Death By Chance: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery 16

Name: Death By Chance: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery 16
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Abigail Keam

Oct 2021 · Worker Bee Press

3.5

2 reviews

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Halloween is right around the corner when Lady Elsmere throws an elaborate Civil War costume ball. Wearing a nineteenth-century ball gown, Josiah ventures into the party's corn maze to find her dog, Baby, and take him home, only to find Baby standing over a fallen scarecrow. But is it really a scarecrow?

Josiah doesn't have time to find out because someone dressed as the Grim Reaper bolts out of the shadows, swinging a scythe and heading straight for her.

Our heroine picks up her skirts and flees, yelling, "Murder! Murder in the corn maze!"

If you like mysteries from Jana DeLeon, CeeCee James, Kathi Daley, Lynn Cahoon, Sally Berneathy, Tonya Kappes, Cindy Bell, Vikki Walton, Dianne Harmon, Janet Evanovich, Krista Davis, Leighann Dobbs, Heather Hoffman, Laurien Berenson, Hope Callaghan, and Leslie Langtry, you will love the Josiah Reynolds Mysteries by Abigail Keam.

Ratings and reviews

3.5

2 reviews

Linda Strong

October 18, 2021

What a great addition to an existing series! So appropriate for this time of year. Just in time for Halloween, there is thrown an elaborate Civil War costume ball. This followed the exciting re-enactment of the Civil War. I especially enjoyed all the history that the author researched diligently. Josiah Reynolds, the resident amateur sleuth, attends. In the middle of the ball, her dog, Baby, shows up ,,, having got out of Josiah's house somewhere. It turns into a chase as the dog heads for the corn maze. By the time she catches up with Baby, Baby is standing over what looks like a scarecrow. But is it? She has no way to know as the Grim Reaper appears out of nowhere swinging a scythe and heading straight for her. it's a murder mystery wrapped around a lot of humor, and a lot of history. Josiah and her friends are in turn, loyal, trustworthy, and there's plenty of quirkiness to go around. Although 16th in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone. Many thanks to the author for the digital copy of this mystery. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

Abigail Keam is an award-winning and Amazon best-selling author who writes the Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series about a Southern beekeeper turned amateur female sleuth. The Last Chance For Love Series tells of strangers who come from all walks of life to the magical Last Chance Motel in Key Largo and get a second chance at rebuilding their lives, and The Princess Maura Fantasy Series.

One thing Miss Abigail loves to do as an author is to write real people and events into her stories. "I am a student of history and love to insert historical information into my mysteries. My goal is to entertain my readers, but if they learn a little something along the way--well, then we are both happy. I certainly learn a lot from my research, and I hope my readers come away with a new appreciation of beekeeping from my Josiah Reynolds Mysteries."

Besides loving history, Kentucky bourbon and chocolate, Abigail loves honeybees and for many years made her living by selling honey at a farmers' market. She is an award-winning beekeeper who has won 16 honey awards at the Kentucky State Fair including the Barbara Horn Award, which is given to beekeepers who rate a perfect 100 in a honey competition.

A strong supporter of farmers' markets and local food economy, Miss Abigail has taken her knowledge of beekeeping to create a fictional beekeeping protagonist, Josiah Reynolds, who solves mysteries in the Bluegrass. While Miss Abigail's novels are for enjoyment, she discusses the importance of a local sustainable food economy and land management for honeybees and other creatures.

She currently lives on the Kentucky River in a metal house with her husband and various critters. She still has honeybees.

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