Absolute Mayhem: Secret Confessions of a Porn Star

So begins the no-holds-barred autobiography of Monica Mayhem—a porn star and proud of it. In her funny and disarmingly candid voice, she reveals the ins and outs of making it big in Los Angeles, the pornography capital of the world. Just how did a girl who was taunted at school because her eyes were “too big,” and who carved out a respectable career for herself trading oil futures in the financial markets of Sydney and London, go on to make over four hundred hardcore adult movies (and counting), win numerous industry awards, and even land herself a role in the first Sex and the City movie? From her troubled childhood to her first show at the famous Spearmint Rhino in London to her favorite sex toys, Monica reveals how she built her empire—which now includes hundreds of films, a website, and lucrative burlesque performances.

Absolute Mayhem lifts the lid on the sex, rock, and mayhem of Monica’s truly extraordinary professional life and unveils the private person behind it all.

Monica Mayhem is an adult porn star and burlesque dancer with over four hundred movies to her credit. Before adult films, Mayhem worked in Sydney and London, first in finance then as an exotic dancer. In 2002, she won the XRCO Award for Starlet of the Year. Outside the adult business, she is a singer/guitarist in an all-girl metal band, Sweet Avenge. Her mainstream film credits include the first Sex and the City movie. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Gerrie Lim is the bestselling author of Invisible Trade: High- Class Sex for Sale in Singapore, Invisible Trade II: Secret Lives and Sexual Intrigue in Singapore, and In Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema, his memoir of a decade spent covering the erotica industry in Los Angeles. His most recent book, Absolute Mayhem, was cowritten with porn star Monica Mayhem and published in Australian, American, and French editions. He lives in Hong Kong.