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Hollywood mega-star Darian Fable is making a daring escape from his celebrity shackles. Fueled by a fervent ambition to exorcise his torturous childhood, Fable, formerly known as David Faulkner, scales the treacherous heights of the movie business to become Hollywood's golden boy. Collecting Oscars and commanding an A-list salary, Darian is surrounded by sniveling studio executives, seedy agents, and intrusive reporters who ravenously leech his talent, fame, and fortune. Haunted by his formative years on Chicago's South Side under the oppressive rule of an abusive father and aunt, the entertainment emperor pines for a family life and friends he can trust. As Hollywood gasps, Darian relinquishes his throne and disappears with his entertainment mogul wife for a quiet existence in the Connecticut hills. A sensational news story unfolds as his decision to abandon stardom produces a turbulent chain of events, threatening the careers of the entertainment industry's most powerful people. Even in seclusion, Darian is under intense scrutiny and in grave danger as the former star is hunted by vengeful studio executives, vulturous paparazzi, and his shadowy past. Fame-Sin-Murder-Deceit The Hypocrisies of Celebrity A Novel That Reads the Reader Believable Fiction

Billy McCarthy (aka Billy Dior) was born and raised in the Chicago outskirt suburbs of West Pullman, Roseland and Calumet Park. A self-taught drummer and classical pianist, he is most notable as a rock drummer with ’80s Atlantic Records recording artists D’Molls and a published author of two books: The Devil of Shakespeare (a thriller published in 2004), and Beat Me ’Til I’m Famous (a memoir published in 2017). He is also the producer of Ferocious Drummers, a documentary film in the making on famous drummers. The Devil of Shakespeare is the first novel in literary history to include a CD and song to a novel. The music was written by McCarthy and features platinum recording artists James Young (JY, Styx), Jani Lane (Warrant) as well as Ron Flynt (20/20), Chip Z'Nuff (Enuff Z'nuff), and McCarthy. As a musician, Billy toured exclusively under Creative Artists Agency(CAA). His booking agent was the late Bobby Brooks at CAA, who died tragically in a helicopter crash with legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. McCarthy has recorded with the likes of record producers Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Frampton) in his former band Kid Rocker, and Kevin Beamish (Kenny Chesney, REO Speedwagon) who produced D’Molls. He was managed by deceased famed music managers Bill Aucoin (KISS, Billy Idol) and Gerry Tolman (Crosby, Stills & Nash). In 1983, McCarthy and C.C. Deville formed the LA band Screamin' Mimi's, who introduced, "Talk Dirty to Me," to a live audience in 1984. McCarthy also drummed briefly in this period with guitarist Izzy Stradlin of Guns N’ Roses. McCarthy was the exclusive music producer for comedian Rodney Dangerfield's son, Brian Jessy, a reclusive unknown folk artist whom McCarthy pens a genius songwriter and singer on the level of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Don Henley. McCarthy hosted his own radio show on KIEV in LA, and had a brief stand-up comedy run in Austin, Texas, and LA. He abruptly quit comedy, citing the main reason in his memoir, Beat Me ’Til I’m Famous: “Those [comedians] I met were for the most part social recluses and had dry personalities offstage ... most were miserable wannabes and spiteful souls.” Billy McCarthy has appeared in national print media, including VH1, MTV, Fox, ABC, PBS, Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Reader, Red Eye, Hollywood Reporter, and more. Billy McCarthy resides in Chicago. Connect on FB: https://www.facebook.com/beatmebilly/ https://www.facebook.com/FerociousDrummers