If Marilyn Had Lived is not about what happened to Marilyn Monroe that fateful evening of August 5, 1962. It's about what might have happened if she had lived. It's a suspense thriller that begins on that fateful evening in August and culminates in Dallas, Texas, in late November 1963. The key character is Los Angeles Detective Mark Carrington. Carrington initially had an affair with Marilyn and later became her confidant and protector. It's a novel that follows Carrington in his attempt to keep her safe and find out who and why someone was trying to end her life.