The Ultimate Quickie Booklist for the Chronically Curious and Mildly Conspiratorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Final Judgment by Michael Collins Piper<\/em><\/strong> 3. Someone Would Have Talked by Larry Hancock<\/em><\/strong> 4. Best Evidence by David S. Lifton<\/em><\/strong> 5. Inside the Assassination Records Review Board (5 vols.) by Douglas P. Horne<\/em><\/strong> 6. Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson<\/em><\/strong> 7. JFK to 9\/11: Everything Is a Rich Man\u2019s Trick<\/strong> by Francis Richard Conolly<\/em> (with documentary tie-in) 8. Under Cover of Night by Sean Fetter<\/em><\/strong> 9. The Killing of a President<\/em> by Robert Groden<\/em><\/strong> Fun fact:<\/em> Groden brought the Zapruder film to national TV in 1975, making sure the world saw the “head snap” for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Not in Your Lifetime<\/em> by Anthony Summers<\/em><\/strong> 11. The Dark Side of Camelot<\/em> by Seymour Hersh<\/em><\/strong> 12. End of Days<\/em> by James L. Swanson<\/strong> Incidentally:<\/strong> Just two months before his assassination, JFK and Jackie filmed a lighthearted spy spoof where he jokingly staged being shot. It was part of a mock thriller project~eerily foreshadowing real events. Humour, perhaps, to cope with very real fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Incidentally on a Sidebar:<\/strong> Sidebar on a sidebar: The JFK Faked His Death Theory<\/strong> for the wild-side of conspiracy fans. \u201cThere are so many<\/em> JFK books out there, from wild theories to sober analysis, we barely scratched the surface. Maybe we\u2019ll circle back one day\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n BONUS BREADCRUMBS (because my next post is about Marilyn Monroe books in my actual shop). Don\u2019t just follow the trail of breadcrumbs ~ question why the crumbs are shaped like ducks, who baked the loaf, and why it\u2019s always a confusing recipe.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Affiliate links help support small bookshops and independent creators. If you purchase through the above links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you – and it helps me keep my bookshop open. Many thanks for your support. You can also search anything on Amazon here<\/a> and that might score me a sip of coffee \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t just follow the trail of breadcrumbs ~ question why the crumbs are shaped like ducks, who baked the loaf, and why it\u2019s always a confusing recipe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,104],"tags":[95,98,96,97,93,94,102,103,99,100,101],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-fiction","category-side-feed-conspiracies","tag-assassination","tag-cia","tag-conspiracy","tag-conspiracy-theory","tag-jfk","tag-kennedy","tag-mystery","tag-non-fiction","tag-politics","tag-theories","tag-theory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderbooks.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
1. The Devil\u2019s Chessboard by David Talbot<\/em><\/strong>
Main theory: The CIA, particularly Allen Dulles, played a far deeper role than the public knows… or wants to believe.
Affiliate link<\/a>
Why it hits: Reads like a political thriller, but it\u2019s meticulously sourced. If you read one book, make it this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: Explores Mossad\u2019s potential involvement and connections between organised crime, intelligence, and international power structures.
Affiliate link to kindle version<\/a>
Note: Harder to find now, some say it’s \u201ctoo hot for mainstream shelves.\u201d
Why it\u2019s interesting: Even skeptics say it asks the kind of questions others won\u2019t touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: Exactly what it says on the tin – follows the breadcrumb trail of leaks, whispers, and ignored insiders.
Bookshop link<\/a>
Why it stands out: Combines fact with plausible speculation, making a case for a deep cover-up over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: JFK\u2019s body was altered before the autopsy, to literally change the evidence.
Bookshop link<\/a>
(cheapest I’ve found is \u00a3199 so you might want to look around)
Why it\u2019s unforgettable: It\u2019s the forensic rabbit hole… where the medical evidence becomes the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: The ARRB wasn\u2019t just reviewing documents – it stumbled upon deep inconsistencies that still haven\u2019t been addressed.
Note: Long, detailed, and not for the faint of heart (or short of time).
Vol 1 is here <\/a>
Why it\u2019s essential: For the JFK researcher who wants primary source juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: Reality is a trip, and so is the JFK assassination ~ especially when viewed through chaos magick, Discordianism, and Timothy Leary\u2019s contact list.
Affiliate link<\/a>
Why it\u2019s fun: Not strictly a JFK book ~ but it puts the conspiracy in context. Mind-bending and playful. (n.b. I put this in for comic relief but seriously if you’ve never read and RAW \u2013now might be the time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: Connects Kennedy\u2019s death to a global elite power grab stretching through to 9\/11.
Affiliate link <\/a>
Watch on YouTube (3+ hrs): Here\u2019s a link<\/a>
Why it\u2019s interesting: Over the top? Maybe. But it helped many people start asking questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: A new take tying JFK to covert networks operating behind the Cold War facade.
Affiliate Link<\/a>
Why it\u2019s notable: New book on the block. Sets out to demonstrate LBJ was suspect number one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Why it hits:<\/strong> A striking photographic deep dive into the JFK assassination \u2013from the motorcade to the aftermath\u2013 packed with visuals, documents, and diagrams. A go-to for anyone wanting to see the case laid out frame by frame.
Affiliate link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory:<\/strong> There was a conspiracy, and Oswald didn\u2019t act alone. Summers builds the case using newly released files and decades of interviews.
Affiliate link<\/a>
Why it hits:<\/strong> Balanced and deeply researched. A great starting point for those wanting both detail and digestibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory:<\/strong> JFK\u2019s public image was a fa\u00e7ade. Behind it: corruption, cover-ups, and secret deals.
Affiliate link<\/a>
Why it hits:<\/strong> More political scandal than assassination theory, but it contextualises why some wanted him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory:<\/strong> A meticulous, hour-by-hour account of JFK’s final day, focusing on the events leading up to and following the assassination.
Affililaite link<\/a>
Why it hits:<\/strong> For readers seeking a comprehensive timeline of November 22, 1963, this book offers a detailed narrative without venturing into speculative theories. While it doesn’t explore conspiracy angles, it provides valuable context and insight into the day’s events.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Many individuals connected to the JFK assassination: whether witnesses, investigators, or side characters – died under odd or sudden circumstances not long after November 22, 1963.
Oswald. Ruby. Florence Smith. Gary Bannister. Mary Pinchot Meyer. Jim Caddy. Gayle Underhill.
Coincidence? You decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Main theory: He staged the assassination because he knew he was a marked man.
Watch: JFKX<\/a> (affiliate link)
Why it breaks your brain: It asks you to believe that everything was theatre – including the Zapruder film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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13. Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe by Anthony Summers<\/em><\/strong>
Main theory: Marilyn\u2019s ties to the Kennedy brothers ran deeper – and darker – than anyone wanted to admit.
Affiliate link<\/a>
Why it\u2019s poetic-tragic: A tragic starlet. A dangerous triangle. One of the greatest adjacent mysteries to JFK\u2019s death.
(Side note: if she had faked her death too, we\u2019d absolutely be rooting for her.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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