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  • Bibliography:
    45 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2010
  • Latest Book:
    January 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Josiah Reynolds Mystery

1 - Death by a Honeybee (Apr-2010)
2 - Death by Drowning (Feb-2011)
3 - Death by Bridle (Mar-2012)
4 - Death by Bourbon (Sep-2012)
5 - Death by Lotto (Mar-2013)
6 - Death by Chocolate (Nov-2013)
7 - Death by Haunting (Sep-2014)
8 - Death by Derby (Apr-2015)
9 - Death By Design (May-2016)
10 - Death by Malice (Mar-2017)
11 - Death By Drama (Jul-2018)
12 - Death By Stalking (Feb-2015)
13 - Death By Deceit (Nov-2019)
14 - Death By Magic (Dec-2020)
15 - Death By Shock (Apr-2021)
16 - Death By Chance (Oct-2021)
17 - Death By Poison (Apr-2022)
18 - Death By Greed (Mar-2023)
19 - Death By Theft (Jan-2024)

Last Chance

1 - Last Chance Motel (Aug-2014)
2 - Gasping for Air (Mar-2015)
3 - The Siren's Call (Aug-2015)
4 - Hard Landing (Jan-2016)
5 - The Mermaid's Carol (Oct-2016)

A Mona Moon Mystery

1 - Murder Under A Blue Moon (Apr-2019)
2 - Murder Under A Blood Moon (May-2019)
3 - Murder Under A Bad Moon (Aug-2019)
4 - Murder Under A Silver Moon (Feb-2020)
5 - Murder Under A Wolf Moon (Jun-2020)
6 - Murder Under A Black Moon (Oct-2020)
7 - Murder Under A Full Moon (Jun-2021)
8 - Murder Under A New Moon (Dec-2021)
9 - Murder Under A British Moon (Jul-2022)
10 - Murder Under A Bridal Moon (Nov-2022)
11 - Murder Under A Western Moon (Dec-2023)
12 - Murder Under A Honey Moon (Mar-2024)

Saga of the de Magela Family

1 - Wall of Doom (Jan-2014)
2 - Wall of Peril (Jun-2013)
3 - Wall of Glory (Jan-2014)
4 - Wall of Conquest (May-2014)
5 - Wall of Victory (May-2018)

Book List in Order: 45 titles



  • READERS' FAVORITE - GOLD MEDAL WINNERDeath By A HoneyBee is an enjoyable read which will capture the interest of most die-hard mystery fans!Abigail Keam writes with vision and understanding. Keam leaves the reader yearning for more. -Midwest Book Rev...



  • Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award 2011 for Best New SleuthUSA Book News "Best Books Of 2011" Finalist"Death By Drowning is a must read! Fans of mystery will absolutely love it. -Reader ViewsIn the second novel of the series, Death by Drowning, Josia...



  • Josiah is back on the trail of a murderer. Arthur Aaron Greene III is one of Kentucky's most prominent horse men, but he is found hanging from the rafters in a horse barn with stones in his pockets and a bucket of water under his feet. The only witne...



  • Charming and handsome Addison DeWitt takes a sip of bourbon at an engagement party and falls into a fit a few minutes later. Josiah thinks it was murder, but no one believes her except for her friends, Lady Elsmere and Meriah Caldwell, the famous mys...




  • Princess Maura is held captive by Zoar's handsome son, Dorak, who connives to marry her. To their mutual surprise, they fall in love with each other. But Dorak loves something more - power. He conjures an evil Wizard to gain control of Hasan Daeg ...



  • Ginny Wheelwright begs Josiah Reynolds to help her solve the disappearance of her son, Dwight. Reluctantly, Josiah delves into Dwight's world of white picket fences and tidy lawns only to discover that it hides dangerous secrets, leading Josiah to th...



  • Princess Maura is the beloved daughter of Queen Abisola and her consort Iasos, but an ill wind is blowing their way. From the east, nomadic tribesmen, known as the Bhuttanians, unify under the leadership of Zoar, a powerful Chieftan bent upon buildin...



