Conspiracy Book reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 129 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 37 posts to rank the best Conspiracy Book brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/conspiracy, r/JFKassasination, r/conspiracytheories, r/suggestmeabook, r/booksuggestions. Top-rated brands include Jim Marrs (4.5/5), Graham Hancock (4.4/5), David Icke (4.4/5).
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Reviews129
Subreddits10
Posts37
Brands82
Products89
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#1
Jim Marrs
4.5
(13)
"Crossfire by Jim Marrs"
"Any book by Jim Marrs or David Hatcher Childress."
"They're researched, with sources and without bias."
"They're researched, with sources and without bias."
"They're researched, with sources and without bias."
"They're researched, with sources and without bias."
"The Rise Fourth Reich by Jim Marrs."
"In my conspiracy theorist days, Crossfire was my favorite. It's a good read, even if I disbelieve all of it now."
"I already own Crossfire by Jim Marrs. Good one to start with?"
"For a newbie to the topic, Crossfire is a really good survey of the main lines of various conspiracy theories."
#2
Graham Hancock
4.4
(8)
"Fingerprints of the gods by Graham Hancock is a great one"
"Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock is the best place to start"
"Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock"
#3
David Icke
4.4
(7)
"The book that woke me up."
"Children Of The Matrix by David Icke."
"Check out David Icke's books."
"Some of the David Icke books"
"The Biggest Secret - David Icke"
"The Biggest Secret or Tales from the Time Loop by David Icke"
"The Biggest Secret by David Icke"
#4
Bill Cooper
4.6
(5)
"Behold the Pale Horse by William Cooper."
"Behold A Pale Horse - Bill Cooper."
"Behold a Pale Horse by Bill Cooper."
"It’s not exactly rigorously academic."
#5
Umberto Eco
4.8
(4)
"Fantastic book."
"Yes definitely Foucault’s Pendulum!"
"Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (it's a more demanding Da Vinci Code.)"
"Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco"
#6
Josiah Thompson
5.0
(3)
"My recommendations would be... Last Second in Dallas - Josiah Thompson"
"It has been the Bible of assassination experts. Straight up analysis. It is amazing that Thompson reanalized his findings and came out with Last Second."
"Josiah Thompson and his book 'Last Second In Dallas', a revision of 'Six Seconds In Dallas' in the definative authority."
#7
William Cooper
4.7
(3)
"Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper. Bill Cooper is regarded as the "father" of modern day conspiracy theory."
"Behold a pale horse, by William Cooper"
#8
Dave McGowan
4.7
(3)
"Progammed to Kill- The Politics of Serial Murder."
"Weird Scenes Inside Laurel Canyon."
"Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder"
#9
Sylvia Meagher
5.0
(2)
"My recommendations would be... Accessories After the Fact - Sylvia Meagher"
"Imho the most important book on the assassination is Sylvia Meagher's Accessories After the Fact: The Warren Commission, the Authorities, and the Report, published in 1967."
#10
David Lifton
4.5
(2)
"BEST EVIDENCE David Lifton One of the first to blow apart the lone shooter scam It was extraordinary for me."
"'Best Evidence' by David Lifton (?) - very hard to find but worth asking your local library."
#11
Gary Webb
4.5
(2)
"Dark Alliance by Garry Webb and Whiteout by Alexander Cockburn both cover the CIA’s involvement."
"Gary Webb’s Dark Alliance"
#12
Carroll Quigley
4.5
(2)
"Tragedy and Hope A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley"
"Tragedy and Hope, by Quigley, is a pretty good historical book - non-fiction."
#13
Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
4.5
(2)
"The illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson"
"The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson is a satirical look at multiple conspiracy theories."
#14
Leslie Kean
4.0
(2)
"Check out leslie Keans book on ufos. That is the best one out there"
"In order. UFOs Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record by Leslie Kean"
#15
Tom O’Neil
4.0
(2)
"Chaos by Tom O’Neil. It’s not EXACTLY a jfk book, it’s about the CIA during the 60s and how it relates to Manson, but it adds so much knowledge about the clandestine stuff back in the day."
"Chaos by Tom O’Neil. Investigative journalist writes on Charlie Manson, Mk ultra, and chaos of the 60’s."
