Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Death by Chocolate / Abigail Keam / 282 pages / Partridge in a Pear Tree December Challenge

A Josiah Reynolds Mystery
Josiah Reynolds (a woman) is asked by a friend, Ginny Wheelwright, to look into the disappearance of her son, Dwight.  The authorities have stopped investigating as they found no evidence of foul play.  It is believed that he simply left.  His wife is anxious to have him declared dead, although he has only been absent five months.  Ginny refuses to believe that Dwight would abandon his daughter and his childhood sweetheart.  In her investigations, beekeeper, horse-farm owner, Josiah discovers multiple suspects and a most unlikely murder weapon.  Recommended on the Blog...and by the title, Death by Chocolate was an easy, enjoyable read, with an apropos cover, interesting bit of historical/geographical trivia, a memorable cast, and an engaging heroine.

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