy autopsies, and the contrast between the senseless death of a great American president and a lone nut seeking infamy.
Or was he? Today you can find “evidence” to support any theory that makes you feel better about the assassination. From the myriad books, films, and articles of experts and near experts, the reason for the crime can morph through a series of anti-social, political, financial, military, and even racial motives. It can be seen as the actions of a lone nut, or vast conspiracy.
But what is undeniable is that the ‘assassination fascination’ surrounding the death of the 35th president wasn’t buried along with him under the perpetual flame in Arlington National Cemetery. However, perpetually burning questions still persist. But my suspicion is that for many, this whole field of controversy, conspiracy, and complicity is…fun. Maybe not as much fun as winning a pinky bet that Joey could lick the bottom of his Tom McCanns, but I’m betting it makes a great canvas on which to paint the murder mystery-thriller that this book has become.
Well, the answer to your question is also the dust cover copy of my new Thriller, ASK NOT!
I started writing this book in 4th grade. When we were told that the president had been killed. Joey Lanz, who till that point was best known for being able to lick the bottom of his shoe, (we were 9) said. “Bomb Russia now!” Of course, he had no way of knowing who killed Kennedy.
60 Years later, a majority of Americans don’t really know either. The Kennedy Assassination endures because of shoddy crime scene forensics, sketchy autopsies, and the contrast between the senseless death of a great American president and a lone nut seeking infamy.
Or was he? Today you can find “evidence” to support any theory that makes you feel better about the assassination. From the myriad books, films, and articles of experts and near experts, the reason for the crime can morph through a series of anti-social, political, financial, military, and even racial motives. It can be seen as the actions of a lone nut, or vast conspiracy.
But what is undeniable is that the ‘assassination fascination’ surrounding the death of the 35th president wasn’t buried along with him under the perpetual flame in Arlington National Cemetery. However, perpetually burning questions still persist. But my suspicion is that for many, this whole field of controversy, conspiracy, and complicity is…fun. Maybe not as much fun as winning a pinky bet that Joey could lick the bottom of his Tom McCanns, but I’m betting it makes a great canvas on which to paint the murder mystery-thriller that this book has become.
-
Tom Avitabile