The classic, definitive biography of Marilyn Monroe, now updated in the year of the 60th anniversary of the iconic star's death - now a major Netflix film, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Untold Tapes

'Gets as near to the heart of the mystery as anyone ever will' Guardian

More than half a century after her death, Marilyn Monroe is arguably still one of the most famous people in the world. Her life was a contrast of public brilliance and private misery, her death a tragedy suffused by dark questions - about her relations with President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert. Drawing on more than 600 first-hand interviews, Anthony Summers offers the classic, definitive biography of a woman who captivated the world. Marilyn's tragic story is clouded by gossip-reporting more than almost any other. GODDESS, however, delivers new, fully documented yet exciting fact.

'Gets as near to the heart of the mystery as anyone ever will' Guardian

'The fullest factual account of Monroe's life and death we're likely to get' Evening Standard

'The definitive story of the legend' Irish Times

'A remarkable performance...The ghost of Marilyn Monroe cries out in these pages' New York Times

About the Author
Anthony Summers formerly covered wars and other world events for the BBC. His internationally acclaimed books include CONSPIRACY, a gripping study of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and THE SECRET LIFE OF J. EDGAR HOOVER. A Pulitzer Prize Finalist he is the only two-time winner of the Gold Dagger for Crime Non-Fiction. He lives in Ireland with his wife and principal colleague Robbyn Swan.

Reviews
The fullest factual account of Monroe's life and death we're likely to get * Evening Standard *
Convincing evidence of a crude but effective cover-up which was designed to protect Robert Kennedy * Times Literary Supplement *
Gets as near to the heart of the mystery as anyone ever will * Guardian *
The most authoritative account ever written about the greatest sex symbol of them all * Woman *
A remarkable performance . . . The ghost of Marilyn Monroe cries out in these pages * New York Times *
[Marilyn] was a genius, a sorceress who could stimulate the world's sexuality and still seem innocent, turn on a light and become 'Marilyn Monroe.' And she has become eternal. This is the most believable, useful book of all the books about her -- Harvey Wasserman, former professor of psychiatry, Yale University College of Medicine
Mesmerizing ... reads like something out of a Robert Ludlum thriller * BOSTON GLOBE *
A very fine piece of writing * LITERARY REVIEW *
Anthony Summers is one of the most highly skilled investigative reporters writing today -- Norman Mailer



Book Information
ISBN 9781474625944
Author Anthony Summers
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 44mm