KEN KUHLKEN: R.I.P.

Sad news. Mystery author Ken Kuhlken passed away yesterday (July 29, 2024) at the age of 79, after a year-long battle with cancer. Ken was a wonderful, kind, supportive, and general all-around nice guy.

Ken's stories appeared in Esquire and dozens of other magazines and anthologies. His novels include Midheaven, finalist for the Ernest Hemingway Award for best first fiction book, and the Hickey family mysteries: The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles; The Good Know Nothing; The Venus Deal; The Loud Adios, Private Eye Writers of America Press Best First PI Novel; The Angel Gang; The Do-Re-Mi, finalist for the Shamus Best Novel Award; The Vagabond Virgins; The Very Least; and The Answer to Everything. 

His five-book saga For America, together is a long novel and an incantation, a work of magic created to postpone the end of the world for at least a thousand years.
 
His Writing and the Spirit advises artists seeking inspiration. He 'guides readers on a trip to the Kingdom of Heaven' in Reading Brother Lawrence.  

 His daughter related on FB that years ago her father "randomly exclaimed that he wanted his tombstone to read only .. Ken Kuhlken-A Funny Guy.. He was that. 

Rest in Peace, Ken.  

Ken Kuhlken & Susan Shea: Literary Salon

Join Mystery Readers International, NorCal chapter, in Berkeley, CA on Wednesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. for a Literary Salon with mystery authors Ken Kuhlken and Susan Shea.

Ken Kuhlken is a Shamus and Hemingway award winning author of historical novels, mysteries, suspense and short stories. His unique and genuine characters lead readers on an adventurous trip through the mysteries of 20th century California. His latest novel is The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles. Read an Interview with Ken Kuhlken about The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles on International Thriller Writers.

Susan Shea is a first time author making her debut with Murder in the Abstract that takes place within the fascinating world of fine art. She was a non-profit executive for more than two decades before quitting her day job in 2006 to become a full time fiction writer.

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