Death By Folly

Josiah and Lady Elsmere pay a visit to a neighbor, Mercy Coffey, who organizes a mystery book club meeting each month. They haven’t heard from Mercy about the next meeting and wanted to check on her. It’s not something they look forward to, as the woman is a pack rat. The last time they visited, the woman’s house was nearly impossible to navigate, but now they’re genuinely concerned. Josiah peers through a grimy front porch window when no one answers the door and turns to Lady Elsmere, “Call the police! Mercy has fallen!” Josiah shatters a window and crawls through only to discover Mercy’s lifeless body on the floor, half-hidden by Agatha Christie paperbacks! It’s not clear to Josiah what has happened to Mercy, except that someone has ransacked her home. How else did the books fall upon her?

The Josiah Reynolds Mystery Series

Death By A HoneyBee

Death By Drowning

Death By Bridle

Death By Bourbon

Death By Lotto

Death by Chocolate

Death by Haunting

Death By Derby

Death By Design

Death By Malice

Death By Drama

Death By Stalking

Death By Deceit

Death By Magic

Death By Shock

Death By Chance

Death By Poison

Death By Greed

Death By Theft

Death By Betrayal

Death By Trauma

Death By Mistake

Death By Mail

Death By Folly

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 Top 10 Mystery Novels from Kings River Life Magazine for Murder Under A Blue Moon

2020 Imadjinn Award for Best Mystery - 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