OK read. Learned a few new things. Was splotchy in some areas. Guess I was expecting more. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving this book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

I always wanted to find out more about the death of Marilyn Monroe. However this book was quite a dry read with very little definitive evidence. I felt like it was basically a round up of all the speculation and gossip around who could have been involved and why.

This is a fascinating deep dive into the death of Marilyn Monroe and the last few years of her life when she was in the orbit of the Kennedy brothers. There are all the big names of 60’s politics and showbiz here and the corruption and shady practices of the LAPD. Marilyn just seems a lost soul desperate to be liked in the middle of all this selfishness and abuse.

It’s been acknowledged for years that Jack and Bobby were not the good Catholic boys they pretended to be. But I hadn’t realised how many people knew of their behaviour and helped cover it up. At times the police force were more involved in protecting the wealthy and powerful than in solving crime.

As to who killed Marilyn, it becomes academic amongst all the players and users. She would never have survived for long because she had become a liability to the powerful who had the connections to cover up her death for sure. Much like JFK’s assassination, there will always be questions because the situation was badly handled at the outset.

If you’re interested in the film industry, politics and power, and how the LAPD operated in the 1960’s this will grab you from the first page. Well written and well researched.

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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Bombshell: The Night Bobby Kennedy Murdered Marilyn Monroe, is a very detailed and plausible account of what possibly happened to the late Marilyn Monroe.
I have always had admiration and fascination with Marilyn Monroe and the mystery of her death. I do believe she was silenced and this book is very plausible as to what possibly happened the night she died and the build up to her death.
So many people let Marilyn down on so many levels and I hope one day there is concrete proof to what happened and who was to blame.
This book was shocking within the corruption involved back then in relation to the police departments, the mob, the presidency and even politicians. This book really opened my eyes and was fascinating yet hard to digest at times too.
The book uses unseen police files as well as Marilyn's unseen diary.
I do believe the Kennedys, especially Bobby, were involved in Marilyn's murder and demise and this book gives a strong backing to make this theory even more plausible.
A very interesting and thought provoking read.
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This was a really interesting look at one of the biggest mysteries in politics/Hollywood. I do wonder how accurate it is, though, as I feel like the spectacle surrounding the "bomb" would have been larger.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

I've always thought the Kennedys were involved in Marilyn Monroe's death, and after reading Bombshell, I'm even more convinced of it. I've read several books that discussed Marilyn's death, and this one was the most fascinating and informative of them all. Mike Rothmiller, a former LAPD officer, seems very credible, and since he had access to files pertaining to Marilyn's death (as well as a copy of her diary), this book has plenty of information that I haven't read anywhere else. I highly recommend Bombshell to anyone who's interested in Marilyn Monroe...thanks to NetGalley and Ad Lib Publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review it. : )

I am in love with this book! Marilyn Monroe fans NEEDED this book. No, everyone NEEDED this book.

Rothmiller is a former LAPD detective with access to the OCID's secret files, which include not only Marilyn's diary, but a crazy amount of information on Hollywood's elite, as well as many others. This, in itself, is intriguing and fun to read, but Rothmiller and Thompson give us an amazing and well-researched background of EVERYTHING needed to be told, not just about Marilyn. No stone is left UN-turned in this one, and it is utterly fascinating and heart-breaking all at the same time.

Whether you know nothing at all about this subject, or you have your own theories and opinions that may disagree, it's a must read.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the Publisher for this advanced copy, and to Rothmiller and Thompson for writing this book that I needed so much in my life.

Less about Marilyn Monroe and more on the police, politicians and heavy hitters of the time. Seeing as there was so much scandal this was quite a dry read.

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I, as many, have always loved Marilyn Monroe. And of course, as a fan, we know the stories. Was it drugs? The mob? The Kennedy’s? And if so which one? This book tries to prove it was Bobby.

Here is the thing. This book is all speculation. And while the idea of what happened that night and before that night is interesting I can only put it in the category of another conspiracy theory.

The writing was a bit choppy and scattered. The “evidence” is circumstantial at best.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I read this ARC for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

Really engrossing
Loved the real investigative nature of this
Really well researched and had lots of detail I was totally unaware of

Fabulous read

There were parts of this that were really interesting and new things that I had never heard. It was interesting but I struggled with getting it read. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!

Even if you have no interest in Marilyn Monroe and her death, this book is certainly worth reading for the insights it gives into the criminal investigative process. There is a lot of detail here and was a fascinating read!
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My thanks to NetGalley and Ad Lib Publishers for a copy of “ Bombshell “ for an honest review.

