Length 9hrs 40mins
Format audiobook
Published 2011
Series Nate Heller #15
My Copy I bought it
The events surrounding the death of Marilyn Monroe have always intrigued me and the 15th installment in the Nate Heller P.I series delves deep into the conspiracy to form a nice fictional period piece of the events in the lead up to the Hollywood starlet's untimely demise, while adding to Heller's already impressive client list and all round influence in, well, pretty much every pie he slips his finger into; the mob, Hollywood, politics, and the police.
Bye, Bye Baby is told in two distinct stanza; pre and post Marilyn's death. Personally I would've liked to have seen a little more impact and empathy in Heller's character and an overall change in the books tone given the event shifted the books direction but it's a relatively minor gripe given the overall quality of the story. I particularly liked the way Heller's character seamlessly infused himself into the starlets life, it's like Heller was fact, not fiction in this historical crime.
I listened to the audio edition, narrated by Dan Jon Miller, who did a nice job of pulling off Heller and the supporting cast, however his 'Marilyn' took some getting used to.
Despite being book 15 in the series, Bye, Bye, Baby reads perfectly well as a standalone. I've only read a handful of books in this series and none in any real chronological order and didn't ever feel like I was missing out on some key character interaction or series-long sub plot.
My rating: 4/5 stars.
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