History Decoded

The Ten Greatest Conspiracies of All Time

By: Keith Ferrell, Brad Meltzer

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Adapted from Decoded, Meltzer's hit show on the History network, History Decoded explores many fascinating and unexplained questions.

Is Fort Knox empty? Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman "Spear of Destiny"? What's the government hiding in Area 51? Where did the Confederacy's $19 million in gold and silver go at the end of the Civil War? And did Lee Harvey Oswald really act alone?

Meltzer sifts through the evidence; weighs competing theories; separates what we know to be true with what's still - and perhaps forever - unproven; and in the end, decodes the mysteries, arriving at the most likely solution. Along the way we meet Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Nazi propagandists, and the real DB Cooper.

©2013 Original material by A&E Television Networks, LLC. Recorded by arrangement with Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (P)2013 HighBridge Company

Critic reviews

"Sure to keep readers enthralled and conspiracy theorists encouraged to continue to dig for the truth." ( Publishers Weekly)

Thoroughly enjoyable

Great content: topics chosen and storytelling were so enjoyable, enhanced by great voice performance by Scott Brick. No conclusions reached, but the ride is worth the price!

Overall good reading, it makes you think

I enjoyed the book except for his opinion /interpretation / decoding what ever you'd like to call it about the Kennedy assassination, it said nothing really, except disputes everyone else's theory.

Didn’t like the narrator

I enjoyed it overall. But just my opinion, I thought the narrator was trying to talk dirty to me. Or at least he was trying sound deviant. But that’s me....

Interesting and thorough

Good book seems through for its size. Voice pleasing wish I had the book. Audio to hard to find points you want to note.

Followed the TV program

this was interesting and easy to follow. great history lesson. we enjoyed the short stories.