#16
Manly P. Hall
4.0
(2)
"The secret teaching of all ages by Manly P. Hall"
"I've read behold a pale horse, Bill got a lot of his information from SToAA."
#17
John Keel
4.0
(2)
"John Keel is an overlooked gem - he helped bring us info on the Mothman."
"John Keel is an overlooked gem - he helped bring us info on the Mothman."
#18
Larry Hancock and David Boylan
5.0
(1)
"Larry Hancock and David Boylan just came out with their new book on Lee called The Oswald Puzzle. They are brilliant and it will end up being the best objective book on LHO out there in my humble opinion."
#19
Vincent Bevins
5.0
(1)
"The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins is really great. Especially because it's not really conspiracy. It's just the true history of Anti-communist mass murder programs in the third world."
#20
Douglas Valentine
5.0
(1)
"My favorite book about the CIA that hasn't been mentioned yet is 'The CIA as Organized Crime' by Douglas Valentine."
#21
Kelly Weill, Mike Rothschild
5.0
(1)
"Off the Edge by Kelly Weill takes a pretty good look at flat eartherism and Mike Rothschild has a great one about qanon called The Storm Is Upon Us. Highly recommend."
#22
Russ Baker
5.0
(1)
"Family of Secrets by Russ Baker. All about the shady history of the Bush family."
#23
David Talbot
5.0
(1)
"Devil’s Chessboard by David Talbot. Goes into the history of the CIA and Allen Dulles."
#24
Peter Dale Scott
5.0
(1)
"Deep Politics and the Death of JFK by Peter Dale Scott is one of the best from an academic perspective."
#25
John Carreyrou
5.0
(1)
"Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou (about Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos startup). More about corporate fraud than scientific experiments, but it is science-adjacent I'd say, and very good."
#26
Carl Bernstein
5.0
(1)
"All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein"
#27
Anthony Summers
5.0
(1)
"Anthony Summers is the best."
#28
Fletcher Prouty
5.0
(1)
"The unspeakable is in the top 3 must read books on JFK. Look into Fletcher Prouty also."
#29
MS King
5.0
(1)
"Finally felt I had the whole picture after reading MS King"
#30
Carrol Quigley
5.0
(1)
"Tragedy and Hope by Carrol Quigley."
#31
Craig I. Zirbel
5.0
(1)
"The Texas Connection."
#32
John Coleman
5.0
(1)
"The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations by John Coleman."
#33
Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels
5.0
(1)
"Selling Sickness, by Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels."
#34
John Robison
5.0
(1)
"Proofs of a Conspiracy by John Robison."
#35
John Perkins
5.0
(1)
"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins."
#36
Fritz Springmeier
5.0
(1)
"Also recommended: Bloodlines of the Illuminati."
#37
Donny Davis
5.0
(1)
"It is a coffee table book that provides a great deal of interesting leads that deserve more in depth research."
#38
Robert Anton Wilson
5.0
(1)
"Awesome book. Tons of conspiracies."
#39
Tony Rodrigues
5.0
(1)
"It's epic."
#40
Immanuel Velikovsky
5.0
(1)
"Read: Worlds in Collision and Earth in Upheaval by Immanuel Velikovsky."
#41
Ralph Epperson
5.0
(1)
"The Unseen Hand by Ralph Epperson."
#42
Nick Redfern
5.0
(1)
"The NASA Conspiracies by Nick Redfern"
#43
John DeCamp
5.0
(1)
"The Franklin Coverup by ex Nebraska Senator John DeCamp."
#44
Michael Rupert
5.0
(1)
"It's well sourced and pretty much paints Dick Cheney as they dark lord of the sith"
#45
Dr. Judy Wood
4.0
(1)
""Where did the Towers Go?" - Dr. Judy Wood."
#46
Aoife Gallagher
4.0
(1)
"Web of Lies by Aoife Gallagher might be of interest :)"
#47
Gaeton Fonzi
4.0
(1)
"The Last Investigation by Gaeton Fonzi"
#48
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln, Robert Eisenman
4.0
(1)
"The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail - by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln. Dead sea scroll’s uncovered- Robert Eisenman"
#49
John Grisham
4.0
(1)
"The Firm by John Grisham"
#50
Thomas Pynchon
4.0
(1)
"For something lighter and funnier: The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon."
