Download or read book Marilyn's Secret Lipstick - A Lust, Money & Murder Novel written by Mike Wells and published by Mike Wells Books. This book was released on 2024-09-29 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marilyn’s Secret Lipstick (Sneak Peek #1) The Past Never Stays Buried Download your free sneak peek of Marilyn's Secret Lipstick today and get drawn into a thrilling story where the glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age collides with international intrigue. (Note: This and the two subsequent sneak peeks were released in the Mike Wells Books weekly newsletter in September - the novel officially goes on sale on Tuesday, October 29th but can be preordered now) Synopsis: Through sheer chance, Italian criminal mastermind Giorgio "The Cat" Cattoretti learns of the existence of a priceless artifact--a lost lipstick, given by Frank Sinatra to Marilyn Monroe, engraved with a romantic inscription. With the potential to fetch up to $20 million at auction, Cattoretti becomes obsessed with finding it and turning it into an opportunity to increase his wealth and power. But he knows he can't do it alone. To get what he wants, Cattoretti coerces Secret Service agent Elaine Brogan into helping him, exploiting their complicated past and dangling her career on the edge. At first, she resists. But when her superiors decide it’s in their best interest for Elaine to cooperate, she is thrown into a perilous mission alongside a man she fears, respects, and cannot entirely trust. The stakes rise to a fever pitch as collectors, criminals, and con men come out of the shadows, each vying for a chance to claim the item that holds dark secrets. As the world’s elite gather for the auction of the century, Elaine finds herself navigating a treacherous world of ruthless adversaries, all while trying to keep her identity—and her mission—intact. But what if the price of protecting the past costs her everything in the present? What Readers are Saying: "A pulse-pounding, unputdownable thriller." "A perfect blend of suspense, glamour, and high-stakes drama." Download Sneak Peek #1 to read the first few chapters for free.