A Sentence of
Death: Words That Killed a President
Fifty years ago today, at 1pm CST, President John F.
Kennedy was pronounced dead. Taken from us via a conspiracy in a coordinated effort
by the CIA, FBI, the mafia, Russian terrorists and perhaps even approved of by
some in the White House itself. He was the youngest man to ever preside as
Commander in Chief. Although he had is dark side, his intentions were noble;
his words inspirational. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what
you can do for your country.” The world cheered!
As stated in Robert Shows’ ‘A Sentence of Death’: Words That
Killed A President (Ecanus Publishing, 2012), the truth shall not be revealed
until 2063. “Why?” you ask. It is because everyone who was personally involved,
and most of their closest decedents, will be dead by that time; unable to
refute, sue or take revenge. Those remotely related may balk or deny, but there
will be no doubt at that point.
This novel, as you will read below, is the most
believable and plausible story written to date. I encourage you to read it. Then
having garnered a new perspective, removed the rose-colored glasses, form a new
opinion.
by Robert Shows
New Book Released
Exploring the Assassination of President John F Kennedy and the Lives of Those
Involved in the Conspiracy.
“Pure ‘white-knuckle’
excitement as the plot builds to the climax. Extremely well written...” Joy
Potts, Amazon review
How involved is too involved? At what point can
a soul turn back? At what cost? Based on the 1978 United States House Resolution
#1540, “We believe and the facts suggest that President John F. Kennedy was
killed as the direct result of a conspiracy. Although, the persons responsible
cannot be identified at this time.” A
Sentence of Death: Words that Killed a President is a work of
well-researched historical fiction that explores the very real possibility of
such a conspiracy which led to the death of President John F. Kennedy and the
lives of the men who masterminded the assassination.
Shows paints a plausible, vivid picture of the
two men who orchestrated the events which led to the death of 35th President of
the United States. Through the lens of time, the author has been able to weave
together the pieces of tangled thread that form the web of lies and deception
and cover up that brought Kennedy down. Shows follows the lives of those men
and explores the ongoing ramifications of “at what cost” these men would go to
hide the truth.
The assassination of President John F Kennedy is
an event in American history that continues to captivate the U.S. and the
world. In 1977, the United States House of Representatives Select Committee on
the Assassination of John F. Kennedy spent over a year investigating and
concluded conspiracy. As we approach the coming 50th anniversary of the event,
much will be made of the events surrounding Kennedy’s death. Though a work of
historical fiction, A Sentence of
Death: Words that Killed a President does a credible job of putting all
of the pieces together and also carrying the story forward for the 20+ years
following that fateful day in Dallas.
“Plots, true or false, are necessary things,
to raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.” John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (from the introduction of A Sentence of Death: Words that Killed a
President)
Robert Shows is a fifth-generation Mississippian
and has been writing for more than 20 years. A descendant of Revolutionary War
soldier, John Shows, Robert is a graduate of the University of
Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, and a graduate of The University of
Mississippi School of Medicine. He has been published in the Oxford So and
So magazine and The Magnolia Quarterly. www.robertmshows.com
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Another fantastic review for Robert Shows’ ‘A Sentence of Death’: Words That Killed
A President, published by Ecanus Publishing
Another
book about the assassination of President Kennedy is apt, for anyone living
that awful November day, to produce the yawn factor; not so the version of that
event and its aftermath in Robert Shows' novel A Sentence of Death. I have no
idea about Dr. Shows' ability in the emergency room, where he practiced for
many years, or in his medical office where he still holds forth, but I can
testify to his ability as a writer.
This
doctor can write, and if you are a fan of the character driven suspense novel,
then this history-laced book is for you. It is a page turner, and even though I
still can see in my haunted vision the events of that day in Dallas, as I was
reading the pages leading up to the sound of the gunfire, I still hoped that
someone or something would intervene. The story does not end in Dallas,
however, but extends over a period of almost 25 years and finally in Vicksburg.
In between, the reader travels
to New Orleans in prose so vivid, you'll want to call and make reservations, to
a Davis Island camp in the Mississippi, precious to southerners whose sense of
place contains the acknowledgement of evil in our most loved places. This novel
is global, however, for those who like to look around and meet interesting
characters wherever you are.
The premise that Kennedy's
assassination was set in motion by an off-hand remark by the then Assistant
Director of the FBI might seem slim, but so were the many ideas of a conspiracy
that ultimately destroyed many other lives. That we, after so many years, still
argue about conspiracies and cringe when we hear the words Dealey Plaza,
certainly shows the power the assassination still has to haunt us. And in this
novel, the realization, that one assassination calls for another and another so
that no witness can be left behind, says something vital about the perpetuation
of any evil act. The easy disregard for human life mirrors today's society and
will leave the reader breathless with fear.
The strength of this book is in
its characters, all people we have met or think we know: ruthless politicians,
hungry for power and filled with such hubris, the arrogance of their crimes
against the country and its people seem today taken right out of the news.
Mafia figures and people on the fringe who feel a type of misplaced devotion,
the Jack Rubys among us, we've learned to live with in a sort of hopeless
resignation. But characters in this work, living with regret and remorse after
one ill-fated decision and who ultimately have to pay, can still draw from us a
knowing sympathy.
And there are the ordinary
people, trying to keep marriages together and friendships secured and children
safe who grace this extraordinary novel: characters who go about making the
movements of life with no idea that they will be thrust into violence but who
exhibit courage and skill beyond their own imaginings when confronted with
people from our worst nightmare. That the main character is an emergency room
doctor will not be lost on us, we who long to be the hero of our own adventure.
So find a place where you won't
be disturbed and start reading. You will love this book.