Book Cover: Maybe Marilyn

What if Marilyn Monroe didn't die? What if during the 6 hours that the police weren't called, she got away, was issued a new identity, began a life in Cape Cod. What if she had the child she always dreamed of. What if two young reporters - circa 2019 - get a tip: One from a ninety-year-old dying mobster and one from a dying coroner who says he was there that night in 1963. The very night Marilyn got away.  Whether they find Marilyn remains to be seen, but what they DO find is her very alive 24-year-old granddaughter. 

“Lois Cahall brings her signature intelligence and wit to a timeless tale of a woman losing control of her own narrative amidst a media firestorm. What follows is a luminous novel about resilience, reinvention, and a whimsical "what-if" journey that celebrates life's infinite possibilities.”

Elizabeth Beller, NYT bestseller Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (inspiration for Fx LOVE STORY)

Author Lois Cahall

Lois Cahall is the author of THE MANY LIVES & LOVES OF HAZEL LAVERY (2024), THE COURT OF THE MYRTLES (Bloomsbury) and PLAN C: JUST IN CASE (Bloomsbury), a runaway #1 best-seller in the UK remaining in the top three fiction for 2012. Lois spent her early career writing women’s, men’s, food and culture articles for Hearst and Conde Nast publications. She is the former Creative Director of Development of James Patterson Entertainment and the Founder of the Cape Cod Book Festival (2024)  www.capecodbookfestival.com