A Frame of Time is a work of fiction in the drama genre. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Tina Griffith. The book follows a group of people who get caught up in a dangerous conspiracy about the true fate of President Kennedy when they find footage of his assassination that goes beyond what was covered at the time and indicates a startling truth about one of the biggest moments in 20th-century American history. As the danger that knowing the truth puts them in becomes apparent, the four must ask themselves whether to destroy what they’ve found or try to let the world know the truth.

This book has all the cornerstones of a gripping ‘what if’ story, with historical facts used as a foundation upon which fantastic fiction is built. So much of the details in this story are true to life, only stepping into the realm of speculation with the discovery of the damning footage and its contents. Tina Griffith has locked in on a much-discussed and pivotal moment in world history and weaved a dynamic and exciting tale that fully uses and explores the event in question. Whilst A Frame of Time ultimately remains a work of fiction, the compelling ideas and events that it proposes for its narrative will provide endless food for thought in readers. This promotion of a mindset where we look between the established facts to examine the narrative threads that link them is essential in the development of critical thinking, and I applaud this book for the imagination exercised on every page.

A Frame Of Time by Tina Griffith is a fictional eyewitness account of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Libby Gallant has always been a fan of the Kennedy family, so there is no chance in hell that she would allow the President and the First Lady to drive through Dallas without her presence to witness the moment. During the event, Libby faces a real nightmare as she has just witnessed the president’s death that she captured in detail. The fear of the unknown will consume her soul for many years, for what is in her possession may well change people’s perspectives of the JFK assassination. There are many things in her footage that are never talked about before, like the men on the bridge, the quiet ambulance which came and went, the number of bullets that had been shot, and the angle in which both JFK and John Connolly were both injured.

Despite being a work of fiction, A Frame Of Time builds up a strong sense of urgency so that you can’t help but bite your fingernails to see what will happen next. Tina Griffith has managed to build a solid storyline around one of the most celebrated and controversial cases in American politics that has branched into an array of conspiracies. In an intense narrative, the obsessive weight of Libby’s resolve on what to do with the most important footage she has ever taken offers an intriguing perspective that hinges on a historic event. It challenges you to think whether or not Lee Harvey Oswald acted all by himself in assassinating Kennedy. It is easy to forget that this is a work of fiction and that Griffith may be taking a considerable risk in ruffling some feathers. But Griffith merely uses her protagonist as the symbolic center of the plot in connection to one of the most shocking murders in history. It’s a great story—one that I recommend to anyone who loves conspiracy theories.