Death by Bridle

Abigail Keam is an award winning author of the Josiah Reynolds mystery series. She is also a professional beekeeper and has won sixteen awards from the KY State Fair. She lives on the Kentucky River in a metal house with her husband and various critters. Josiah is back on the trail of a murderer when she is begged by Shaneika Mary Todd to help protect her son who witnessed a murdered. 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 witness is a nine year old boy who can't remember. Relentless in her pursuit of the killer, Josiah stumbles across years of lies and deceptions that include her dear friend, Lady Elsmere. Josiah discovers that she must go back to 1962 if she is to find out the truth at all, while making the rounds of quirky characters that can only be found in the lush Bluegrass horse country. Fighting an unknown enemy in the glamorous world of Thoroughbreds, oak-cured bourbon, and antebellum mansions, Josiah struggles to uncover the truth in a land that keeps its secrets well.