Dead Famous (novel)

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Dead Famous

First edition
Author	Ben Elton
Cover artist	Tony Stone
Language	English
Genre	Mystery, Comedy
Publisher	Bantam Press[1]
Publication date	2001
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Paperback
Pages	384
ISBN	0-552-99945-8
OCLC	49394943
Preceded by	Inconceivable (1999)
Followed by	High Society (2002)

Dead Famous (2001) is a comedy/whodunit novel by Ben Elton in which ratings for a reality TV show, very similar to Big Brother, rocket when a housemate is murdered. Unlike a typical whodunnit, Elton does not reveal the identity of the victim until around halfway into the book.