I’ve read several books about the life of Marilyn Monroe, and the conspiracy theory behind her death.
This book has several compelling ideas , and it’s amazing that almost 60 years after her demise the mystery still remains.
Recommended read to any movie or conspiracy fans

Bombshell (The Night Bobby Kennedy Killed Marilyn Monroe) sounds like a National Enquirer headline. If you have any question what the theory of the book is, it’s right there in the title. Rothmiller, a former LAPD detective, who had access to the OCID’s secret files, which rivaled J Edgar’s secret files, but focused on the Hollywood elites. Those files included Marilyn’s diary and her entries detailing her shocking sexual trysts with John and Bobby Kennedy and her fury in the end at being treated as a pass-around starlet who was being dumped for political expediency.

In this well-written and absorbing narrative, Rothmiller and Thompson give us an enormous amount of background, not just of Marilyn, but of how Hollywood and Los Angeles were dens of corruption, how the vaunted OCID Division was compiling files on everyone, and how the Kennedys were connected to Hollywood, to the OCID, and to the mafia, through, among other things, Judith Exner’s three-way relationship with John Kennedy and a mafia boss.

Into this maelstrom we get young Norma Rae, discovered by a photographer while working at a defense plant and reveling in her new-found sex appeal, though it meant hours on casting couches to get the fame she desired. This narrative takes us on a tour through Marilyn’s route to super-stardom as well as her failed marriages to DiMaggio and Miller, before she fell for the Kennedy brothers.

What follows then is a tragedy be it the official story of her taking too many pills that night after the powerful Kennedys cast her aside or this theory that Bobby Kennedy fed her a concoction before tearing apart her house searching for the elusive diary. And, on that fateful night, her threats to go public about the President’s affairs with her and the state secrets he revealed to her in bed ended.

Whether or not you buy into this theory and the evidence supporting it, this is a terrific read.

3 for neutral. Couldn’t get into this one. Will update if able to finish at a later date, as I’m a very moody reader and could be that it just wasn't right time to read.

Bombshell is one of those explosive books that have the edge of the Marilyn Monroe conspiracy like no others. There is a sense of truth and facts presented and he backs this up with facts and background information to give it that more credibility than authors in the past.

It is a fact that Marilyn Monroe’s death has led to a lot of controversy. There is the sad, lonely, desperate to be loved and then there is the sex symbol image that gave a knowing twinkle to all who seen her or watched her films. We also have the Kennedy scandals that one wonders if the two brothers had lived, would they be viewed in the sainthood that people so often accomplish after death and not during life. We have two worlds that would collide in the harsh face of politics, Hollywood, gangsters and crooked policeman.

The authors sometimes repeat themselves a few times to get their point across which sometimes is a bit too brow thumping but overall they present their case very well. The Kennedys overall though hailed as a great time in America culture was bred in lies, corruption and smoke and mirrors. Whether it was the Cuban missile crisis fully orchestrated by the Kennedys or whether it was Bobby Kennedy’s war on organised crime which is a bit of a laugh considering how much they bankrolled their rise to power. It seems that everyone was running scared of the Kennedys and they used this to their advantage.

Meanwhile we have Hollywood of the 50’s and 60’s which made Weinstein look like an angel strumming a harp on a cloud in the glory of heaven next to these jokers. Actresses where expected to give sexual favours to keep their place amongst the Hollywood stars. Sex parties, orgies and sexual favours were part of the course if you wanted your star to shine. The casting cough was in heavy rotation.

Hollywood had its organised connections and its predators and people like Marilyn Monroe worked their way through these to work to their advantage. The Kennedys were the equivalent of US Royal family and they exploited their way through the system. Young political hopefuls to change the face of US politics and selling their dreams on strong family values when in fact, they were exploiting the public.

This is an excellent read and I do not want to go into too much detail but Marilyn Monroe was used and abused by the two brothers and when she had enough and decided that she was not going to be a sexual pawn, she ended up dead from a supposed suicide. Now, whether you believe in this conspiracy or if you do not, there is a lot to read and take in and would recommend this book to anyone with a passing curiosity of Hollywood and politics to give this a try. You can’t go wrong and it sure as hell opened my eyes. Excellent.

I usually love investigations like this - what really happened to Marilyn Monroe - but this was very difficult to get into because of the way it was written. Overall, I found it dry and couldn't get into it. I DNF at about 15%. I may try again but it's really difficult to plod through.

I’m a Marilyn Monroe extraordinaire so naturally was excited to read this. I thought it was good not great.

As a true crime buff and one that's always been fascinated by the life and death of the icon, Marilyn Monroe I was eager to read a book claiming to have the truth about her final days.

Bombshell is a fascinating, informative and well-researched book. Unfortunately, it fell short for me as I found it a bit too repetitive and I kept waiting for the big reveal/smoking gun which never came.

I enjoyed the book, I have read several books about the conspiracy surrounding the death of Marilyn Monroe. and this certainly answers some of the questions and I think that there is certainly room for this one. It is really well researched and well written with lots of interesting detail. The main criticism that I would have is at times it is rather repetitive and this slightly impacts the enjoyment, however I appreciate the authors need to cover all the facts.
Therefore if you are interested in the facts surrounding Monroe's death, and really want the truth this is the book for you.