Sometimes the best way to know a person is by asking questions, where you can learn more about what makes them tick. Let’s see what Mona Moon has to say with her answers below.

What is your full name?
Madeline Mona Moon

How old are you?
I am thirty.

What is your profession?
I was trained to be a cartographer, but now I am the owner of Mooncrest Enterprises through a 1933 inheritance from my uncle, Manfred Michael Moon. Our main business is copper mines. We also own considerable real estate and a bank. I am just as surprised as you for I was broke when I inherited. Now I am one of the richest women in the world. Go figure. Life is funny.

Do you have a significant other?
I married Lawrence Robert Ementon Dagobert Farley in the winter of 1934. I call him Lord Bob.

What is their name and profession?
When I don’t tease my husband with the name of Lord Bob, I call him Robert. He is the Duke of Brynelleth and a distant cousin of King George V, many times removed. I am surprised I married him as I never thought of marrying anyone. I fell in love, and that’s all I can tell you about the situation.

Do you have any children?
God forbid! I don’t have time for children, but my husband is keen on an heir and a spare.

Do you have any siblings?
I am a single child.

Are your parents nearby?
Both have passed on. My father was the elder son and heir of the Moon family fortune when he fell in love with my mother – the gardener’s daughter. The family disapproved of the union, and he was disinherited. He married my mother anyway. His name was Mathias Milton Moon. My mother died from TB several years after my father had passed away. I think she died from loneliness and worry more than anything. The Moon family never helped us until Uncle Manfred took over the Moon estate. I didn’t know until years later that Uncle Manfred paid for my college education after my grandparents died. I thought Father had left us an annuity.

Who is your best friend?
I think Lady Alice is my great friend. We met in Mesopotamia when her father was stationed in Iraq, and I was surveying the Zagros Mountains.

Do you have cats, dogs, or other pets?
I live on a Thoroughbred farm. There are dogs, cats, horses, squirrels, raccoons, skunks – you name it – we’ve got it. My personal pet is Chloe, a Standard Poodle that was my uncle’s dog.

What town do you live in?
Lexington, Kentucky – Horse Capital of the World. The area raises Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, Saddlebreds, not to mention Quarter horses, draft horses, mules, and donkeys. If you can ride it, we breed them here.

What type of dwelling do you own or rent?
I own Mooncrest Manor, a Southern mansion, complete with a portico, root cellar, smoke house, servants’ quarters, barns, stables, and a pool. I’m crazy about the pool.

What is your favorite spot in your home?
I would have to say my bedroom. I can relax away from prying eyes. The staff is awfully nosy.

What is your favorite meal and dessert?
I am New York born and bred, but I have grown accustomed to Southern cooking. I enjoy fried chicken, greasy green beans, mashed potatoes, corn pudding, yeast rolls, and blackberry cobbler for dessert.

Do you have any hobbies?
I like to read murder mysteries. I am fond of Agatha Christie’s work and met her when I worked with Sir Woollery at the dig at Ur. I was close friends with her new husband, Max Mallowan and met them again when Robert and I were honeymooning on Malta.

What music do you listen to?
My parents schooled me in classical music, but I’ve grown to love the folk ballads of the Appalachian people.

What is your favorite color?
Blue and green.

What is your favorite vacation spot?
Anywhere Robert Farley is.

Are you a morning or night person?
I am wide-awake all day until my head hits the pillow. I have great energy. I hope it lasts.

What is your idea of a really fun time?
Sitting in a rocking chair on the portico, sipping lemonade with my shoes off while watching the sun go down.

If you were to write a memoir, what would you call it?
Who has time to write a memoir? Besides I haven’t had enough life experiences to write one. Ask me again when I’m sixty.

Amateur or professional sleuth and whom do you work with?
I love to solve puzzles which makes me too curious for my own good.

What is a typical day in your life like?
This is my schedule if I’m not dealing with emergencies or solving murders. I get up at 7am, have breakfast at 8 am, and in my home office by 8:45 where my secretary, Doris, greets me. Then if my correspondence is cleared and all telephone calls are returned, I motor to Lexington where I meet with my lawyer, Dexter Deatherage and deal with contracts and other business matters. Robert is usually busy during the day, so I return to Moon Manor for a quick sandwich and deal with problems on the farm. I usually take a quick tour of the estate, check on the horses, talk to my farm manager, and diffuse any argument brewing in the kitchen by returning through the back door. When the staff hears the back screen door slam shut, they refrain from arguing. Then it is time for afternoon tea. I change my frock and greet visitors joining me. Afterwards, I check my messages and release Doris from work. I dress for dinner whereupon Robert makes an appearance. We have dinner, play cards, or listen to the radio if we don’t have guests for dinner. At ten, I head for bed as does Robert. This is where I draw the curtain. You don’t need to know anymore. After all, we are newlyweds.

Murder Under A Mystic Moon – A Mona Moon Mystery, Book 14
Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery
Release: June 2025
Format: Print, Digital
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High society sleuth Mona Moon and her husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth, are on the last leg of their honeymoon. They are island hopping in the sunny Mediterranean Sea, sightseeing all the ancient archaeological ruins before returning home to Mooncrest Farm in Kentucky. They find it odd that they keep running into old friends like Agatha Christie and associates along their trip. A sixth sense is telling Mona that danger is slowly closing in, but she has no idea how it will manifest itself. Will Mona’s dream honeymoon turn into a nightmare?

About the author
Award-winning and best-selling 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. “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 history 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.