Death By Greed
A Josiah Reynolds Mystery 18
by Abigail Keam
Josiah is working in her honeybee yard when she hears a commotion coming from her horse pasture. She rushes toward the uproar and comes upon a huge, enraged Texas Longhorn bull. The massive beast is angrily snorting, pawing the turf, and threatening a prized Thoroughbred stallion, Comanche. Getting the bull to calm down is no small task and in the end, Josiah has a busted fence and a barn door ripped off its hinges. Once the bull is secure, Josiah hurries to confront the bull’s owner only to discover he is dead and lying in a pool of his own blood.
The police naturally assume the bull is responsible for the man’s death, but Josiah has her doubts. She is convinced foul play is involved and works to save the Texas Longhorn from being “put down.” Will she solve the murder and save the Longhorn in time?
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
Why did I have to stumble upon dead people? It was unnerving. This was my eighteenth corpse. Dead people were the gift that kept on giving.
I stood up from my chair and raised my shotgun and squeezed the trigger. You might say I let the gun speak for me. It was loud.
My Review:
This was an amusing and satisfying cozy mystery with humorous insights, colorful observations, and snarky asides to the reader from the main character. This was my first exposure to the Josiah series, and as this is book number eighteen, I am definitely behind the eight-ball. Josiah is an odd name for a woman, but it suits her as she is a bit cranky and what my dear Gran would call, “a caution.”
The writing and storylines were entertaining, easy to follow, populated with an unusual yet authentic collection of eccentric characters, and developed at an active yet comfortable pace before entwining at the conclusion. I am curious and plotting to go backward and delve into the previous volumes as well as forward with future installments of Josiah’s adventures.
About the Author
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.”
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