Robert Kerbeck

Books:

Malibu Burning: The Real Story Behind LA’s Most Devastating Wildfire (2019)

Winner, 2020 IPPY Award, Readers’ Favorite Award, Best of LA Award

Finalist, Foreword Reviews Indies Award & National Indie Excellence Awards

RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street (Feb 1, 2022 Steerforth Press/Penguin Random House)

Advance Praise for RUSE:
"Robert Kerbeck has mastered the art of social engineering, or what he calls 'rusing', and taken it to a whole new level.”

 — Frank Abagnale, author of Catch Me If You Can  

"Ruse exposes the dark, greedy, narcissistic side of Wall Street and Big Business in general. Kerbeck out-cons the top con-artists -- sophisticated CEOs.”  
— John Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

"Kerbeck has a very compelling writing style and can pull off humor, too, which isn’t easy. I really enjoyed Ruse.” 
— Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale 

“Successful spies are great storytellers, and Robert Kerbeck ranks up there with the best of them.” 

— Valerie Plame, author of Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House

Notable publications:

“California’s Courageous Firefighters," published in Shondaland

Winner, 2021 SoCal Journalism Award presented by the LA Press Club

https://www.shondaland.com/live/a3225486...

“License to Kill,” published in Los Angeles Magazine

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/sant...

“The Accidental Firefighter,” published in the Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la...

Other writing/publications:

Over twenty short stories published in the top literary journals in the country. Three time nominee for the Pushcart Prize.

His screenplay for “Reconnnected” won multiple awards at major film festivals around the globe.