When aging rockstar Roc Molotov’s manager suggests a scheme to fake the musician’s death as a means of rebooting his career, Dead Brilliant becomes more than just a yarn draped in the tapestry of the current musical climate. MuchMusic alumni Christopher Ward delivers an over-the-top work of fiction filled with situations that could only come from someone who has spent years among the inner rings of the music industry.
– Mike Bax, Lithium magazine

Christopher Ward is a warm, intelligent funny chap, so it’s no surprise his book has those same attributes. A declining rock star who fakes his own death, a lecherous zen practicing manager, a phone sex operator working from her car, a beautiful no talent French singer and other memorable characters orbit in a world Christopher knows well, the music industry. His insider knowledge of that sometimes insane world couple with observations of LA celebrity and non-celebrity types make this a must read. I’m buying it and I got a free copy!
– Colin Mochrie, comedian

Christopher Ward?s Dead Brilliant is a full tilt boogie?an insider?s take on that enduring institution known as rock and roll. Turn your sound system to the max and settle in for a wild and woolly ride.
– Brad Smith, author of Shoot the Dog, and Crow’s Landing