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A riveting tell-all biography that delves into the extraordinary life of Hollywood's most infamous private detective and "fixer" to the stars, revealing newly discovered shocking revelations from his never-before-seen investigative files. . During the height of Hollywood's golden age, one man lorded over the city's lurid underbelly of forbidden sin and celebrity scandal like no other: Fred Otash. An ex-Marine turned L.A.P.D. vice cop, Otash became the most sought-after private detective and fixer to the stars by specializing in the dark arts that would soon dominate the entertainment industry. . Otash was notorious for bugging the homes, offices, and playpens of movie stars, kingmakers, and powerful politicians, employing then state-of-the-art methods of electronic surveillance and wiretapping for a who's who list of clients for whom he'd do "anything short of murder.
About the Author
Josh Young is a unique writer who not only has written five New York Times bestsellers, two additional Los Angeles Times bestsellers, four books that were made into feature documentaries, eighteen books that have been ranked No. 1 in their category on Amazon, and two novels, but he also has the distinction of writing books with and about leading experts in the worlds of Entertainment, Law, Science, Business, Comedy, Natural History, Sports, Exploration and Politics. Josh's diversity sets him apart from other collaborators as his New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers show. He co-authored Howie Mandel's HERE'S THE DEAL: DON'T TOUCH ME, a no-holds-barred look at the America's Got Talent host's struggle with OCD and ADHD, and he co-wrote Bob Newhart's landmark comedic memoir I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DOING THIS. He co-authored with Colin Tudge THE LINK: UNCOVERING OUR OLDEST ANCESTOR, which tells the incredible story of the discovery and examination of a 47 million year-old primate fossil and its journey to the Museum of Natural History (and has been translated into five languages) , and he co-authored with Dr. Sam Parnia ERASING DEATH: THE SCIENCE THAT IS REWRITING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, which brings together compelling stories with the latest research at the frontiers of resuscitation medicine to shed light on the ultimate mystery - what happens to human consciousness during and after death. In late 2020, Josh will release the Amazon pre-publication best-seller EXPEDITION DEEP OCEAN: THE FIRST DESCENT TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL FIVE OCEANS, the riveting story of the history-making mission that used technological innovations, engineering breakthroughs and the derring-do of a team of engineers and scientists to achieve the audacious global quest of building a one-of-a-kind submersible and exploring the deepest points of all five oceans for the first time in history.Josh is the co-author with movie mogul Mike Medavoy of the national best seller YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR NEXT ONE that delves into the films, the players, and the cultural events that shaped the movie industry over the past four decades; the co-author with actor, entrepreneur, and Fox News commentator Wayne Rogers of the iconoclastic business book MAKE YOUR OWN RULES: A RENEGADE GUIDE TO UNCONVENTIONAL SUCCESS; the co-author with Matt Graham, co-star of Discovery Channel's Dual Survival, of EPIC SURVIVAL: EXTREME ADVENTURE, STONE AGE WISDOM, AND LESSONS IN LIVING FROM A MODERN HUNTER-GATHERER, and the co-author of Anita L. DeFrantz's MY OLYMPIC LIFE, the story of her amazing rise through the ranks of the Olympic Movement.Books that Josh co-wrote in the guy's category include Jay Mohr's gripping national best seller GASPING FOR AIRTIME: TWO YEARS IN THE TRENCHES OF 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'; Jim Belushi's outrageous "guy's guide to life" entitled REAL MEN DON'T APOLOGIZE, and wild man Hal Needham's S
