"Utterly enthralling and absorbing..." — Joe McGinniss, author of Fatal Vision "Burton Hersh has brought to life the dark and secret world of American intelligence in its formulative years. It is a breathtakingly comprehensive piece of research and a miracle of lucid writing." — Daniel Schorr, Senior Political Analyst for NPR "...skillfully captures what is probably the most important conclusion to draw about Donovan, Dulles, and Wisner:...extensive research and interviews begin to yield valuable insights." — The New York Times Book Review |
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"When you have shuddered your way through this book, you will have a better understanding of what Evil Incarnate means. Burton Hersh digs into the deepest recesses of the clandestine world to write a thoroughly exgrossing tale of mischief making of a high order." — Daniel Schorr, Senior Political Analyst for NPR You have truly captured the dark world of intrigue and crafted a splendid plot. I envy your mastery of the novel and only wish I coiuld do as well.... — John Waller, Writer; ex Inspector-General, Winner, Trade Fiction. Writers Notes Prize, 2003 — Central Intelligence Agency |
"I couldn't stop reading this book...." When it came to the Kennedys "I felt I already knew everything that could possibly be written....Boy! Oh boy! Was I ever wrong.... [Hersh's] take on JFK's slaying is incredible: Dramatic, startling, convincing...." — Liz Smith, Star Columinist, New York Post, June 12, 2008 PETER GOLENBOCK (author of The Mickey Mantle Novel): "There are a thousand Kennedy books and hundreds of books on the FBI, and I've read a lot of them, but none has what this one has: the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. J. Edgar Hoover, the protector of our country, was no such thing, it turned out." Source: www.amazon.com PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM "Historian and journalist Hersh (The Old Boys) might well have titled his excellent book 'Collision Course,' for that is exactly what J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys were on from as early as the 1930's... What Hersh brings to the party is important new reseaarch and intensive analysis..." Source: www.publishersweekly.com |
