<p><b>BORN IN THE SHADOWS. LIVED FOR THE SPOTLIGHT. WAS SHE MURDERED?</b><br><br>Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Norma Jeane. No one would have thought that the girl who spent her childhood between foster homes and orphanages would one day become a global star.<br><br><i>The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe</i> tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe's life - and the shocking circumstances of her death.<br><br>For decades, fans have speculated about the truth of her final days. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Murder? Drawn from rigorous research, this book seeks answers.<br><br><b>Told in vivid, dramatic scenes, James Patterson and Imogen Edwards-Jones uncover the life and death of the remarkable woman who was Marilyn Monroe.</b><br><br>__________________________________<br><br><b>PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON</b><br><br>'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER<br><br>'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD<br><br>'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY<br><br>'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN<br><br>'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON<br><br>'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL</p>