Margaret Leslie Davis is the author of three acclaimed biographies of important American empire builders: Golden Spur Award-winner Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles (HarperCollins), Los Angeles Times bestseller Dark Side of Fortune: Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Tycoon Edward Doheny (University of Californi Press), and The Culture Broker: Franklin Murphy and the Transformation of Los Angeles (University of California Press).

Her newest book, MONA LISA IN CAMELOT: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci’s Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation (Da Capo), chronicles the Mona Lisa’s voyage to America in 1963 and the critical role Jackie Kennedy played in America’s first museum blockbuster show. The book was excerpted in Vanity Fair and showcased on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”  Visit her at MargaretLeslieDavis.com and MonaLisainCamelot.com.

Praise for MONA LISA IN CAMELOT

“Instant Classic.”  — More Magazine

“Meticulously researched . . . a delightful story.”  — Boston Globe

“Mona Lisa in Camelot is well written, extensively researched and meticulously rendered — a masterpiece in its own right.” — BookPage