Mix up Texas politics, a presidential race, a murder at the Alamo, an Apache medicine man, and then add a dash of former Rhodes Scholar who now goes by the name "Wildcat Willie" and you have the cast of the hilarious new comic novel Michelangelo Schwartz and the Mystery of the Alamo. Dr. Michelangelo Schwartz is a disheveled and disgraced professor who loves literature, booze and women, but not in that particular order. He finds himself in hot water when he heads to Texas to find out what makes the Lone Star State so unique. Along the way he will ride a mechanical bull, go on a rattlesnake hunt, spend time in an Apache sweat lodge and get a glimpse into the inner workings of the Texas oilmen. Hold on to your ten-gallon hat as we ride that bucking bronco called "Texas politics" and solve a crime that will change the history of our country and determine the next president of the United States. PRAISE FOR Michelangelo Schwartz and Mystery of the Illuminati. "Step aside, Robert Langdon, respected, betweeded, Mickey Mouse Watch bedecked, sinecured Harvard symbologist (a term made up by Dan Brown). Here comes Michelangelo Schwartz, in mustard bespattered tweeds, a drink in either hand, disgraced, disheveled, and unashamed For its energy alone, this novel rates five stars, perhaps six. Dr. McCluskey's scholarship and erudition seed his narrative with unalloyed nuggets of knowledge." Dr. Joel Feimer, author of "Tales of Wonder from Many Lands." "This laugh-a-minute outrageous comedy will keep you enthralled from page one to the end." Bob O'Connor, author of The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier "At last, a reader to enjoy paranoia to the full, and without hurting anybody. Five stars" Dr. Boria Sax author of Stealing Fire. "Schwartz is a slapstick intellectual of a high order." Dr. John Briggs author of Seven Life Lessons of Chaos. "For his first novel, he gives us a winning combination of intellectual history, philosophy, imagination, humor, and sincerity." Dr. Michael Brannigan author of Striking A Balance In McCluskey's (Michelangelo Schwartz and the Mystery of the Illuminati, 2014, etc.) comic thriller, the college professor-turned-amateur sleuth returns to expose the truth behind a bit of Texas history some wish to keep hidden...Author McCluskey certainly knows how to dish out the humor: his story is jam packed with characters spewing hilarious conspiracy theories...Schwartz, even if not the greatest detective, makes a surprisingly good TV host and Texas tour guide. Die-hard mystery fans might be let down, but those looking for laughs will enjoy this rollicking, uproarious tale.- Kirkus Review 2015