This is the first book I've read on the JFK assassination and I'm glad it was this one! I liked Fuhrman's writing and the perspective he offers. I even looked the video up on YouTube because I've only ever seen bits and pieces of it even though it's not very long. Even on there people had some wild ideas in their comments! I personally don't think there was a conspiracy, however I would like to look into many of the books mentioned in the bibliography and see all this from other perspectives. ( )

Surely Mark Fuhrman knew that analyzing the JFK assasination would bring him a great deal of naysayers and boobirds. But he did just that, with "A Simple Act of Murder". Despite the massive volume of text previously written and the sheer number of pictures, reenactments, scientific studies, etc., Mr. Fuhrman's tome is a relatively slim 240 pages - - not nearly as awe inspiring or threatening as Gerald Posner's "Case Closed".

Fuhrman attacks the questions head on. First, was Lee Harvey Oswald involved? If so, did he act alone or was he part of a larger conspiracy?

Furhman's analysis and research is very convincing, although serious conspiracy theorists aren't likely to change their tunes from one book. Background information on Jack Ruby is a lacking (for instance, Fuhrman does not delve into Ruby's connections with organized crime) but his research into the Magic Bullet and wound patterns, and whether Oswald could have fired all three shots is thorough and well thought out, if a bit heavy at times.

End result? Furhman provides an excellent case for the Kennedy assasination being the result of a single unhinged individual, desperate for acknowledgment, and not the work of a huge government cover up. Will this be the final word on the case? Probably not. But still an interesting and worthwhile read. ( )