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4 comments about The Man Who Knew Too Much: Hired to Kill Oswald and Prevent the Assassination of JFK Richard Case Nagell Is.

1. Richard Case Nagell was involved in the world of intelligence, sometimes working for the US, sometimes apparently, or possibly, working for the Soviets. His history parallels that of Lee Harvey Oswald and the many federal agencies and right-wing groups that haunt the edges of the assassination of President Kennedy. While never definitive as a whodunit, it is extraordinary in showing the vast covert world of which most Americans are totally unaware. This is clearly the best-researched book on this subject, and necessary if anyone hopes to begin to understand the killing of President Kennedy.



2. This book is a true masterpiece! Even if you only have a fleeting interest in JFK conspiracy theories you will enjoy this read. If you like a great mystery novel or chilling spy drama 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'will have you under its spell the way few non-fiction books will. Dick Rusell seems to understand what few JFK assassination book writers do: theories need to be backed up by facts!....I'm sure the true elements of the plot to kill JFK are in this book...everyone gets a name check; from Hoover to Oswald, from the Mafia to secret far-right groups Russell illuminates the dark world of espionage and counter-espionage and centers on the tale of one-time double agent Richard C. Nagell. Nagell it seems sent word of the assassination plot two months BEFORE Nov. 22 to the FBI, who did nothing. In a moment of desperation he fired off a gun in an El Paso bank and got himself arrested......but Nagell is but one figure in the macabre house of cards that led to the death of perhaps our most popular President. Russell has not just written the most coherent analysis on the JFK conspiracy he's written a great book. Period.



3. Dick Russell has out-investigated the entire FBI in the JFK assassination case and provided his findings in his book, The Man Who Knew Too Much, so renaming FBI Hqs in his honor would be appropriate. If the FBI had expended a fraction of the effort that Dick Russell devoted to the case (not counting the FBI's effort that went into the coverup), the conspirators would have been wrapped up long ago. Russell is thorough (just look at the number of pages!), fair, and objective, clearly seeking the truth and not trying to force facts into a preconceived notion. He's attempted to follow the facts to wherever they lead. Undoubtedly, solutions to the mysteries surrounding JFK's death will involve some of what is provided to us in this book with regard to events that Richard Case Nagell witnessed. If you want to look into the JFK case, this book is indispensible.



4. This version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" has nothing to do with the classic Hitchcock movie(s). Rather it is the story of Richard Case Nagel, an obscure and very shadowy former C.I.A. agent, who may have worked for other spook agencies as well. MWKTM tries to make the case that Nagel was hired by the KGB to kill Lee Harvey Oswald before LHO could assassinate President Kennedy. If such a scenario appears implausible, it is fully in keeping with the tangled web of machinations and wire-pulling painted by author Russell. MKTM is prodigiously researched and documented, nearly 600 pages of information including 105 pages of appendices and notes. However, MWKTM contains far too much information, too many names, too copious acronyms and too numerous possibilities concerning who did-or did not- plan the Kennedy assassination. This reviewer is decently well read on the subject, but was left more confused at the end than at the start. The view from this source is that author Russell's painstaking research and detective work is mostly for naught. Previous reviewers are in disagreement! The bottom line here is that those interested in assassination should NOT start their research with MWKTM, but should turn to reliable standards like Jim Garrison's "On the Trail of the Assassins", Jim Marrs' "Crossfire" or even Matthew Smith's more challenging "The Second Plot". Once grounded, they could proceed to Mr. Russll's tome. MWKTM certainly warrants a 5 star rating for effort, but points must be reluctantly deducted for an uneven and highly verbose performance.

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5 comments about A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton Novels).

1. As a mystery author with my debut novel in its initial release, I was fascinated by A DANGEROUS ROAD. Kris Nelscott has set her novel in Memphis in the days surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. She takes this factual historical mystery and superimposes her own fictional historical mystery on top of it. A intriguing technique in itself, but she doesn't stop there. She introduces a strong potential series lead in Smokey Dalton. In this book, a wealthy woman named Laura Hathaway wants to learn why her mother left Dalton some cash in her will. Dalton realizes this gift is the second significant contribution to him from the Hathaway family. Previously, an attorney delivered him a check from the Hathaways but refused to tell him why. Soon, Mr. Dalton and Ms. Hathaway join forces and launch their joint investigation against the backdrop of a city divided along racial grounds in one of the most chaotic eras of recent American history. Excellent book.