  • Reeling from Dorak's treachery, Empress Maura must reunite with the Dinii and search for the Mother Bogazkoy in order to "mate" with it. Only then will Maura have enough power to fight the Black Cacodemon's power and free her nation from the tyranny ...






  • After killing the Black Cacodemon in the cave of the Mother Bogazkoy, Maura discovers that Dorak, the love of her life and the Empress Gitar have vanished. Grief-stricken, Maura is determined that the child she is carrying shall become Aganess of th...



  • Eva Hanover hit forty years of age . . . and she had it all . . . a brilliant career, a gorgeous brownstone in Brooklyn and a sexy husband. Or, at least, she thought. In a wink of an eye, Eva's husband left her. She lost the brownstone and threw away...



  • Terrence Bailey awakes one night to find his mother-in-law standing in a corner of his bedroom. The only problem is that his mother-in-law has been dead for seven years. Several weeks later Terrence dies of a heart attack . . . or does he? Josiah's n...



  • Feeling down and out? Lost? Then come to the Last Chance Motel! Lillian is miserable. Her husband hits her when he drinks, and her grown daughter treats her as a servant. Realizing she is wasting time on two people who don’t care, Lillian leaves h...



  • Lillian is a forty-something mother whose life is miserable. Her husband hits her when he drinks and her grown daughter treats her as a servant. Realizing that she is wasting time on two people who just don't care, Lillian leaves her little family of...



  • Charlie Hoskins was a self-made man. Born poor as a church mouse, he was relentless in his pursuit of money to the point of being universally hated. Oh, he was admired for his rags-to-riches story. He was admired for being a good businessman. But Cha...



  • The year is 1959 and Bea Pettit is trapped in an unhappy marriage with two children she just doesn't understand. The only thing that brightens her drab existence is the knowledge that her favorite country and western music star, Bobby Bobo,...



  • River Egan is a sixty plus widower, on vacation with his daughter and grandson. Having spent many wonderful vacations at the Last Chance Motel in his prime, River returns to relive his past, but finds he can't. Time has moved on, and so has the Last ...



  • Join Gigi at the Last Change Motel where she might get a second chance at love with wealthy ex-boyfriend. She has always regretted losing him. Now she just might get her wish. You will enjoy this humorous, happily-ever-after sweet romance where love ...



  • Josiah Reynolds can hardly believe she hears someone call out her name as she strolls down 75th Street in New York City. With the promise of a free drink, Bunny Witt steers Josiah into nearby Bemelmans Bar where she proceeds to unfold a tale about be...






  • READERS' FAVORITE - "A breath of fresh air is the description that befits The Mermaid's Carol. Escaping the stereotypical romance novel scenario, The Mermaid's Carol is a mix of frustration, betrayal, secrets, angry children and strong women. It c...



  • Josiah Reynolds opened her front door to find Sandy Sloan, a neighbor, clutching her poodle mutt, Georgie. “Hi Josiah. Sorry to bother you. Can you keep my dog for a couple of days while I check on my mother? She’s ill and needs help.”



  • Empress Maura is now leader of Bhuttan and Hasan Daeg. All that remains is to capture the rebel stronghold of Bhuttani, controlled by the traitor Mikkotto who seeks to become queen of Hasan Daeg and Jezra, Dorak's first wife, who covets the title ...



  • Josiah joins an amateur thespian group that puts on plays in quirky places like public parks and crumbling antebellum mansions. It is a way to socialize, and Josiah feels lonely when her boyfriend Hunter stops calling. Since the new play is being ...



  • Picked as top 10 mystery reads by Kings River Life Magazine,b/> Mona Moon is not your typical young lady. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adventurer by heart. But there’s a problem.Miss Mona is broke. It’s during the Depre...



  • "Murder Under A Blood Moon is a brilliant read!" -Readers' Favorite Mona Moon is not your typical young lady in the 1930s. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adventurer by heart. But there’s a problem.Mona is eating breakfast w...



  • Mona Moon is not your typical young lady. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adventurer by heart. And she’s rich as Midas. There’s just one problem. Some rich folk in the Kentucky Bluegrass don’t like Mona’s progressive p...



