Brad Meltzer is a very successful fiction author and also had a TV show about Lost History some years ago. Out of the show he created this series of books that all have “Conspiracy” in the title. I bought the first one, but I wasn’t that impressed with the overall read. To me it’s history-lite and I’m OK getting this series out of the library. The formula is established at this point–start with the “Conspiracy”, go back to establish a short biography of the famous person, draw it out with succinct, easy-to-read prose, and have a wrap-up.
In this case, the interesting parts of the book are detailing the relationship of Secret Service agent Clint Hill and Mrs. Kennedy. If you like the kind of programming on the History Channel that gives you a little insight into a topic, but draws the stuff out with lots of previews and recaps before and after the commercial breaks–this is a good style of book for you.