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Bye Bye, Baby Audiobook

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Read By: Dan John Miller Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Nathan Heller Series Release Date: August 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781455820887

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

31

Longest Chapter Length:

25:28 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

11:29 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

18:42 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

54

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Publisher Description

PI Nathan Heller returns in Bye Bye, Baby, as Max Allan Collins brings to life a vivid star-studded cast, from JFK and RFK to Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford, from Jimmy Hoffa and Joe DiMaggio to Hugh Hefner and Sam Giancana. This is a Hollywood tale you never thought could happen...but probably did.

It's 1962, and Twentieth Century Fox is threatening to fire Marilyn Monroe. The blond goddess hires Nate Heller, private eye to the stars, to tap her phone so she will have a record of their calls in case they take her to court. When Heller starts listening, he uncovers far more than nasty conversations. The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia—even the Russians—are involved in actions focused on Marilyn. She's the quintessential American cultural icon, idolized by women, desired by men, but her private life is... complicated...and her connection to the Kennedys makes her an object of interest to some parties with sinister intentions.

Not long after Heller signs on, Marilyn winds up dead of a convenient overdose. The detective feels he owes her, and the Kennedys, with whom he busted up corrupt unions in the 1950s. But now, as Heller investigates all possible people—famous, infamous, or deeply cloaked—who might be responsible for Marilyn's death, he realizes that what has become his most challenging assignment may also be the end of him.

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"This was a really good book. It takes place and is about Marilyn Monroe's death and the suspicious events that happened in the days before and after. It is listed as fiction, however, it sounds so true that it had me googling MM's death facts. The author uses many resources and tells the story as a private investigator and friend that Marilyn has hired. This book has everything: old Hollywood stories, the Kennedys, politics and Mafia."

— Susie (5 out of 5 stars)

Awards

  • A 2012 Shamus Award Nominee for Best Hardcover PI Novel

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Extremely interesting book about the life and death of Marilyn Monroe. I am not a Hollywood-person-follower but Max Collins blends extensively well-researched facts into a fictional book. Includes Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Jack and Robert Kennedy, and others. "

    — Cathy, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Another Marilyn Monroe book!!!!! Imagine the world without the mystic of Marilyn.... but I really liked the story. And again, another book about the Kennedy boys and Marilyn!!!!! So well put together and well researched. Believable. I will read more by this author. "

    — Sharon, 1/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really intriguing read. Loved how the author created a murder mystery using history and fact and the real people in marilyn monroe's life. Great concept and I liked the portrayal of Marilyn. I will definitely read more books in the Nathan heller series "

    — Kristin, 11/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Can I give it a 4 -3/4 star? I really, really liked it, but not quite a Top 10. The Nathan Heller series is excellent and this is probably the best one yet. What's not to love - Marilyn Monroe, scandal, politics, and murder, all in an excellently written book. "

    — Kelly, 5/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " By the time this ended I didn't care who killed Marylin. "

    — John, 3/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This kind of historical fiction makes me want to learn more about the real events that inspired the stories in the book. For example, did JFK really make an appearance at the Playboy Club and improv with the Rat Pack? But it also makes me wonder how much is true and how much is fiction. "

    — Christa, 12/5/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Loved this. Great insights into the death of Marilyn Monroe "

    — Doreen, 11/25/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The book is well written, but the character of nathen heller really annoyed me. "

    — Dajana, 5/14/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " LOVED IT! Nathan Heller is one of my FAVE fictional detectives, and, in this, he doesn't disappoint! If you ever wondered what COULD'VE happened to MM, and want a different take on a timeline, this is the book for you! Get to readin'! :) "

    — Metagion, 2/14/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " LOVED IT! Nathan Heller is one of my FAVE fictional detectives, and, in this, he doesn't disappoint! If you ever wondered what COULD'VE happened to MM, and want a different take on a timeline, this is the book for you! Get to readin'! :) "

    — Metagion, 9/5/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Bye Bye Baby by Max Allan Collins ,I won this book from goodreads give away.I knew from the first page I was not going to care for this book. I read it all just could not get into it. "

    — Nancy, 6/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The book is well written, but the character of nathen heller really annoyed me. "

    — Dajana, 6/15/2011

About Max Allan Collins

Max Allan Collins is the author of Road to Perdition, the acclaimed graphic novel that inspired the movie, and of the multiple-award-winning Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries. One of most prolific and popular authors working in the field today, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2017. He is also the literary executor of Mickey Spillane.

About Dan John Miller

Dan John Miller is an American actor and musician. In the Oscar-winning Walk the Line, he starred as Johnny Cash’s guitarist and best friend, Luther Perkins, and has also appeared in George Clooney’s Leatherheads and My One and Only, with Renée Zellweger. An award-winning audiobook narrator, he has garnered multiple Audie Award nominations, has twice been named a Best Voice by AudioFile magazine, and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a Listen-Up Award from Publishers Weekly.