Gene Black

This fictionalized story of a reporter and his relationship with Marilyn Monroe is amazing. I was immediately drawn into the story. The author makes this story come alive. For a change, Marilyn is portrayed as a smart woman who is caught in a web that is at least partly of her own making. She is trapped by her success but doesn't want to be remembered as a joke. The addition of the Black Dahlia mystery adds a great layer of intrigue to an already intriguing story. Most of us "of an age" have wondered for years if perhaps Marilyn was removed because she had become too privy to knowledge what was highly confidential. This story changes the construct of what that may have been, but it follows that construct. This book is certainly worth the time spent reading the story. It will leave you with lots to consider.