Tampa bank exec turns a new page as published author

It’s not uncommon for people to tool around at their job, daydreaming about another life they’d rather be leading or another job they’d rather have. For Chris Kneer, his dream became reality without having to give up his career as senior vice president at Valley Bank in Tampa, a firm with $64 billion in assets. 

His determination to bring his characters to life a word or chapter at a time resulted in his recently published first novel, “Bluebird," the first Cigar City Thriller in an upcoming series that sold 250 copies in the first week.