This book is a 2018 publication and I am now reviewing it after reading it once again. I remember when Robert Kennedy was shot and days after. I did not pay to much attention to the trail being younger and just not into it. Southern California had a lot of different things happening from one day to the next.
Here though the author sets out to say that Sirhan Sirhan was a fall guy, he could not have fired the five shots. He then goes into botched evidence by LAPD and the FBI. That once they had him, they made sure everything pointed to him. I remember the hotel for my father would take me their occasionally and I also remember when they tore it down and thought that was strange, for I am sure Robert Kennedy would have won the election that year. We as a nation probably would not have had Nixon who won that year.
People don’t even know that it was said that Sirhan Sirhan commented on this act because of the seven-day war between Israel and Palestine, he being Palestine. The author of the book speaks of all of the other evidence that has been talked about like a second and people that left before they were questioned. Overall, I thought this was a good book and for the most part, I don’t think it will change anyone's mind but for me, this was some information that I had heard and I am glad it was at least put out there. Worth the read.

I am not a big believer in “conspiracy theories “ but I found this book to be fascinating. It certainly seems well-researched and it is definitely well-written. It gives one food for thought that this case was not as cut-and-dried as is commonly presented. A definite recommend.
My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.

I tend to read anything I can about John F. Kennedy and recently started reading also more about his brother, Robert. I was younger when both men were assassinated but am very intriqued by them both. This book was an eye-opener. Once I started reading it, I could not put it down. The writing is clear and the evidence is presented a manner where you can come to your own conclusions. Very good book. I highly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

This book is a fantastically detailed account of the assassination of Robert F Kennedy back in 1968 and the subsequent trial of the gunman Sirhan Sirhan. What is worrying, is that there is so much apparent incompetence of the police and FBI with so many parallels to the events surrounding John Kennedy's killing in 1963 - namely missing witnesses, lost testimonies etc. Having read Mark Lane's (JFK) book, "Rush To Judgement" back in the late 1960's I could not believe that the American justice system was flawed to such an extent. "Shadow Play" is a worrying, sometimes unbelievable, account of RFK's shooting and subsequent trial.

What really happened that night in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel when Robert Kennedy was killed? Sirhan Sirhan was charged with the murder, but puzzling questions remain. Was evidence misplaced or deliberately destroyed during the investigation? Why were so many bullet holes found in the woodwork, yet never documented? And why were the eyewitness accounts contradictory? Was Sirhan Sirhan a lone gunman or were the "laughing couple" who playfully admitted to the crime, the real killers.? Taut, well-written, and engrossing, this book raises some intriguing points. If you thought you knew everything about RFK's murder, think again. Highly recommend.

Thanks to the internet and years of television shows and media coverage about the murder of Robert Kennedy, I thought I had an idea as to who killed him. This book made me question what I thought! This is definitely a book for anyone that loves conspiracy theories and American history. I strongly recommend it!