13th in Series
Setting - at Blackhaven Hall in England
Publisher: Worker Bee Press (September 30, 2024)
Number of Pages: 230
Digital ASIN: B0CSXV3J1N
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 several other couples awaiting the appearance of their hostess.
Please welcome guest poster, Mona Moon, heiress, amateur sleuth, and title character of the Mona Moon Mystery series, to the blog today!
Greetings Readers,
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Mona Moon. I am in my
late twenties and the daughter of Mathias Milton Moon, heir to the Moon fortune
until he was disowned because he married the gardener’s daughter, my
mother. They fled to New York and had
me, their only child. Life was sweet
until my father died. After his death,
my mother struggled to put food on the table.
When she reached out to the Moon family for help, we were rebuffed.
However, I didn’t know my
uncle, Manfred Michael Moon, feeling guilty about his father’s betrayal of his
brother, secretly sent my mother financial help when he became the heir after
my grandparents’ deaths. He also paid
for my college education which I thought my father had provided for. College for women is rare indeed, especially for
the subjects I majored in—anthropology and geography.
After college I became a mapmaker and surveyor in Mesopotamia and supported myself until Uncle Manfred
died and unexpectedly made me heir
to the Moon fortune. I went from having $300 to my name in the
middle of the Great Depression and bunking in a flea infested, dust-covered tent
in the desert to becoming one of the richest
women in the United States and living in a mansion on a Kentucky horse farm.
Fortune took a turn when I
had the good luck of meeting an Englishman, Robert Farley, a handsome rake whom
I married. It didn’t hurt when he became
Duke of Brynelleth. Oh, I love that
rascal, so when he suggested we visit Lady Eustacia, an old family friend of
his during our honeymoon—I agreed. “It
will be fun,” Robert said. “Another
adventure,” Robert said.
It was fun until it wasn’t.
Lady Eustacia lived in a derelict Norman
castle which William the Conqueror had built.
She sent Robert an urgent message saying she
needed help with an issue. It was a
great surprise upon our arrival when Robert was
not admitted to see the elderly woman.
In fact, we were kept at bay by an overly protective housekeeper until
we finally discovered Her Ladyship was missing.
That’s when you-know-what-hit-the-fan.
I was angry because we were due to
catch a ship for our honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean Sea, but now we were
stuck at Blackhaven Hall as the phone line was cut and all the cars were
disabled. We couldn’t even walk into nearest
village due to a horrific storm. What
was going on?
Were these just harmless pranks
or something foreshadowing deeper mischief and evil?
Things came to a head when a stranger broke into Blackhaven
Hall with a severe head wound. He died
right before my eyes on the cold stone floor. There was nothing I could do to help the man
except find his killer.
But the question remained—where is Lady Eustacia?
And is she alive?
And what did the dead man have to do with her?
I think the man was murdered.
Before I leave this pile of decaying rocks, I’ll sleuth out the
culprit or my name is not Mona Moon!
About Abigail Keam
Award-winning author Abigail Keam writes the Mona Moon Mystery Series—a rags-to-riches 1930s mystery series, which weaves real people and events into the story line. “I am a student of history and love to insert historical information into my mysteries. There is an addendum at the end of the mystery to give more information. My goal is to entertain my readers, but if they learn a little something along the way—well, then we are both happy.”
Miss Abigail currently lives on the Palisades bordering the Kentucky River in a metal house with her husband and various critters.
Mona Moon Series
Murder Under A Blue Moon
Murder Under A Blood Moon
Murder Under A Bad Moon
Murder Under A Silver Moon
Murder Under A Wolf Moon
Murder Under A Black Moon
Murder Under A Full Moon
Murder Under A New Moon
Murder Under A British Moon
Murder Under A Bridal Moon
Murder Under A Western Moon
Murder Under A Honey Moon
Murder Under A Cold Moon
Murder Under A Mystic Moon
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Sounds like a book I will enjoy reading.
ReplyDeleteMy kind of read. Love the cover.
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