AN ALL-NEW ORIGINAL MYSTERY BY HY CONRAD STARRING ADRIAN MONK, THE BRILLIANT INVESTIGATOR WHO ALWAYS KNOWS WHEN SOMETHING’S OUT OF PLACE

Now that Monk and Natalie are both in San Francisco again, life is almost back to normal for the duo, with one exception:  Natalie is studying for her PI license, the last step to becoming Monk’s full partner.

Before taking the plunge, Natalie sneaks off to Half Moon Bay for a retreat run by Miranda Bigley, charismatic leader of the “Best Possible Me” self-help program, whose philosophy has helped Natalie deal with her recent life changes.  But her plans for a relaxing weekend away are disrupted when Monk tracks her down, determined to rescue her from the “cult.”  Their argument is cut short when Miranda, in full view of everyone, calmly walks to the edge of a cliff and jumps off.

Even though Miranda’s death looks like suicide—especially when it’s discovered that she was on the brink of financial disaster—Natalie is sure it is murder.  But Monk brushes her off to help the SFPD solve the murder of a clown, despite his coulrophobia, or fear of clowns—number ninety-nine on his list of one hundred phobias.

As Natalie and Monk begun their separate investigations, they are quickly caught up in many precarious situations, but if they want to figure out whodunit, they will have to find a way to become true partners.

HY CONRAD has made a career of mystery, developing a horde of popular games and interactive films over a span of 30 years, plus hundreds of stories and a dozen books of short mysteries.

In the world of TV, he is best known for his eight seasons as writer/producer for the ground-breaking series Monk (for which he received 3 Edgar Nominations), as well as his work on White Collar and the web-based series Little Monk.

His first full-length play, Home Exchange, opened at the Waterfront Playhouse in Key West, FL in May 2012.  And his first full-length mystery novel, “Rally ‘Round the Corpse” was released that same month.

Hy does have a lighter side.  His non-mystery work includes the humor book, “Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know,” which was published in April 2012.

Hy Conrad’s website:  HyConrad.com

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