#51
Doug Moench
4.0
(1)
"The Big Book Of Conspiracies by Doug Moench"
#52
Daniel Stulin
4.0
(1)
"Tavistock Institute (Daniel Stulin)"
#53
Ivy Macy
4.0
(1)
"Power, Deception, Control by Ivy Macy"
#54
Anonymous
4.0
(1)
"Last/Final dance of kali (anonymous)"
#55
Nelson DeMille
4.0
(1)
"The John Corey books by Nelson DeMille, but not the ones with animals in the title, they involve chasing after terrorists rather than uncovering a conspiracy."
#56
Barry Krusch
4.0
(1)
"Barry Krusch's book Impossible is his theory that it's impossible to convict LHO."
#57
Disinformation
4.0
(1)
"I've enjoyed: some of the Disinformation books (Russ Kick)"
#58
Frank Snepp
4.0
(1)
"Frank Snepp’s Decent Interval"
#59
Jim Marrs, Anthony Summers
4.0
(1)
"What about the books I gave—Jim Marrs’ Crossfire and Anthony Summers’ Not In Your Lifetime, which used to be called Conspiracy?"
#60
Charlotte Greig & Mike Rothschild, Jon E. Lewis
4.0
(1)
"Conspiracies: History's Greatest Plots, Collusions and Cover Ups by Charlotte Greig & Mike Rothschild. The Mammoth Book of Cover-Ups: The 100 Most Terrifying Conspiracies of All Time by Jon E. Lewis"
#61
David Baldacci
4.0
(1)
"You might also check out the Camel Club series by David Baldacci. It’s sort of a mass-market political thriller, so, you know, no one is going to be doing their dissertation on this book, but it’s a solid read."
#62
Philip Agee
4.0
(1)
"Agee’s CIA Diary"
#63
McKnight
4.0
(1)
"Breach of Trust by McKnight. It doesn't conspiracy theorize, merely destroys the lone nut argument."
#64
Milton William Cooper
4.0
(1)
"Behold a pale horse - Milton William Cooper"
#65
Michael Tsarion
4.0
(1)
"Atlantis, Alien Visitation, and Genetic Manipulation, by Michael Tsarion"
#66
Amory Patrick Blaine
4.0
(1)
"American Renaissance Book 1: Missions Dangerous by Amory Patrick Blaine"
#67
James DiEugenio, Robert Dallek, Dr John M. Newman, Roger Stone, Phillip F. Nelson
4.0
(1)
"Try anything written by James DiEugenio, Robert Dallek, Dr John M. Newman, Roger Stone or Phillip F. Nelson. Best one to read would be Unspeakable by James W. Douglass."
#68
Cathy O'Brien
4.0
(1)
#69
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
4.0
(1)
"Some consider it conspiracy theory, some consider it conspiracy."
#70
Charlie Robinson
4.0
(1)
#71
Dr. Vernon Coleman
4.0
(1)
"But all of his books are very informative, especially about the medical establishment."
#72
G Edward Griffin
4.0
(1)
#73
Greg Palast
4.0
(1)
"Details exactly how the 2000 election was rigged for Bush Jr. and is a fascinating/depressing read."
#74
Nathan Perkins
4.0
(1)
#75
Tom O'Neill
4.0
(1)
"An entertainingly wackadoo look into how we've all been duped into believing that Charles Manson was the leader of a murderous cult."
#76
Tom O’Neill
4.0
(1)
#77
Cixin Liu
4.0
(1)
#78
Operation Ajax
4.0
(1)
"If you can find it anymore, its a graphic novel, but it’s been out of print for a while."
#79
Joseph P. Farrell
4.0
(1)
"Anything by Joseph P. Farrell."
#80
Isaac Asimov
4.0
(1)
"Check out Issac Asimov."
#81
Vincent Bugliosi
1.0
(1)
"It proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bugliosi is a lying conman who will say anything to sell a book or get his name in the papers. 0/10 credibility from that guy"
#82
Morley
1.0
(1)
"Anything Morley is substitutive for Posners hogwash."
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