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Buzzkill

Stephen Colbert of “The Colbert Report” said, “Buzzkill is a Hollywood ‘Who done it’ with sharp satire and hard laughs from the man who taught me the fake news game – Rob Fox.” Comedian Lewis Black of “The Daily Show” said, “Buzzkill is more than just a fast, funny and quirky mystery, it’s a dead on satire of the entertainment industry. Rob Fox, through his cast of movers, shakers, perverts and cast-offs, gives us ironic insight into why the system produces so little that is entertaining.” Synopsis: Hollywood producer Stu Mahr is in trouble. His last three films tanked at the box office and now the star of a popular children’s show has turned up dead at Mahr’s house amid a wild party filled with drugs and high priced call girls. And Stu is the prime suspect. If his career is to survive, he must clear himself before the studio cancels his latest movie. Zack Donnelly just lost out a part on a TV detective show as “the burnt –out cop with a drinking problem.” It was a role he thought he was a shoe-in for considering he spent the last ten years of his life as a real-life “burnt-out cop with a drinking problem.” So when he gets a call from Stu Mahr offering a movie role, Zack jumps at the chance. The only catch is he has to get the producer off the hook for murder first. The only problem is that Zack thinks Stu is guilty as hell. Zack enlists the help of his halfway housemate, Snip, a former biker with “confrontation issues,” and together they follow the trail of a killer from the mansions of Belaire to the strip Clubs of North Hollywood. After run-ins with a violent Beverly Hills shampoo boy, a hitman out to make a nickname for himself and a community watch made up of transvestite prostitutes, Zack and Snip find themselves in a place where the big business of Hollywood collides with the bigger business of X-rated adult movies.

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Product Details:
Author: Rob Fox
Paperback: 268 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: September 27, 2007
Language: English
ISBN: 1419669400
Package Length: 7.8 inches
Package Width: 5.2 inches
Package Height: 0.8 inches
Package Weight: 0.75 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 25 reviews
 
 

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Average Customer Review:5.0 ( 25 customer reviews )
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

5A real LA Story  Oct 12, 2007
By William Lutz
Great read. Fox has a feel for the sound and the rythmn of Hollywood. The book moves along at brisk pace and provides generous amounts satire. It's Hiaasen meets Hunter S. Thompson. Hilarious.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

5Buzzkill  Oct 10, 2007
By Hank Gallo
It's a rare author who can take the faux sincerity of Hollywood and turn it into a real thrilling page turner. Rob Fox is such an author. Pick up Buzzkill -- you won't be sorry.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

5Killer read  Oct 14, 2007
By Joe Phelps
Buzzkill had me on the floor. Rob Fox has a scalpel-sharp satirical wit that dissects all the subcultures of LA and entertainment industry. The dialog crackles,the twists are plentiful and the characters are so quirky and memorable that I wanted to have lunch with many of them at Canter's. A great read.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

5A Must Read!  Oct 13, 2007
By Thimker
Brilliant! If one happens to have a sense of humor and intelligence, this one is for you.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

5my favorite author  Oct 10, 2007
By davemordal
"Buzzkill is more than just a fast, funny and quirky mystery, it's a dead on satire of the entertainment industry. Rob Fox, through his cast of movers, shakers, perverts and cast-offs, gives us ironic insight into why the system produces so little that is entertaining."
Now watch that diabolical Lewis Black steal my review and use it as his own.
David D. Mordal

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