NOVELS & NOVELETTES by William Byron Hillman
NOVELS
In Release:
WITHIN AN INCH OF THE MOON
HOAX - Prematurely Terminated
(a Rollie Kemp Novel #5
DREAM SEARCHER
BAD RAP
(A Rollie Kemp thriller #4)
QUIGLEY’S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
(based on the hit movie Quigley)
LET’S SUE ‘EM
APRIL
(A Rollie Kemp Novel #3
VERONIQUE and MURRAY
ZEBRA’S ROCK AND ME
(available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble)
The Story
A crazy casting call, a twelve-hour wait and a whole bunch of patience was all it took to land a major role in a multi-million dollar studio film. The nineteen-week production and working side-by-side with Rock Hudson, Ernie Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Tony Bill and Jim Brown, turned out to be only part of the exciting journey. Working on the film as a young actor/wannabe filmmaker, I received the education of a lifetime. All actors know about the downtime, the hours when you’re not in front of the cameras, and like everyone else I looked for something to do. In choosing to assist the producers and the world famous director and editor with every free moment I had, time and effort became a very special gift. These precious moments also gave me the opportunity to see a completely different side of Rock Hudson. His generosity changed my outlook of helping strangers and altered my life forever.
Ghosts and Phantoms I
(A Rollie Kemp Novel #1)
Ghosts and Phantoms II
(A Rollie Kemp Novel #2)
GHOSTS and PHANTOMS: Rollie Kemp’s family lived a life of crime, so Hollywood seemed like the next best thing. Come west, get discovered and become rich and famous. Not quite how it goes. The fast-talking, quick-tempered out-of-work actor, Rollie, takes a job with Drake Fargo, a legendary PI. Not his best move. An actress is murdered at a Bel Air California mansion, the police investigate, and the two whimsical private detectives, who are working for a major studio, hide two young super stars they were hired to watch. When the cocky stars become suspects, the detectives encounter a labyrinth of iniquities and pathological vengeance from which the only way out may be meeting the angel of death in person.
Currently in various stages of completion:
Veronique & Murray’s Honeymoon
(coming 2016)
More Rollie Kemp Novels Are On The Way
The Looter’s (NOV. 2015)
Over A Cup Of Caramelized Chocolate
(a Doug Hamilton Mystery #2)
June/July 2015
Why Me - First draft completed
Bean and the Blond (a Milo & Me mystery series)
(proofing)
Where’s Brin? — (first draft completed)
NOVELETTES
International Best Seller
Zebra’s Rock and Me
(Behind the scenes of Ice Station Zebra)
(* now available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble for e-readers)
For more Rock Hudson pictures please visit:
Marty Flaherty’s web site: - www.rock-hudson-estate-collection.com
Playing Stunt Guy
Ronald Reagan A side very few knew
First Woman Into Space (my first movie job)
Coloring Poodles, Tony and Me (my first studio production job)
TOUR GUIDE
The Gold Coast Handbook (Editions 1 through 8)
Eight consecutive yearly additions
Issue 8 contained 485 pages detailing the entire state of California’s coastline
To date has sold over 83,000 copies