The Empty Glass by Ji Baker
In the early-morning hours of August 5, 1962, Los Angeles County deputy coroner Ben Fitzgerald arrives at the home of the world's most famous movie star, now lying dead in her bedroom, naked and still clutching a telephone. There he discovers The Book of Secrets-Marilyn Monroe's diary-revealing a doomed love affair with a man she refers to only as The General. In the following days, Ben unravels a wide-ranging cover-up and some heartbreaking truths about the fragile, luminous woman behind the celebrity. Soon the sinister and surreal accounts in The Book of Secrets bleed into Ben's own life, and he finds himself, like Monroe, trapped in a deepening paranoid conspiracy. The Empty Glass is an unforgettable combination of the riveting facts and legendary theories that have dogged Monroe, the Kennedys, the Mafia, and even the CIA for decades. It is an exciting debut from a remarkable new thriller writer.
J.I. Baker began his journalism career covering New York City clubs for Time Out New York, the weekly magazine he helped launch. There, he interviewed the likes of David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Jason Starr, Peter Straub, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Ethan Hawke. He then went to US magazine, where he edited Chuck Palahniuk, among others, before becoming deputy editor at Glamour. He spent four years at Real Simple and then became development editor at Time Inc. After two years as executive editor at Condü¾Ž–”¼ Nast Traveler, he is now a contributing editor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780142196786 |
| ISBN 10 | 0142196789 |
| Title | The Empty Glass |
| Author | J I Baker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2013-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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