"Spieler offers a portrait of an erratic, unstable woman with a protean capacity to shift identities, with the 1960s and '70s as a dramatic backdrop. Fans of true crime accounts or contemporary history will savor this.”
―Publishers Weekly
“In her investigative exploration, Spieler leverages the unexpected narrative of Sara Jane Moore—an everyday housewife turned attempted presidential assassin—as a startling exposé of systemic issues within the U.S. intelligence network. The remarkable story of Moore, who managed to evade the detection of agencies like the FBI and Secret Service, presents a compelling case study in the perils of interagency miscommunication and inadequate threat evaluation. Spieler challenges us to ponder: how can such glaring oversights occur within our intelligence apparatus, and more importantly, what measures can be implemented to safeguard our nation from similar, potentially more successful threats in the future? . . . Housewife Assassin thus stands as a critical resource for all those invested in the security of our nation—policymakers, law enforcement agencies, and ordinary citizens alike. . . . It's a stirring testament to the urgent need for reform, and a roadmap to achieving a more secure future for our nation.”
—USA TODAY
"It is the obligation of the thoughtful journalist to tell us something meaningful that we don't already know. In Taking Aim at the President, Geri Spieler is more than up to the task. The byzantine tale of Sara Jane Moore's double, triple and quadruple lives, with so many bizarre groups - including the federal government - exploiting her vulnerabilities, is the stuff of Hollywood fiction. The fact that it's all true, and told with precision by Spieler, raises Sara Jane's story to something significantly more than a footnote to history."
―Alan Weisman, author of Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle, The Kingdom, the Power & the End of Empire in America and Lone Star: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dan Rather
"Geri Spieler has done a marvelous job of unraveling the details surrounding one of the most bizarre events in American history, Sara Jane Moore's attack on Gerald Ford.”
―James Dalessandro, author of 1906 and Citizen Jane
"A well-written, fascinating story about an inexplicable moment in American History."
―Carl Stern, Professor of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, and former NBC News correspondent
"Talk about truth being stranger than fiction! Captivating."
―The San Francisco Chronicle
