Murder’s a Deadly Secret!
Mrs. Ginger Reed—the former Lady Gold—thought her past was dead and buried, but when the mysterious death of a British secret service agent threatens to expose her own Great War secrets, she’s faced with an unimaginable dilemma: break her legal vow to the Official Secrets Act or join the agency again, something she’s loathe to do. Because once they own your soul, there’s …
Because once they own your soul, there’s no getting it back.
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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)
~more on the way!
Don’t miss LADY GOLD INVESTIGATES, the short story companion series!
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This is one of my favorite series. Every time I start a Ginger Gold book, I’m prepared to curl up on the couch and just keep reading until the end.
This wonderful book weaves in Ginger’s past, one that her darling husband does not know about. A mystery woven in with beautiful fashions and lots of love between Ginger and Basil. It kept me guessing right up until the end and oh what an ending it was. I hope Ms. Strauss is already hard at work on the next book in the series!
This book can easily be read as a stand alone, but if you start with this one, please consider going back to the beginning. Each book is just as wonderful.
A Thrilling Addition to the Ginger Gold Mystery Series
I have thoroughly enjoyed every Ginger Gold book that I have read but I think Murder on Fleet Street is my favourite thus far. The setting, the fashions, the mystery plot and the humour and romance are all delightful. Ginger is the perfect heroine and the villains are suitably dastardly. The supporting characters are wonderfully authentic and relatable. It was especially satisfying to be able to fill in a few blanks from the war years when Ginger was a secret agent. If you are a cosy mystery fan encountering this series for the first time you have a real treat in store.
Read as a free ARC from the author but this review is voluntary and my honest opinion.
I enjoy this series very much. She has a way of putting you in the time period and showing the culture of the time.
This story gives the reader more information about Lady Gold’s past. The storyline is perfect and moves along at a wonderful pace and yet lets the reader absorb the information. Then choices must be made that can change everything that Lady Gold was determined never to do again. Does she or doesn’t she? You will need to read the book to find out. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
Murder on Fleet Street by Lee Strauss is the latest book in the Ginger Gold Mysteries and it was a fantastic addition to the series.
Ginger’s past service during WWI comes back to haunt her on seveal levels in this story. Ms. Strauss’ descriptive writing of Ginger’s London world always lures me in and keeps me glued to the pages. A quickly paced plot with several twists that took the story from a murder mystery into the shadowy world of spies and treachery. The final chapter leaves Ginger fans with delightful news that will certainly affect the next book in the series.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. All of the above opinions are my own.
A Past Encounter
Murder on Fleet Street has Ginger entangled once again with the British Secret Service with whom she worked during the war. She did not want to get involved but when an agent is murdered she is brought back into service to find his killer and finish his mission to find the Communist Cell.
She is not allowed to tell anyone, not even her husband who is the police inspector. This is most concerning to her as she works with him on cases all the time and doesn’t like keeping secrets from him. It is especially aggravating because it happens during their adoption of the street urchin Scout.
She not only finds herself in a dangerous situation but has put her husband in the face of danger as well. Now she must find a way out and catch the murderer.
A great read as all of Lee’s Strauss’s books are. I loved the dress Ginger wore to the adoption, and I especially loved the ending and the introduction of the new series.
Thanks to Lee Strauss for allowing me to read and review an advance copy of the book.