Dearly Departed
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Publisher Description
Fanny and Amy Abel, the dynamic mother-and-daughter owners of a NYC travel agency, have just booked their biggest trip yet. But with danger in the air, the itinerary may include murder...
Paisley MacGregor, a maid to the rich, made a dying request to send all of her wealthy employers on a first-class wake to spread her ashes around the world. Amy has her suspicions about these “mourners,” especially when one has a life-threatening “accident” at the first stop in Paris. And when a mysterious American stranger tagging along with the group has his ticket punched in the shadow of the Taj Mahal, Amy knows she may have a killer on her tour.
Who was this stranger, and what’s the connection to someone in her group? Digging for clues while continuing on with the trip is a lot for Amy to manage, especially when another mourner has a possibly fatal encounter with a Hawaiian volcano. Back in the States, Fanny and Amy start to piece together a secret worth killing for, but someone is hot on their trail, and ready to send them on a one-way trip—to the morgue!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Conrad's intriguing sequel to 2015's Toured to Death, disgruntled travel agent Peter Borg pays a call on his former maid, Paisley MacGregor, at a luxurious Manhattan apartment overlooking the East River. Peter discovers that Paisley, who has continued in service to the rich even after inheriting a fortune herself, is dying of cancer. Paisley has a final request: that eight wealthy employers who were devoted to her take a trip around the world to scatter her ashes. After Paisley dies, all eight agree to the trip, which is led by tour agent Amy Abel. Paris is the first stop, where one member of the group has a serious accident. Subsequent mishaps suggest to Amy that a killer is among them. Back in New York, Amy and her mother and business partner, Fanny, investigate, only to be targeted themselves. Credible characters enhance a fast-paced plot and vivid travel descriptions.
