Pardon My Hearse

An intriguing everyman account of Tinseltown from an unexpected perspective ... there are some anecdotes here that you'll never see anywhere else. From Marilyn Monroe to Natalie Wood, to his own triumphs and personal tragedies, I doubt I've read a biography as eclectic -- or as sincere -- as Pardon My Hearse." -Glenn Dallas, Manhattan Book Review
An eyebrow-raising memoir, unexpectedly humorous ... an at times tongue-in-cheek, at times somewhat gruesome, yet constantly fascinating tell-all. -Midwest Book Review
There's a lot to learn inside Pardon My Hearse. This book is like eavesdropping at a funeral director's convention, with each tale outrageously outdoing the last. -Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez
This highly readable volume is filled with delightful details, colourful characters and fascinating insights. Pardon My Hearse is a marvelous and lively memoir, one that manages to be both engrossing and surprisingly revealing at the same time. Abbott takes the reader through Hollywood funeral service history for the first time with a fair-minded, insightful and amusing command of the material that makes the journey rewarding every sober step of the way. -Thomas A. McPherson, Professional Vehicle Historian
This uniquely vivid portrait of the mysterious funeral industry proves that in life, as well as in death, truth is indeed stranger than fiction ... one of those books that you will read over and over again. -Professional Car Collector Magazine