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15 January 2013

Rally 'Round the Corpse' by Hy Conrad Review for Premier Virtual Author Book Tours



Publisher: Seven Realms Publishing, May 29, 2012
Category: Mystery
Tour Dates: January, 2013
Available in: Print, Kindle, Nook, Sony ereader, & iTunes, 348 pages
“Abel Adventures” is a brand new mystery series, penned by Hy Conrad, writer and producer of the landmark TV show “Monk.”
In the series debut, “Rally ‘Round the Corpse,” we meet Amy Abel, two years after the death of her fiancé.
Amy needs a fresh start.  And what better way for a shy, risk-averse woman to start over than to sink her savings into a travel agency specializing in adventure.  Her first project?  A mystery road rally through the European countryside.
At the starting line in Monte Carlo, Amy finds herself attracted to Marcus Alvarez, the most mysterious of her two dozen game-loving clients.  But the rally gets off to a rocky start when an eccentric writer, the only person who knows the game’s solution, is himself murdered back in New York.
Weird accidents begin happening along the route and Amy discovers that this fictional mystery was based on a real, unsolved case, one that Marcus knows too much about.  Now she has no choice but to join forces with Fanny, her domineering mother, before the killer strikes again.



About Hy Conrad:
Best known for his work in mysteries, Hy was one of the original writers for the groundbreaking series, Monk.  He worked on the show for all eight seasons, the final two as Co-Executive Producer, and received three Edgar Nominations from the Mystery Writers of America for “Best TV Episode.”
In a related project, Hy was Executive Producer and head writer of Little Monk, a series of short films featuring Adrian Monk as a ten-year-old.  His latest TV work was as writer and Consulting Producer for White Collar.
Hy is also the author of hundreds of short stories and ten books of short whodunits, which have been sold around the world in fourteen languages.  Hy’s first full-length comedy/mystery play, Home Exchange, premiered at the Waterfront Playhouse in Key West in May 2012.  And, in a different vein, he recently authored a humor book called Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know.
Hy splits his time among Key West, Vermont and New York City.
Author Website: http://www.hyconrad.com/
My Thoughts:
Rally Round the Corpse by Hy Conrad is a murder mystery about a Murder Mystery Rally tour of Europe. Amy Abel and her mother Fanny run the Abel Adventure travel agency and Amy travels along with the group as tour host. What is supposed to be a fun vacation for the group turns into a real murder mystery. The cast of characters are numerous and a few have their own agenda's. Once it comes to light that the 'murder' mystery that the group is trying to solve is based on a real murder that happened five years in the past puts everyone on edge as they do not know who the killer might be. They do know that it is someone in their group and Amy finds herself trying to sort everything out. The writer of the 'mystery game' has been murdered as has a member of the group, are they related to the murder of five years ago?? This is a story that is filled with enough humor, suspense and quirky characters to keep the reader occupied. From an author who knows mystery this story will have you guessing as to who the murderer is. I loved it and will definitely read more of Mr. Conrad's work.
I received a copy of this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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  1. Jeff Johnson17 January, 2013

    Hi Kathleen -- thank you so much for reviewing my book. And I'm glad you're looking forward to more -- since I have a new Abel Adventures book coming out late in 2013 and a new "Monk" novel (Mr. Monk Helps Himself) coming out in June 2013. I hope you enjoy those, as well.

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