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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book goes into extreme detail of every possible event during time of her death. Although initially this seems very indepth, there are times it becomes over powering to justify an argument. What this book brings is that it shows there are alot of people who have jumped on the bandwaggon fior a buck or limelight even it means making things up, this is not the authors fault but it does make the final argument unconvincing. I'm all for a good conspiracy theory and I have never been convinced that Marilyn committed suicide BUT this book, while presenting a reasonable idea of what might have happened, is a disjointed, repetitive and somewhat boring account of Marilyn's last hours. To save anyone else from having to read this atrocious book - the theory is that Bobby Kennedy ordered Marilyn's death, that it happened at the hands of her psychiatrist Dr Greenson (a lethal injection of Nembutal) and that Bobby's brother-in-law Peter Lawford was a key figure in covering it all up. There is little actual evidence presented in this book - it is mainly conjecture and 'best guessing' - very unimpressive stuff! no reviews | add a review
A New York Times Best Seller! Since Marilyn Monroe died among suspicious circumstances on the night of August 4, 1962, there have been queries and theories, allegations and investigations, but no definitive evidence about precisely what happened and who was involved . . . until now. In The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Case Closed, renowned MM expert Jay Margolis and New York Times bestselling author Richard Buskin finally lay to rest more than fifty years of wild speculation and misguided assertions by actually naming, for the first time, the screen goddess's killer while utilizing the testimony of eye-witnesses to exactly what took place inside her house on Fifth Helena Drive in Los Angeles' Brentwood neighborhood. Implicating Bobby Kennedy in the commission of Marilyn's murder, this is the first book to name the LAPD officers who accompanied the US Attorney General to her home, provide details about how the Kennedys used bribes to silence one of the ambulance drivers, and specify how the subsequent cover-up was aided by a noted pathologist's outrageous lies. This blockbuster volume blows the lid off the world's most notorious and talked-about celebrity death, and in the process exposes not only the truth about an iconic star's tragic final hours, but also how a legendary American politician used powerful resources to protect what many still perceive as his untarnished reputation. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. No library descriptions found. |
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This book is like a poorly written conspiracy theory blog that was allowed to go for far too long. I'm not even sure what the authors' point is because they talk in circles around everything, presenting what they claim is startling new evidence, but much of that seems to undermine their own theories. Their overarching theory seems to be a Kennedy-based murder is responsible for Monroe's untimely death, but they seem to go back and forth with their 'evidence' as to whether Bobby Kennedy murdered Monroe himself or someone(s) did it for him, although he was complicit in the cover-up either way. Other people (namely, Anthony Summers) have done a better job floating this theory and writing about it in a readable way.
Incidentally, early on in the book, the authors refer to Joe DiMaggio as Monroe's "white knight," even though DiMaggio was abusive to Monroe during their marriage. Even if the book had been written better and presented a more coherent theory of Monroe's supposed murder, the authors still lost credibility with that statement right there. I highly recommend you stay away from reading this book; there are so many more interesting books about Monroe out there -- ones that celebrate her life and not just a bizarre fixation with her death. ( )