Reporter seeks 'Kennedy connection' in new novel

Take a disgraced reporter desperate for a comeback and a tip about new evidence in the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy and you have The Kennedy Connection, a crime thriller written by a media insider fascinated with one of the defining moments of American history.

Veteran American journalist R.G. Belsky's career includes stints as metropolitan news editor at the New York Post newspaper and managing editor of the New York Daily News, where his latest work of fiction is set.

He spoke to Reuters about the inspiration for The Kennedy Connection, its colorful cast of journalists, and those tantalizing "What ifs?"