2. This mystery introduces us to Smokey Dalton, a black private investigator living in troubled Memphis in 1968. Due to the colour of Smokey's skin and the period this is set, the racial issues dealt with are bordering on explosive. This is a remarkable work of fiction that integrates a factual event, that being the days leading up to the assassination of Martin Luther King, jr. It captures the tensions of the day with remarkable clarity and gives us an insight into how the black community of Memphis may have been affected.

   The actual mystery part of the story involves a white woman, Laura Hathaway, who walks into Smokey's office one day, demanding to know why her mother would leave Smokey a bequest of $10,000 in her will. Although Smokey doesn't know her or her mother, he has always wondered about a mysterious benefactor who anonymously donated the same amount of money to him ten years ago. Laura decides to hire Smokey to find out about her family background, what secrets they were hiding and how he is involved in it. The results are shocking for the two of them.

   This is a private investigator story with a difference; thanks to the time it is set and the fact that the protagonist is black. These two unique factors presents hurdles not faced by the majority of private investigators we read about these days. It's a powerful debut novel that has introduced us to a particularly likable, ethical character. Nelscott told us a great deal about the background of Smokey Dalton, making us sympathetic to his feelings and reactions, yet when I finished the book, I felt as though I wanted to learn more.




3. This book is one of the best novels I have read this year and has the well-deserved distinction of having been nominated for the Edgar Award for best mystery. The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale is good but I consider Ms. Nelscott's novel to be better.

   Her main character is Smokey Dalton, a jack-of-all-trades who also finds work as a private investigator in Memphis, Tennessee. We learn that he was a former school classmate with Martin Luther King, Jr. and he is as happy as he can be living his life. Unfortunately, his world is about to be turned upside-down when he meets Laura Hathaway, who flew all the way from Chicago to look for him. It seems her mother left Smokey an inheritance for $10,000 and she wants to know why her mother willed him that money. He later discovers that Laura has a lot of questions regarding her mother and she hires Dalton to investigate. What Dalton discovers is a sinister connection with Ms. Hathaway that will change their lives forever.

   The story takes place during the late sixties when Martin Luther King was active with the sanitation strikes occurring in the South. Dalton experiences prejudice, hatred, violence and turmoil throughout the entire book which in the end will only make him stronger.

   Ms. Nelscott does an excellent job in developing this character that keeps the reader entranced to the plot. There is also a story of a little boy whose mother abandoned him and his brother is contributing to his possible delinquency by involving him as a drug courier and making him cut school. Dalton does his best to try to save this boy.

   There is so much I would like to say about this book, but it is better if you read it and make up your own minds. You will be glad you did. I am also looking forward to reading Smokey Dalton's next book SMOKE-FILLED ROOMS which is now available.




4. (...)I just want to urge you to find "A Dangerous Road" and read it. You'll be convinced that Kris Nelscott has debuted with a winner. More than "just" a detective/mystery novel, Nelscott has given us real literature about a tragic and heroic figure. If you are tired of waiting for the next, long-overdue installment in Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series, this is the book that will distract you from your misery.

   I'm lucky. I learned of Kris Nelscott and this book only recently, so when I finished I was ecstatic to learn that the second installment, "Smoke Filled Rooms" was out in hardback.

   Let me give you a clue as to how much I enjoyed this book: After reading "A Dangerous Road" in paperback, I immediately ordered the hardback edition for my library and then ordered "Smoke Filled Rooms" in hardback, too. Most of you devoted readers will understand that such a gesture is high praise indeed. Now I have Smoky Dalton's continuing adventures in my bag, just waiting for the moment I open it and read that first sentence.

   All I need now is a visit by Nelscott to a local book store so that I can have my already treasured copies of the product of her art autographed and given a place of honor next to Mr. Mosley's novels (in hardback).




5. Smokey Dalton leaps off the pages as a smart, moral, and meticulous black detective, who's as real as you and me. The depth of character and plot here is astonishing. And to set the mystery against the backdrop of the 1968 Sanitation workers strike in Memphis is just fascinating. I have never read a more authentically feeling historical mystery. All the characters are well developed, and dialogue is fresh, and the mystery unravels quite naturally. Smokey Dalton takes on an unusual client--Laura Hathaway--a white woman who is curious about her dead parents' past. In addition, her mother's will leaves Smokey $10,000. Intrigued, Smokey, years ago, accepted the same amount from an anonymous source. The book really works because Smokey has a personal stake in this case. What he finds out about Laura's parents will also lead him to uncover his own troubled past. Simply brilliant!

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