Bottom Feeders: A Novel - Softcover

John Shepphird is a writer and director of nine feature films and hours of television. His credits include SyFy Channel's Jersey Shore Shark Attack, Chubacabra Terror, and ABC Family's I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. He is an award-winning author with a continuing private-eye series published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. He is also the creator of the iPrivateEye series for Hooked, an app featuring flash-fiction stories told through text messages.

''A crackling good yarn about the inner workings and intrigues behind the scenes of a Hollywood low-budget movie...Shepphird knows the terrain and gives the reader a deliciously voyeuristic view of the Hollywood dream factory at work. A great read!'' --Clive Rosengren, author of Red Desert

''Classic Hollywood noir, complete with racetracks, drunks, has-been movie stars, and murder. I absolutely devoured this book, and still can't believe it's a debut novel...I'll be waiting for whatever he writes next!'' --Steve Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author

''From years of experience fighting in the trenches of low-budget films, Shepphird has crafted a pulse-pounding thriller of page-turning fun.'' --Andrew W. Marlowe, creator and executive producer of ABC's Castle

''A thrill-ride. Blood, sweat, and fears among Hollywood's low-budget ne'er-do-wells. This is the real deal.'' --Fred Olen Ray, director of over 150 titles, including Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers

''Instead of attempting to link the drastically different halves of this tale, Shepphird seems to revel in the contrast between them. Like-minded readers will get two stories for the price of one.'' --Kirkus Reviews

''The plot construction is straightforward, effective, and the stuff of classic mystery...[which] captures the vanities, pretensions, rivalries, and insecurities of all the film's participants...The author handles the thriller part with dexterity. He keeps the tension high and the narrative moving...It's an entertaining mystery, but it also provides a sharp look at what it's like to toil for a living in the low-budget movie trenches.'' --Criminal Element

''A fast-paced, fun read that explores a part of the movie business that often gets overlooked...The pages move quickly, the story adheres to a classic whodunit formula, and from 'Action!' to 'Cut!' it's a pleasure to read.'' --Mystery Scene