  • Josiah Reynolds and her girlfriend had just seen a movie and were going home when they discover a dead body. Why does this always happen to Josiah?She learns the dead man was a reporter and a stranger to the Bluegrass. The police believe his death ...



  • "Interesting twists that will keep readers guessing. If you’re looking for a fun mystery, this book is for you!" -READERS' FAVORITE Madeline Mona Moon is not your typical young lady. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adven...



  • Madeline Mona Moon is not your typical young lady. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adventurer by heart.She has inherited a fortune from her uncle and is one of the richest women during the Great Depression. But there's a probl...






  • Madeline Mona Moon is not your typical young lady. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adventurer by heart.She attends the Kentucky Derby with Lord Farley and his guest, the fabulous Alice Roosevelt Longworth, one of the most famo...



  • Josiah goes to a fundraiser for abandoned Thoroughbred horses and meets Rudy Lee; whereupon, he tells her a fortune teller at the event prophesied he is going to murder someone and then be murdered himself. While Josiah tells Rudy the fortune is utt...



  • Josiah is joined by Shaneika, and her sweet, innocent cousin, Heather, on an archaeological dig at Fort Boonesborough where Daniel Boone led pioneers to the wild frontier of Caintuck. At Boonesborough Josiah and Shaneika meet the Dane twins, rich soc...



  • Mona Moon goes to Washington D.C. to have lunch at the White House with Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States. While in Washington, Mona wants to take in the sights but her visit is marred by the violent death of two men who were trying ...



  • 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...



  • Robert Farley is now a bonafide duke, and solicitors from the Duchy of Brynelleth have come to negotiate his marriage contract to Mona Moon. When the three solicitors demand that Mona relinquish Moon Enterprises and live in England full time, she th...



  • Josiah Reynolds is hitching Morning Glory, her American Paint Horse, to an antique pony cart when horse whisperer, Velvet Maddox, hurries over to them. Pointing a thin, crooked finger at Josiah, she announces that Josiah can't participate in the ann...



  • FIVE STARS! TOP TEN MYSTERY READS OF 2022 -Kathleen Costa, Kings River Life MagazineMona Moon travels to Merry Old England to visit Brynelleth, Robert Farley's ancestral home, for the first time. Hoping to make a good impression, Mona finds she is re...



  • Mona Moon is planning her wedding to Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth, when her preparations go haywire after one of her maids is found murdered. With just days before the blessed event, unwanted guests invade Moon Manor throwing a wrench into Mona'...



  • 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 ...






  • Josiah Reynolds' daughter, Asa, spent her adult years striving to make the world a better place. However her chosen life has exacted its toll. Asa is broken in body and spirit. Suffering an injury, Asa Reynolds flees to Key Largo to heal and reasse...



  • Mona Moon and her new husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth are about to board an ocean liner to Merry Old England for their honeymoon when Mona receives an urgent telegram from Rupert Hunt, her eyes and ears in the Moon copper mines.POTENTIAL ...



  • Josiah is happy for her pals Lady Elsmere and Shaneika Mary Todd when broodmare Jean Harlow gives birth to a male foal sired by Comanche. The owners of both horses have high hopes the foal will become a stakes winner—maybe even win the Kentuc...



  • Mona Moon travels to Merry Old England to visit Brynelleth, Robert Farley's ancestral home, for the first time. Hoping to make a good impression, Mona finds she is rebuffed at every turn by Robert's friends and even his servants. Events turn more sou...



  • Josiah is looking forward to the county fair coming up soon. She comes across a battered tin box with a bunch of yellowed 3x5 note cards with her mother's old recipes. Nobody could make an apple walnut cake like her mother. By golly, Josiah decides t...



  • Mona Moon and her new husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth are on their honeymoon at last. They are invited to a weekend party by an old friend of Robert's family—Lady Eustacia. Mona and Robert arrive in a substantial downpour to find ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Abigail Keam has published 45 books.

The next book by Abigail Keam, Murder Under A Cold Moon, will be published in January 2025.

The first book by Abigail Keam, Death by a Honeybee, was published in April 2010.

Yes. Abigail Keam has 4 series.