For you many conspiracy buffs out there, some highly recommended books & a movie which deal with the world's "shawdowy & malignant organizations"

To me, the author that embodies conspiracy theories is the celebrated Thomas Pynchon, in such works as "The Crying of Lot 49" ( set in 60's L.A & dealing with an evil underground mail delivery service known as "The Tristero" ) but, particulary, in his stream of consciousness WW2 masterpiece, "Gravity's Rainbow", set in London during the blitz when that city was being hit by German V2 rockets. Been long time since I read it, but I think that Pynchon posited that WW2 started by German industrialist/pharmaceutical firms. A masterpice & if you read it, you will never forget the "Schwartzgerat" ( you Krauts can correct me if I spelled it wrong. )

As for movies, we go to the maven of conspiracy theory movies, John Frankenheimer, who directed such conspiracy theory classics as "Manchurian Candidate" & "7 Days in May". An overlooked gem in his conspiracy oeurve is the 1966 film "Seconds". I won't spoil the plot;let's just say it's an updating of "Faust", with one of cinema's greatest evil organizations. It features an excellent acting job by Rock Hudson, probably his second greatest;( his first greatest
was his deceptive "lifetime performance" as a heterosexual-------         )

Great stuff for the conspiracy buffs !