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Lee Strauss
Murder’s a pain in the aria!
Nothing ruins a night at the opera faster than a duchess falling to her death. Mrs. Ginger Reed, also known by some as Lady…
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Murder is a wreck!
Rosa Reed attends a charity stock car race in Santa Bonita and expects to have an exhilarating time shared with family and friends. That ends when…
Murder’s a wild ride!
Rosa Reed takes a much needed break from her thriving private investigative work by joining her cousin Clarence and Aunt Louisa for a weekend getaway at…
The Ginger Gold Mystery series is set in 1920s England. If you’re a fan of historical 20th-century authors such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, or contemporary authors like…
Murder’s a trip!
It’s early 1957, and Rosa Reed and her new beau Detective Miguel Belmonte fly from California to London to follow up on the cold case: the murder…
The Ginger Gold Mystery series is set in 1920s England. If you're a fan of historical 20th-century authors such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, or contemporary authors like…
Murder's a spectacle!
When Ginger Reed aka Lady Gold and Basil Reed's son Scout runs away to join the circus, it's not all fun and games. As a disgruntled teen…
Seeing double is murder!
If one wedding is good, a double wedding is better! Rosa and Miguel agree that walking down the aisle with Bill and Carlotta solves a lot…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Murder
Clive Pippins, Lady Ginger Gold's beloved, elderly butler is apparently Christmas shopping when a body is found. To the shock of everyone in Ginger's…
Murder's a pain in the neck!
Madame Tussauds, London's extravagant wax museum, reopens in 1928 to much fanfare. The horrific fire of '25, which had destroyed the wax figurines of…
Death isn't an act!
It's been five years since Haley Higgins moved back from London to Boston, and in that time she's become a doctor of pathology and the assistant…
Family secrets are murder!
When Ginger's former sister-in-law Felicia, now Lady Davenport-Witt, first received a mysterious note in the post, she dismissed it as coming from a nuisance writer. These…
"Clever and entertaining, you'll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!" - Molly C. Quinn, actress, Castle
A poltergeist guilty of murder?
In…
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Espionage, intrigue...murder...
It's 1924 and war…
Cadavers can be deadly...
Unregistered corpses…
For fans of Ginger Gold and…
Murder's Bad Karma. . .
Life…
Murder's a Deadly Secret
Mrs. Ginger…
Murder's a fashion faux pas. . .
The summer of 1926 brings high fashion to Hyde Park. Ginger's Regent Street dress shop, Feathers & Flair, is a major sponsor, and…
Murder's a pain in the aria!
Murder's a piece of cake!
Wedding bells are ringing in Belgravia, and Ginger couldn't be happier to attend the nuptials of Felicia Gold and Lord Davenport-Witt. If only she could…
Murder's frightfully unlucky!
Mrs. Ginger Reed, known also as Lady Gold, settles into homelife with her husband Chief Inspector Basil Reed, son Scout and newborn daughter Rosa, but when an…
Murder's a knockout!
Despite her misgivings and general distaste for fighting sports, Mrs. Ginger Reed, also known as Lady Gold, agrees to attend a boxing match to support her adopted…
Murder is so sang-froid!
When the Reed family-temporarily exiled to France-is once again safe, Ginger decides to turn the event into a much needed holiday. And the absolute cake is…
Murder's a blast!
Rosa Reed's holiday with the Forester Family in Santa Bonita has turned into an extended stay, and Rosa decides to make use of her Metropolitan Police training…
Murder's a wrap!
Private Investigator Rosa Reed has finally accepted that her girlhood romance with Detective Miguel Belmonte has no hope of being rekindled, but when his actress girlfriend gets…
Murder is a hit!
It's the summer of 1956 and Private Investigator Rosa Reed (former Woman Police Constable from the London Metropolitan Police) attends her first rock and roll concert…
Murder's a wild ride!
Murder's a trip!
It's early 1957, and Rosa Reed and her new beau Detective Miguel Belmonte fly from California to London to follow up on the cold case: the murder…
Murder's a bash!
When Rosa Reed attends a birthday party in the spring of 1957, the Mexican fiesta turns deadly. It wasn't how Rosa wanted to celebrate with Detective Miguel…
Accidentally taking your secret crush back in time is so awkward!
Almost sixteen-year-old Casey Donovan just wants to survive high school uncontrollable trips to the 19th century do NOT help…
LIKE CLOCKWORK is a companion book to Clockwise and can be read alone. Adeline shows up again with Casey in Counter Clockwise
Adeline doesn't feel she belongs in her own…
Casey and Nate are back!
High school senior Casey Donovan is in trouble. Again. If only she had trusted in Nate's loyalty when he traveled to Spain with his college…
The Clockwise Collection Finale!
The stress created by Casey's recent split from Nate causes her to trip back in time in a haphazard manner, and not always to the same…
Singer songwriter Eva Baumann has a celebrity crush on Sebastian Weiss. He's perfect to love because there was no way they could ever be a thing. She's a nobody. He's…
Death by Treason . . .
When the body of a British National is found at the base of the common house tower in Boston, assistant medical examiner, Dr. Haley…
Katja Stoltz is used to tough times-an abusive stepfather, life on the streets, a musical dream that keeps shattering-but it's hard to compete with the ghost in Micah Sturm's mysterious…
Praise for Life is But a Dream: "Another great read!" "It was so good, so intriguing that I practically devoured it!" "It kept me turning pages."
When danger lurks in…
Praise for Hickory Dickory Dock: "Good and easy reading....sucked me in again." "True story teller and keeps the reader vested till the end....." "I loved this one!"
When the future…
Praise for Twinkle Little Star:
"The stakes are higher than ever before..."
"This is a series that keeps you wanting more."
"I'm Hooked!"
When you're dead wrong.
Sage Farrell regrets…
Murder a la mode!
There's nothing…
Murder's a Bad Stroke of Luck!
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There's a skeleton in the attic!
