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Welcome to my stop in the JKSCommunications Home For The Holidays Blog Tour!!
Taxi driver, Brendan Murphy, abandons his cab and the mean streets of Denver for his hometown, his dear ol' Maw, and an Irish Catholic clan the size of County Cork. It's Christmastime in Wichita.
The fourth book in the Asphalt Warrior series has Murph reluctantly re-establishing relationships with his brother and sisters while trying to save an old friend from making a soul-killing mistake: seeking a socially acceptable job.
It will take all of his persuasive powers to rescue Jimmy Callahan from The Suits. That, and maybe a Christmas miracle.
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“A sardonic, well-read, authority-bucking character who cites Fellini and Dobie Gillis in the same passage, Murph…has a clear, winning voice,” Denver Post reviewer Tucker Shaw said in a story about “Ticket to Hollywood” being named as a finalist for the 2013 Colorado Book Award.
Reilly was born in Arkansas City, Kan., and moved with his family of seven brothers and sisters to Denver. He served two years in the army, including a tour in Vietnam as a military policeman, and later majored in English at Colorado State University with continued studies at the Denver campus of the University of Colorado. After publishing his short story “The Biography Man” and writing as an AOL comic advice columnist in the ‘90s, Reilly turned to novels. His dedication to writing did not include self- promotion. Instead of seeking agents and publishers, he focused on his craft, writing and rewriting, polishing to perfection. Proceeds from his book sales benefit Reilly’s longtime partner, Sherry.
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BEST-SELLING WRITER’S LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH COMEDIC ‘ASPHALT WARRIOR’ SERIES
‘Home for the Holidays’ and ‘Doctor Lovebeads’
by Gary Reilly hit bookstores Nov. 21
DENVER, Colo. – Back in the driver’s seat again, the
cabbie who made readers laugh out loud in the first three installments of the posthumously
published “Asphalt Warrior” series has returned for two more books written by best-selling author Gary Reilly.
Winner of the 1979 Pushcart
Prize, Reilly passed away in 2011 after a two-year battle with colon cancer,
trusting a pair of friends to
publish an 11-book series after his death. Since then, the “Asphalt Warrior”
series has been in the hands of
Mike Keefe, a retired political cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner, and
Mark Stevens, a former journalist
and acclaimed author in Colorado. Following the successful release of the
first three books – “The Asphalt
Warrior,” “Ticket to Hollywood,” and “The Heart of Darkness Club,” which hit No. 1 on the Denver area
bestsellers list – the two friends will publish two more books Nov. 21, 2013 in honor of Reilly through Running
Meter Press.
Denver taxi driver Brendan Murphy, aka Murph, returns in Reilly’s fourth
book, “Home for the Holidays.” It’s
Christmastime, and Murph leaves his cab behind to visit his family in Wichita
where he finds himself reluctantly
reconnecting with his siblings. Meanwhile, Murph takes it upon himself to save
an old friend from making
the biggest mistake of his life – accepting a job where suits and ties are
everyday attire.
In “Doctor Lovebeads,” Murph
ignores the little voice in the back of his head that says to stay out of the
lives of his passengers. Instead,
he goes undercover as a hippie – muslin, sandals, VW van and all – to rescue two girls he believes have been
brainwashed by a cult leader.
“Reilly is a master
wordsmith,” Denver Post reviewer
Mike McClanahan raved about “The Asphalt Warrior.”
“A sardonic, well-read, authority-bucking character who cites Fellini and Dobie Gillis in the same passage, Murph…has a clear, winning voice,” Denver Post reviewer Tucker Shaw said in a story about “Ticket to Hollywood” being named as a finalist for the 2013 Colorado Book Award.
Reilly was born in Arkansas City, Kan., and moved with his family of seven brothers and sisters to Denver. He served two years in the army, including a tour in Vietnam as a military policeman, and later majored in English at Colorado State University with continued studies at the Denver campus of the University of Colorado. After publishing his short story “The Biography Man” and writing as an AOL comic advice columnist in the ‘90s, Reilly turned to novels. His dedication to writing did not include self- promotion. Instead of seeking agents and publishers, he focused on his craft, writing and rewriting, polishing to perfection. Proceeds from his book sales benefit Reilly’s longtime partner, Sherry.
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