Death By Drowning
Reprising her character Josiah Reynolds to the pages of a mystery novel, author Abigail Keam picks up where Reynolds dropped off -
quite literally a cliff in the last pages of her first novel, "Death By A HoneyBee." Now recuperating from the almost fatal crash down a mountainside, she finds herself in need of constant care. And besides the medical care she requires, Josiah wonders about the obvious security she has at every moment.
Surprised and delighted that her slobbery, large and affectionate dog has survived the violent ordeal at the end of her last venture into solving a mystery, she is concerned that they are not the only ones who have survived. O'nan, the perpetrator of the nightmare she is now trying to recover from, may be alive; his body was never found in the waters below the cliff.
Trying to recover and heal, Josiah's life is out of control -
and out of her control. And when a friend visits Josiah and asks for her help in investigating the drowning death of her young nephew, she finds herself directed to a mission beyond her own healing -
and back into danger.
Bringing back old characters and introducing new, unforgettable ones, Keam takes us on another adventure in the never dull and always witty world of Josiah Reynolds -
detective unintentional. We follow her through vineyards, farms and the Bluegrass horse country in search of a killer that leaves her on another cliff's edge.
Author Abigail Keam is a full-time beekeeper and member of the Lexington Farmers Market. She lives in Fayette County on the Kentucky River -
the admitted inspiration for her story settings -
in a metal house with her husband and several critters. She once again states, as her references to Kentucky and Fayette County are apparent: "All characters are fictional and any similarity to any living person or physical place is just coincidence unless stated otherwise. It's not you. So don't go around town and brag about it."
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
A heart-breaking trip to the vet to have an ailing family pet put to sleep ends unexpectedly when a rambunctious white dog bounds into the waiting room where author Larry Levin and his two sons gloomily sit. With one loping stride this creature leaps, wholeheartedly, into their lives.
His unusual appearance -
one missing ear and a face that seems to have melted on one side -
is explained: "He was used as bait for a fighting dog. That's how they teach them to fight."
When asked where they get this "bait" the vet answered: "'Free to good home' ads. Wherever and however they can."
Immediately accepted into the family and referred to as the third twin -
the twins boys being adopted as well -
Oogy proves himself a deserving family member. Loyal, protective and yet a survivor of unspeakable injury, he demonstrates with his boundless and unconditional love that wounds can be healed and that the bonds of family are astonishing. This is Larry Levin's first book.