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The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller

by James Patterson

Marilyn Monroe’s final months, traced through a series of encounters

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Marilyn Monroe’s final months, traced through a series of encounters

Framed as a true-crime thriller, the book reconstructs the period leading up to Marilyn Monroe’s death through a sequence of moments in her personal and professional life. Its account moves from her work on the unfinished film *Something’s Got to Give* to a beach outing with a photographer, a visit to the Cal Neva Lodge, and a tense exchange involving Bobby Kennedy and Peter Lawford. The details place Monroe’s Hollywood career alongside the mystery that continues to surround her death, making the book both a portrait of a major star and an investigation of her final days.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Marilyn Monroe and Hollywood history
  • Readers drawn to biographical true-crime accounts
  • Readers interested in the final days of well-known public figures

Themes

Marilyn Monroe’s life and public imageHollywood historyUnfinished creative workMystery surrounding a death

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Book overview

From the world's #1 bestselling author, The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe is a true crime thriller about a woman who changed Hollywood history, and whose indelible image captures our imagination to this day.

"Electrifying ... A spellbinding new account of the star's final days by the world's greatest thriller writer." --Daily Mail

In life, Marilyn Monroe's superstardom defies classification. In death, she remains shrouded in mystery.

In the months before her death, Marilyn polishes the script for her ultimately unfinished film, Something's Got to Give.

In the weeks before her death, she drinks champagne on Santa Monica Beach with the last photographer to take her picture.

In the days before her death, she's a guest of Frank Sinatra in the Celebrity Room at the Cal Neva Lodge.

In the hours before her death, she argues with US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and his brother-in-law Peter Lawford.

In an emergency session with her psychiatrist, she confesses: "Here I am, the most beautiful woman in the world, and I do not have a date for Saturday night."

On June 1, 2026, the world celebrates Marilyn Monroe's one hundredth birthday ... without her.

"Entertaining ... bursting with anecdotes ... zippy pacing and novelistic detail ... Readers with a soft spot for Hollywood's perennial muse will find plenty to enjoy."-- Publishers Weekly
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