Johnny Cruise Chapter 18 Sample by Matt Burns published on 2025-01-20T04:58:14Z A sample chapter from Matt Burns' Hollywood novel JOHNNY CRUISE. Matt Burns' debut novel JOHNNY CRUISE is a contemporary Jekyll-and-Hyde tale about a famous movie star who's at war with his abusive public persona, which has LITERALLY taken on a life of its own. John Cruise (the person) stays secluded inside his mansion high up in the Hollywood Hills while Johnny (the persona) leaves the mansion and does all the movies, premieres, press events, charity events, interviews and talk show appearances. John desperately wants to leave the house and show the public the REAL him, but Johnny abusively makes him stay inside, warning him that the public won't like what it sees and his career will be ruined. Burns cleverly weaves dark humor into this dark portrait of an extremely insecure man who'll do anything to look good - or at least stay - in the public eye. Even if it means killing off his real self in the process. Genre Audiobooks
