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For anyone who has seen the film ''Parkland'' the scenario will seem familiar. In fact, the Vincent Bugliosi book on which the film was based is listed in the bibliography. There are, though, certain points which distinguish this book. Firstly, if you want an overview of events this book is an easier and and more user-friendly read than the [[Parkland by Vincent Bugliosi|book of the film]] which comes closer to being an academic text. ''The Assassination of JFK Minute by Minute'' has much less detail but does read more like a pacey thriller, distinguished only by the unfortunate fact that the good guys don't win in the end.

If you're looking for a book to confirm or debunk the conspiracy theories which surround the assassination then this isn't the book for you: it's about what happened in the course of these four days rather than what might be behind the events. It accepts that Kennedy's death cast a rosy glow over his presidency, which might not have been there had he lived, but makes no other attempt to evaluate the presidency. This is a book with a purpose - to tell us what happened in the course of those four days - and it does that commendably and in a very readable way. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.