The Scrapbook Lecture
MYSTERY ACTION DETECTIVE HISTORICAL FICTION EPIC SUSPENSE / THRILLER ADVENTURE CRIME DRAMA
20th Century (multiple decades)
Gary B. Haley
Logline
The Scrapbook Lecture …a collection of suspects, is a fact-based historical fiction novel that reads more like an adventure story than a history book. Still, a great deal of effort and research went into making sure that all the actual events portrayed in the past are as accurate as possible. While you read, allow yourself the simple luxury of floating through time with a gifted raconteur as he depicts the highlights of a half century of seemingly unrelated events, actions and politics. Some of these events and actions ultimately converge within a few short moments and quite likely change the very course of humanity. In the year 2038, an old professor at a Dallas university will be giving lectures that many of his students love. His uncanny ability to chauffeur their imaginations throughout history with creative storytelling will make his class one of their favorites. The Scrapbook Lecture is one such class that describes the crucial actions and reactions of a long list of people who should have been, or should be, suspects in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The old professor's only prop is a 124-year-old scrapbook that a mysterious, lonely woman in the heart of Boston had devotedly composed over the same half century, and eventually passed on to her grandniece. What happened before November 22, 1963?
Genre
Mystery, Action, Detective, Historical Fiction, Epic, Suspense / Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Drama,
Short Summary
At least two people are known to have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, although evidence suggests that, easily, at least five people could have been involved. In my humble opinion, it is very likely that more than two people participated. This novel explains this clearly.
Setting
Boston, Washington DC, Fort Worth, Dallas, New Orleans, Chicago, Cleveland, Vietnam, Cuba, more...
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Tragedy
Plot - Other Elements
Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: A Dallas professor in the year 2038.
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Strong Moral Code, Complex, Confident, Educated, Engaging, Patriotic, Sophisticated, Aspiring, Funny, Gracious
Additional Character Details
Name: A mysterious woman keeping a Kennedy scrapbook for decades.
Age:
Gender:
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Modest, Naive, Secretive, Beautiful, Empathetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Calogero Minacore a.k.a. Carlos Marcello
Age:
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Narcissistic, Secretive, Uneducated, Villainous, Aggressive, Complex, Criminal, Greedy
Additional Character Details
Name: Lee Harvey Oswald
Age:
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Naive, Narcissistic, Villainous, Criminal, Manipulative, Outspoken, Power-hungry, Clumsy, Complex