Revenge and Redemption: Inside a High-Stakes Game of Deception with Author Ken Webb

About this episode

Teri M Brown interviews Ken Webb about his debut crime thriller and themes of deception and personal reinvention.

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Ken Webb, author of the book Trapped in Deception. Ken Webb is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel with thirty three years of total service and eighteen years of active duty through mobilizations and deployments. He also spent twenty two years with American Airlines before making a major life transition that led him to relocate to Lima, Peru. There, he focused on personal reinvention, studying Spanish, improving his health, and pursuing the creative work he had long envisioned. His debut crime thriller, Trapped in Deception, launches a developing series shaped by the leadership pressures, complex human dynamics, and lived experiences that defined his career. Ken’s writing explores themes of identity, transformation, and moral conflict, bringing authenticity and depth to crime and intelligence fiction. From his home in Peru, he continues to expand the series while advocating for reinvention at midlife and the healing power of storytelling. In my book review, I stated Trapped in Deception is a crime thriller by Ken Webb. This is a fast-moving novel that captured my attention quickly. The main character, Shawn Larson, is…

People in this episode

Host: Teri M Brown

Guest: Ken Webb

Topics covered

• crime thriller
• deception
• identity
• transformation
• moral conflict
• storytelling

Keywords

• crime thriller
• deception
• identity
• Ken Webb
• Teri M Brown
• storytelling
• moral conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Trapped in Deception

Places: Lima, Peru

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