| Synopsis |
On November 8, 1965, millions of fans of What’s My Line? CBS television star, Pulitzer Prize-nominated columnist and crack investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen were shocked when she was found dead in her NYC townhouse. The autopsy report concluded she accidently died of an “Acute Ethanol and Barbiturate Intoxication: Circumstances Undetermined.” Despite an apparently staged death scene, no police investigation followed even though friends believed the courageous media icon was murdered. Afraid to speak out, they remained silent about Kilgallen, a gifted wordsmith who broke the “glass ceiling” by succeeding in a man’s world. In The Reporter Who Knew Too Much , fresh evidence including explosive never-before-seen videotaped interviews provides motives to help identify who may have silenced her, and why. Suspects include arch-enemy Frank Sinatra, those threatened by her 18-month JFK assassination investigation, and a “mystery man” connected to the Mafia who might have betrayed Kilgallen. A true Renaissance woman, Kilgallen was known as “The Most Powerful Voice In America.” She once wrote, “Justice is a big rug; when you pull it out from under one man, a lot of others fall too.” But, as author Mark Shaw reveals in this true crime, “whodunit” mystery, Kilgallen was denied justice. Until now., Was What s My Line TV Star, media icon, and crack investigative reporter and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen murdered for writing a tell-all book about the JFK assassination? If so, is the main suspect in her death still at large? These questions and more are answered in former CNN , ESPN , and USA Today legal analyst Mark Shaw s 25th book, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much . Through discovery of never-before-seen videotaped eyewitness interviews with those closest to Kilgallen and secret government documents, Shaw unfolds a whodunit murder mystery featuring suspects including Frank Sinatra, J. Edgar Hoover, Mafia Don Carlos Marcello and a “Mystery Man” who may have silenced Kilgallen. All while by presenting through Kilgallen’s eyes the most compelling evidence about the JFK assassinations since the House Select Committee on Assassination s investigation in the 1970s. Called by the New York Post , the most powerful female voice in America, and by acclaimed author Mark Lane the the only serious journalist in America who was concerned with who killed John Kennedy and getting all of the facts about the assassination, Kilgallen s official cause of death reported as an overdose of barbiturates combined with alcohol, has always been suspect since no investigation occurred despite the death scene having been staged. Shaw proves Kilgallen, a remarkable woman who broke the “glass ceiling” before the term became fashionable, was denied the justice she deserved, that is until now. More about the book may be learned atthereporterwhoknewtoomuch.comor thedorothykilgallenstory.org. “
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| Product Identifiers |
| ISBN-10 |
1682610977 |
| ISBN-13 |
9781682610978 |
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| Key Details |
| Author |
Mark Shaw |
| Number Of Pages |
336 pages |
| Format |
Hardcover |
| Publication Date |
2016-12-06 |
| Language |
English |
| Publisher |
Permuted Press |
| Publication Year |
2016 |
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| Additional Details |
| Copyright Date |
2016 |
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| Dimensions |
| Weight |
21.4 Oz |
| Height |
1.4 In. |
| Width |
6 In. |
| Length |
9 In. |
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| Target Audience |
| Group |
Trade |
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| Classification Method |
| LCCN |
2016-044326 |
| LC Classification Number |
PN4874.K53S53 2016 |
| Dewey Decimal |
070.92 |
| Dewey Edition |
23 |
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| Reviews |
| Reviews |
” The Reporter Who Knew Too Much is a very interesting, informative, and provocative book. Shaw has obviously conducted a tremendous amount of research and investigation into every aspect of Kilgallen’s life. Her relationships with so many famous, controversial individuals and legal cases are fascinating to read.”, “Expertly written, Mark Shaw’s ” The Reporter Who Knew Too Much,” is a riveting true-life murder mystery, thoroughly accessible to readers if all backgrounds. Reference notes and an index round out this “must-read” for true crime connoisseurs. Highly recommended!”, “Mark Shaw has written a gripping biography of Dorothy Kilgallen wrapped in the greatest cold case of all time, the JFK assassination. This is a real page-turner and I defy anyone to put it down once they have started it.”, “Mark Shaw is the real deal when it comes to investigative journalism – as was Dorothy Kilgallen – one of the most important multi-media icons of the 20th century.”, “The compelling story of Dorothy Kilgallen, the celebrated journalist once called ‘the most powerful female voice in America.'” |
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