A Very Private Woman
The Life and Unsolved Murder of Presidential Mistress Mary Meyer

Intriguing look into a character who may, or may not, have had a large role in our history. Was she JFK's confidant through the Cuban Missile Crisis? What I found fascinating, and led to writing my latest book, is the fact she was murdered almost a year after JFK's assassination and the killer was ne......more

For Baby Boomers like myself, this book takes you back to 'simpler times', the 50s-70s. It turns out that those simpler times weren't so simple after all. Post-war Washington was still considered a small town; WWII veterans, mostly officers, men considered heroes by their peers, are filing the ranks......more

A really interesting book, especially if you live in DC (and yes, I started to read this before I realized that a movie about Mary Meyer was coming out). My only complaint is that the author seems to have come up with certain key themes or summary points that she uses over and over to clarify a sect......more

Not enough coverage was given to the trial, which is the most important part of Crump and Meyer's historical link. Burleigh erroneously referred to African-Americans as refugees early in the book, thus I did not have high expectations for unbiased coverage. It is worth mentioning the ancestral Afric......more

Facts vs rumors Author gives detailed history of the world in which Mary lived. Also states rumors allowing the reader to reach their own conclusions. I found this book interesting and was astounded by how tightly knit the group of elite people around Kennedy were connected since his childhood as wer......more