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from The new York Times Bestselling Author Of american Legacy, rfk, And a Woman Named Jackie Comes An In-depth Look At The Much Talked-about---but Never Fully Revealed---relationship Between Jackie Kennedy And Robert F. Kennedy. few Writers Have Immersed Themselves In The World Of The Kennedys As Completely Or Successfully As C. David Heymann, Whose Biographies Of Jackie, Robert, John F. Kennedy, Jr., And Caroline Together Have Sold Millions Of Copies And Have Shed Light On The Private Lives Of The Most Prominent Members Of This Iconic American Family. Now He Draws On More Than Two Decades' Worth Of Personal Interviews, As Well As Previously Unavailable Reports And Briefs From The Secret Service And The Fbi, To Create A Complete Picture Of The Complex Relationship That Existed Between Two Of The Most Heralded Figures Of The Twentieth Century. americans Have Long Been Fascinated By The Rumored Love Affair Between Jackie Kennedy And Bobby Kennedy... publishers Weekly the Adulterous Action In Heymann's Scandal-driven Biography Moves Along At A Brisk Pace, And Dick Hill Serves As An Engaging Reader But He Misses The Opportunity To Take On The Personas Of A Colorful Cast Of '60s Political And Pop Culture Icons, Including Aristotle Onassis, Truman Capote, And Andy Williams. While Hill Does Convey An Ample Portion Of The Raw Emotion Behind Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' Experiences With Betrayal, Grief, And The Celebrity Fishbowl In Which She Found Herself, Other Players In The Drama Seem Relegated To Serve As Relatively Nondescript Pawns Inside A Litany Of Camelot Misdeeds. An Atria Hardcover (reviews, Jun. 8). copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.