Murder at Kensington Gardens: A Ginger Gold Mystery (Ginger Gold Mysteries) - Softcover

Lee Strauss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612549993 ISBN 13: 9781612549996

Publisher: Brown Books Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

"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 not a walk in the park . . .
War widow fashionista, Ginger Gold, makes a gruesome discovery while walking her dog, Boss, through Kensington Gardens. A woman of ill-repute is dead.

When Chief Inspector Basil Reed becomes a prime suspect, the blustery and often times pigheaded Superintendent Morris pulls him off the case. Ginger's not about to be pushed around by the superintendent, and investigates the case on her own--taking her into the spicy world of burlesque dancers--despite his warnings: if she doesn't butt out, she'll be arrested for impeding a police investigation.

Despite Ginger and Basil's strained friendship, they agree to work together to find the killer. It's a proposition neither one may survive.

About this title

From the Author

When I was searching for my next series idea I decided to combine my two loves: mystery and history. I have a particular interest in the war years and a curiosity that has turned into an obsession of the between war years - The Roaring Twenties!
Researching for the Ginger Gold Mysteries has been so much fun. I hope you sense that as you read. The fashions, the dances, the CRIME. I admit to being heavily influenced by the Miss Fisher Mysteries TV series, and you might find some similarities between Ginger Gold and Phryne Fisher, but I assure you, they are two very different characters when you dig deep. The character of Haley Higgins, a medical student at the London Medical School for Women allows me to further delve into another keen interest of mine: forensics. Never fear, the Ginger Gold Mysteries are COZY, so no scary, graphic on-stage violence. You'll find these books to be clean reads, with no swearing or sex. I hope you enjoy the Ginger Gold Mystery series!
THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERIES
Book 1 - Murder on the SS Rosa (prequel novella)Book 2 - Murder at Hartigan House Book 3 - Murder at Bray Manor Book 4 - Murder at Feathers & FlairBook 5 - Murder at the Mortuary Book 6 - Murder at Kensington GardensBook 7 - Murder at St. George's Church Book 7.5 - The Wedding of Ginger & Basil (a companion novella)Book 8 - Murder Aboard the Flying Scotsman
For fans of Rhys Bowen, L.B. Hathaway, Jacqueline Winspear, Susan Elia Macneal, T E Kinsey, Leighann Dobbs, Charles Todd, Vivian Conroy, Hamilton Crane, Frances Brody, Ashley Weaver, Patricia Wentworth, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, Clara Benson, M.C. Beaton, Charles Finch, Gladys Mitchell, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, Carola Dunn, Georgette Heyer, Kate Parker, Alyssa Maxwell, Maia Chance, Cecil Freeman Gregg, Barbara Cleverly, Kerry Greenwood, Elizabeth Edmondson, Edmund Crispin, Mary Roberts Rinehart, James Runcie, Catriona McPherson, Anne Perry, Sue Grafton, Martha Grimes, Emma Jameson, cozy mysteries, historical mysteries, historical fiction.

From the Inside Flap

A woman is found dead in Kensington Park by Ginger Gold, charming sleuth and war-time widow. She and her Scotland Yard counterpart Chief Inspector Basil Reed are both told to stay off the case or else. But instead, the two team up to resist the police force and try and find the answers themselves.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brown Books Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1612549993
• ISBN 13: 9781612549996
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 270