Monday, September 30, 2024

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Murder Under a Cold Moon (Mona Moon Mystery, #13) by Abigail Keam

 

Murder Under A Cold Moon
A 1930s Mona Moon Historical Cozy Mystery
by
Abigail Keam 

Historical Cozy Mystery 
13th in Series 
Setting - at Blackhaven Hall in England 
Publisher: Worker Bee Press (September 30, 2024)
Number of Pages: 230
Digital ASIN: B0CSXV3J1N

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About Murder Under A Cold Moon

 

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.

When Lady Eustacia fails to come downstairs, Mona and Robert search the manor house only to find the lady missing. It is then they discover the telephone wires have been cut and none of the cars are able to drive into town due to the storm. Mona and Robert believe the invitation was a ruse, but for what purpose? And how do they help Lady Eustacia?

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Character Guest Post
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.


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
2019 Murder Under A Blue Moon voted top ten mystery reads by Kings River Life Magazine 2020 Finalist from Readers' Favorite for Murder Under A Blue Moon
2020 Imadjinn Award for Best Mystery for Death By Stalking
2022 Finalist in Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Finalist for Best Historical Category - Murder Under A Full Moon
2022 Finalist the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Historical Category - Murder Under A New Moon
2022 Death By Chance: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Finalist for Best Cozy Mystery
2022 Top Ten Mystery Novel by Kings River Life Magazine for Murder Under A Bridal Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Mystery
2022 Top Ten Mystery Novel by Kings River Life Magazine for Murder Under A British Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Mystery

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

Tour Participants

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October 1 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
October 2 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
October 2 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
October 3 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
October 3 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
October 3 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
October 4 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
October 5 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT
October 5 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR GUEST POST
October 6 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
October 6 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
October 7 – Maureen's Musings - SPOTLIGHT
October 7 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST

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2 comments:

  1. Sounds like a book I will enjoy reading.

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  2. diannekc9:22 PM

    My kind of read. Love the cover.

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