Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award 2011 for Best New Sleuth USA Book News "Best Books Of 2011" Finalist "Death By Drowning is a must read! Fans of mystery will absolutely love it. -Reader Views In the second novel of the series, Death by Drowning, Josiah survives a forty-foot fall off a cliff only to discover that her nightmare is not over. Josiah puts the past behind her but it reaches out, threatening to pull her off the cliff again. Matt, her best friend, and Jake, her physical therapist, stand between Josiah and harm. Even they can't keep danger at bay. Once again, Josiah makes the rounds of quirky characters found in the lush Bluegrass horse world of Thoroughbreds, oak-cured bourbon, and antebellum mansions. The Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series Death By A HoneyBee Death By Drowning Death By Bridle Death By Bourbon Death By Lotto Death by Chocolate Death by Haunting Death By Derby Death By Design Death By Malice Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award 2011 for Best New Sleuth USA Book News "Best Books Of 2011" Finalist "Death By Drowning is a must read! Fans of mystery will absolutely love it. -Reader Views "Humor is parceled out in just the right amount, as is friendship and loyalty. The characters are very well developed, each rich in his or her own idiosyncrasies. Ms. Keam writes such that readers want to know more of Josiah's life and the ending will not disappoint their need to know." -Readers' Favorite "The characters are well developed, each rich with his or her own eccentricities." -Kentucky Monthly "Abigail Keam writes with vision and understanding. Her tale is fresh and original. Keam leaves the reader yearning for more." -Midwest Book Review This is my favorite book from the series.  It gets down to the stuff of what Josiah Reynolds is made of.  The battle with pain is an issue that many deal with on a day to day basis.  I wanted Josiah to be a real person who was tempted to deal with pain in less than socially acceptable ways and still maintain her moral core.  It is the same temptation that Arthur Conan Doyle had Sherlock Homes experience with his use of seven-percent solution.  This inner struggle is what makes great characters come alive and keeps us interested in their battles as readers. 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 storylines. "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." AWARDS 2010 Gold Medal Award from Readers' Favorite for Death By A HoneyBee 2011 Gold Medal Award from Readers' Favorite for Death By Drowning 2011 USA BOOK NEWS-Best Books List of 2011 as a Finalist for Death By Drowning 2011 USA BOOK NEWS-Best Books List of 2011 as a Finalist for Death By A HoneyBee 2017 Finalist from Readers' Favorite for Death By Design 2019 Honorable Mention from Readers' Favorite for Death By Stalking 2020 Murder Under A Blue top 10 mystery reads! Kings River Life Magazine 20202 Imadjinn Award for Best Mystery Novel - Death By Stalking PASSIONS 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 Used Book in Good Condition