The Lost Diary of M: A Novel

“Great fun for conspiracy theorists and romantics alike,” this “riveting” historical novel imagines the life—and unsolved murder—of JFK’s mistress (People).

An engrossing debut novel that cannily reimagines the extraordinary life and mysterious death of bohemian Georgetown socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer— secret lover of JFK, ex-wife of a CIA chief, sexual adventurer, LSD explorer and early feminist living by her own rules.

She was a longtime lover of JFK.

She was the ex-wife of a CIA chief.

She was the sister-in-law of the Washington Post’s Ben Bradlee.

She believed in mind expansion and took LSD with Timothy Leary.

She was a painter, a socialite and a Bohemian in Georgetown during the Cold War.

And she ended up dead in an unsolved crime a year after JFK’s assassination.

The diary she kept was never found.

Until now. . . .

“Devilishly creative.” —Kitty Kelley author of Jackie Oh! and The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

“In this novel that is part love story, part thriller and 100% page turner, Paul Wolfe takes you inside the sexual playgrounds of Cold War Washington.” —Sally Koslow, author of Another Side of Paradise

“A compassionate and intricate portrait. . . . Wolfe’s inspired study of a cryptic woman is credible and haunting.” —Booklist, starred review

“The author deftly simulates a complicated woman’s diary, creating a document that feels entirely authentic. . . . shedding light on a woman with a front seat to American history.” —Kirkus Reviews

“This imagined diary . . . simmers with intrigue and sensuality, painting in vivid colors both the magnificence and dark underbelly of Camelot” — Newsweek

© 2023 Harper (E-bog): 9780062910684

Release date

E-bog: 21. november 2023