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The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--And Why It Failed

Brad Meltzer

The New York Times Best Seller
2025 The New York Times Best Seller

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration.

Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is often ranked among Americans' most well-liked presidents. Yet what most Americans don't know is that JFK's historic presidency almost ended before it began--at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite.

On December 11, 1960, shortly after Kennedy's election and before his inauguration, a retired postal worker named Richard Pavlick waited in his car--a parked Buick--on a quiet street in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick knew the president-elect's schedule. He knew when Kennedy would leave his house. He knew where Kennedy was going. From there, Pavlick had a simple plan--one that could've changed the course of history.

Written in the gripping, page-turning style that is the hallmark of Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch's bestselling series, this is a slice of history vividly brought to life. Meltzer and Mensch are at the top of their game with this brilliant exploration of what could've been for one of the most compelling leaders of the 20th century.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Flatiron Books
  • Publish Date: Jan 14th, 2025
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.37in - 6.14in - 1.02in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9781250790576
  • Categories: • Presidents & Heads of State• Modern - 20th Century - Cold War• Intelligence & Espionage

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About the Author

Mensch, Josh: - JOSH MENSCH is a New York Times bestselling author and documentary television producer with a focus on American history. He is co-author with Brad Meltzer of The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington and The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President. For television he has written, directed, and produced nonfiction series for PBS, the History Channel, and other networks. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family.
Meltzer, Brad: - BRAD MELTZER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod, The Escape Artist, and over ten other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Brad Meltzer's Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero.

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Praise for this book

"This brisk and vivid history of a 1960 assassination plot has the instincts of a thriller." --Kirkus Reviews