The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Bestselling author James Earl Rays defense attorney and later lawyer for the King family William Pepper reveals who actually killed MLK. William Pepper was James Earl Rays lawyer in the trial for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. and even after Rays conviction and death Pepper continues to adamantly argue Rays innocence. This myth-shattering expos is a revised updated and heavily expanded volume of Peppers original bestselling and critically acclaimed book Orders to Kill with twenty-six years of additional research included. The result reveals dramatic new details of the night of the murder the trial and why Ray was chosen to take the fall for an evil conspiracya government-sanctioned assassination of our nations greatest leader. The plan according to Pepper was for a team of United States Army Special Forces snipers to kill King but just as they were taking aim a backup civilian assassin pulled the trigger. In The Plot to Kill King Pepper shares the evidence and testimonies that prove that Ray was a fall guy chosen by those who viewed King as a dangerous revolutionary. His findings make the book one of the most important of our timethe uncensored story of the murder of an American hero that contains disturbing revelations about the obscure inner-workings of our government and how it continues even today to obscure the truth. Skyhorse Publishing as well as our Arcade imprint are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II the Third Reich Hitler and his henchmen the JFK assassination conspiracies the American Civil War the American Revolution gladiators Vikings ancient Rome medieval times the old West and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.