The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

A True Crime Thriller

By: James Patterson, Imogen Edwards-Jones

Narrated by: Meg Price

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

Critic reviews

“Electrifying… A spellbinding new account of the star’s final days by the world’s greatest thriller writer.”—Daily Mail

“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

How sad and fragile

Life is not always fair but sometimes it is a challenge to not call the outcome as unfair…

thr research and intrinsic material.

Nothing to say the book was perfect. The book was totally a joy to listen to.

Intriguing

Slightly long but kept me interested all the way through. Sounded like real and surprised to find it was fiction. The Kennedy’s???

well researched

While not a favorite of mine of his works, it is extremely well-researched, and the narrator is excellent as Marilyn, nailing her accent quite well.

A “Thrilling True Crime” story this is not.

More biographical than “true crime thriller.” James Patterson rarely falters, but this book fails to shed new light on the death of Marilyn Monroe and reads more like a biography. The title suggests a deep focus on her last days, but this aspect is only briefly addressed.