The Housewives Underground

“[A] remarkable story.”—New York Post

“Incisive, charming . . . Tiffany gives a panoramic view, not just of the assassination, but of American society at the time.”—The New York Times

“An enthralling perspective on one of the most enduring American mysteries of all, seen through the extraordinary efforts exerted by unrelenting and far-from-ordinary women. Kaitlyn Tiffany gifts us a story that is as deftly structured and impeccably researched as it is compellingly told.”—Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author of Obstinate Daughters and The Girls of Atomic City

“Tiffany is a sure-footed guide through the labyrinth of Dealey Plaza. I’m never inspired; this book inspired me. It touched my soft spot for amateur sleuths, obsessive page-turning, and the outer limits of facticity.”—Harper’s

“Sylvia Meagher was neither a conspiracy theorist nor a wannabe detective. She considered herself a ‘critic’ of the Warren Report. . . . Through twists and turns of curiosity (and mid-pandemic boredom), I ended up reading Meagher’s papers and becoming obsessed with her obsession. . . . You could credit the critics of the Warren Report for a great act of citizenship, but you could also credit them with inventing an American pastime: They discovered that there is something thrilling about a document dump, and picking through boxes and boxes of government files.”—The Atlantic

“Kaitlyn Tiffany beautifully tells the story of how the Kennedy assassination became the great American mystery. Through exquisite reporting and colorful characters, she adds a surprising new angle to our understanding of the drama around the Warren Commission and explores the country at the dawn of the age of conspiracy.”—Garrett Graff, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Watergate: A New History

“More than sixty years later, the Kennedy assassination remains the mother of all modern conspiracy theories. Chock-full of fascinating detail and insight, Kaitlyn Tiffany’s The Housewives Underground retells the story from a wholly unique angle for a new generation.”—Mark Jacobson, author of Pale Horse Rider: William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America

“Riveting . . . thoroughly researched.”—Kathryn Olmsted, author of Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11

“Kaitlyn Tiffany masterfully unspools a hidden history of the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath, in what amounts to a cautionary tale for our time. So interesting and so well told.”—Liza Mundy, New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls and The Sisterhood

“Tiffany paints an intimate portrait of the women’s growing camaraderie, shared frustration with male fellow skeptics, and eventual discord over New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison’s shambolic conspiracy trial. It’s an extraordinary account of a relentless search for truth.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Tiffany conducted meticulous, wide-ranging research to construct an engrossing portrait of a ragtag group of citizen sleuths whose zeal and dedication transformed them into a to-be-reckoned-with force for truth and accountability.”—Booklist