“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” – Molly C. Quinn, actress, Castle
Murder’s a Bad Stroke of Luck!River Thames boat races between the London University colleges are popular events, and Mrs. Ginger Reed is excited to attend for the first time, especially since the son of a good friend of her new husband, Chief Inspector … are popular events, and Mrs. Ginger Reed is excited to attend for the first time, especially since the son of a good friend of her new husband, Chief Inspector Basil Reed, is racing.
When a very unusual murder presents itself at the boat club, Lady Gold’s Investigations is hired to take on the case. Ginger’s determined to solve the mystery before someone else dies, but can she manage it without ruining another pair of Italian leather T-strap shoes?
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Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
Genre: dog cozy mystery series / historical mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mystery
Hop aboard the 1920s!
THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIES
Murder on the SS Rosa (Book 1)
Murder at Hartigan House (Book 2)
Murder at Bray Manor (Book 3)
Murder at Feathers & Flair (Book 4)
Murder at the Mortuary (Book 5)
Murder at Kensington Gardens (Book 6)
Murder at st. George’s Church (Book 7)
The Wedding of Ginger & Basil (Book 7.5)
Murder Aboard the Flying Scotsman (Book 8)
Murder at the Boat Club (Book 9)
Murder on Eaton Square (Book 10)
Murder by Plum Pudding (Book 11)
Murder on Fleet Street (Book 12) COMING JANUARY 2020
~more on the way!
Don’t miss LADY GOLD INVESTIGATES, the short story companion series!
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Ginger and Basil Reed are back, and this time they’re solving a murder that happened after a boat race on the River Thames between two of the London University colleges. One of the oarsmen, Garrett Edgerton, collapses and dies after the race. Everyone assumes it was because he had a heart problem or other health issue until the coroner, declares it a dry drowning.
This murder had so many possible suspects it was hard to narrow it down to who it could’ve been and why. No one on the rowing team liked the deceased person and didn’t mind saying so. He was a reserve team member and only participated because the coach had to remove one of the other members.
I like how Ginger and Basil work together to solve these mysteries. I was surprised by who the murderer was and the reason for the murder. I was happy to see Ginger’s sister-in-law, Felicia Gold has settled down quite a bit and is acting more mature–she’s even writing a mystery novel. Of course we get to see Boss, Ginger’s Boston Terrier, and Scout, Ginger’s ward that she wants to adopt. Ginger is such a busy women with her dress shop, Feathers and Flair and her new business, Lady Gold Investigations, I don’t see where she finds the time for social events. I love the descriptions of the clothes, cars and furnishings of the era.
I listened to the audiobook of this one from my library through the Hoopla app. I like that the same narrator does all of the books, and I love her accent.
so even on a regular week in a regular year lee strauss is one of the best writers around. her style incredible. the historical mystery genre has been gifted a spectacular addition. during covid i have been spending quite an enormous amount of time with ginger and basil and now hailey higgins and samantha hawke. i have already downloaded from another of her series as well… i’m a fairly fast reader…. oooohhhh, and what a delightful time in reading land… and all 3 short stories with lady gold investigates have been read… i’ve finished 7 these last few weeks. so for convenience sake so i can get back to “death on the tower” i’m going to copy and paste my review to all 7 aforementioned books. forgive me… but i must…
I loved it! This series just keeps getting better every time! This is a must read series!
I love Ginger Gold. All of her adventures have been informative and exciting. The characters are very well written and I really like getting interesting pieces of history in each book. I’ve read them all and they just keep getting better.
Light whodunit reading. Loved it
This is one of my favorite series. Ginger Gold is such a wonderful character. From her big heart, lovely fashions, and uncanny knack for solving mysteries, she is a delight.
Ms. Strauss has once again written a book that kept me guessing right up until the end. I have to admit that once I open one of her books, I rarely stop reading until the end. I am always drawn in to the story from the first words. Her descriptions are vivid and this book, as all the others, moves at just the right pace.
I am already looking forward to the next one in the series. Although this is a part of a series, you can easily read it as a stand-alone.
Murder at the Boat Club by Lee Strauss brings her popular heroine, Ginger Gold, back for another complex mystery.
Ms. Strauss’ descriptive writing brings alive the crowd at the boat race and the various characters involved in this cozy historical mystery. The story is well-crafted with several suspects who have more than one hidden agenda that they try to keep from Basil and Ginger. I really enjoy the way that Basil and Ginger work together. In this one there is a possibility that there is more than one murder and Ginger and Basil need to examine all of the clues to find the culprit(s). Her sister-in-law, Felicia, always brings humor to every scene that she appears in. The reveal surprised me and I love that in my mysteries.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. All of the above opinions are my own.