The Marilyn Tapes

By Ed Gorman

Book Overview

Shortly after the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe, secret tape recordings of the legendary sex symbol's romantic encounters with President John F. Kennedy and his brother become the hottest items in both Washington and Hollywood. Everyone wants the tapes, from the Mafia to J. Edgar Hoover to the Kennedys--and they will stop at nothing to get their hands on the tapes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312856466
• ISBN13: 9780312856465
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Packed with action, intrigue and genuine humanity

This was an interesting read, especially since I picked it up only three weeks after finishing James Ellroy's American Tabloid. The books feature many of the same characters and themes, but veer off in wildly different directions. Ellroy treats allegations of a Kennedy-Monroe affair as a trumped up urban legend, but Gorman uses it as a springboard for his entire novel. This a "race against time" story, with several parties vying for a set of highly sensitive tape recordings which, if made public, could destroy the Kennedy administration. The players are drawn from all walks of life, from a rogue FBI agent to a hard-working single mother working for a scandal sheet. Gorman delivers a solid and entertaining tale, packed with action , intrigue and genuine humanity. The book is written in a short, punchy style, which becomes more clipped as the story builds to its shattering climax. Fast paced, and energetic, this book should please Gorman devotees, both old and new.

Great Read Couldn't Put It Down

Selected the book as the best of the worst. Was I ever wrong. Marilyn has died. What would happen and who would control the government if tapes of Marilyn with the Kennedy's brothers were made public. Everyone wants the tapes. Hoover, the Mob, and mostly the Kennedy brothers. The race is on and the bodies are piling up. Page one has you hooked, and by the time you get through all the players and who plays for who (including Marilyn's thoughts) you wonder where the time went and are amazed the books half finished. All the characters are well thought out and vital to the story some are known to the world and others I never knew. Fiction? One of the best books I've read this year