Books with author - Strauss

Praise for A Piece of Blue String: "Well written and engaging--enjoyed it!""A wonderful story of the youth in Germany during WW ll.""A very moving historical story from a point of view that is rarely presented."A companion short story to Playing with Matches.Excerpts from Katharina Ackermann's diary marking the turn of WW2 and of her heart to one special boy.Enjoy reading this well researched, dramatic story of what it was like to be a teenager in Hitler's Germany. A slightly different perspective than many world war two novels.

From a USA TODAY Bestselling author, the first book in the acclaimed Ginger Gold Mystery series.Murder’s a pain in the bow!It's 1923 and bright young thing Ginger Gold makes a cross-Atlantic journey from Boston to London, England. When the ship's captain is found dead in a most intriguing fashion, Ginger is only too happy to lend her assistance to the handsome Chief Inspector Basil Reed.This fun, jazz-age whodunit has readers saying "Lady Gold is a charming heroine" and "can't stop reading!"Murder on the SS Rosa will have you laughing, crying, and guessing until the last page. Get started and download the first book in this binge-worthy series today.Hop aboard the 1920s! THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIESMurder 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!

Praise for I Spy with My Little Eye: "A GREAT READ""I liked it so much that I immediately read all the books in the series."When what you don't know will kill you.A dead Santa throws Marlow and Sage together in this Nursery Rhyme Mystery short story.The target isn't Santa, it's Sage, and she and Marlow aren't the only ones who want information from the would-be assassin. Temporarily recruited by CISUE, Central Intelligence for Special or Unusual Events, Marlow and Sage are tasked with finding out the identity of CISUE's main nemesis, and while they're at it, smoke out the company mole.Marlow and Sage surprise themselves by what appears to be a latent skill set, perfect for taking down bad guys. They'd pat each other on the back later if only they hadn't agreed to have their memories wiped.Who are you again?

“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleCadavers can be deadly...Unregistered corpses are showing up amongst the cadavers in the mortuary of the London School of Medicine for Women. Unnatural deaths. Murders. The first known victim is recognized by Haley Higgins, a third-year pathology student. War-widow fashionista Ginger Gold feels a responsibility for the man's death and is determined to find his killer. Her pursuit takes her into the dangerous realm of the famous Italian gangster Charles ''Derby'' Sabini. With the help of Haley and the handsome Chief Inspector Reed - an uneasy alliance - Ginger investigates shady dealings at the docks and at the racehorse stables. What does one have to do with the other, and how are they connected to the bodies piling up at the mortuary? Someone is working on the inside at the school, and Ginger has to find out who before she, or someone she loves, ends up lifeless on a ceramic mortuary slab.~~~Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: dog cozy mystery series / historical mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryHop aboard the 1920s! THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIESMurder 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!

“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleMayhem All Aboard!One blustery day in October of 1924, newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Basil Reed travel aboard the recently christened Flying Scotsman, a high-speed steam engine train that travels from London to Edinburgh, for their honeymoon. With only one short stop at York, Ginger anticipates time with her new husband will fly by.She’s wrong. Something terrible has happened in the Royal Mail carriage, which forces the train to stop dead in its tracks. There’s been a death and Chief Inspector Reed has been asked to investigate.It’s a uniquely disturbing murder and Ginger and Basil are eager to puzzle it out together. What do the first class passengers have to do with the dead man? With another crime shortly discovered, Ginger and Basil soon realize they’re not dealing with a run-of-the-mill killer—they’re dealing with a mastermind who’s not done playing with them yet.~~~Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: dog cozy mystery series / historical mystery / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryHop aboard the 1920s!THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIESMurder 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!

“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleA poltergeist guilty of murder?Ginger Gold receives a letter from her sister-in-law, Felicia, requesting Ginger come straightaway to her late husband's family home, Bray Manor. Dowager Lady Gold, Ginger's nervous grandmother through marriage, believes the old manor is haunted.Ginger doesn't believe in ghosts, but is haunted nevertheless by memories of her husband and the lure of his gravesite she just can't bring herself to visit.In order to keep Bray Manor afloat financially, Felicia and Ambrosia have opened the estate to the public for club meetings and special events. Knitters, stamp collectors and gardeners converge weekly~targets for the poltergeist that seems to find amusement in hiding small things from their owners.Bray Manor hosts a dance to raise money for maimed soldiers who struggle with peacetime after the Great War. Felicia invites her flapper friends and her new beau, Captain Smithwick, a man Ginger has met before and definitely doesn't like.When the dance ends with the discovery of a body, Ambrosia is certain the poltergeist is to blame, but Ginger is quite sure the murderer is made of flesh and blood.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. Ginger Gold is smart, savvy, and delightful. 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!Hop aboard the 1920s! THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIESMurder 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!

“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleEspionage, intrigue...murder...It's 1924 and war widow fashionista Ginger Gold's new Regent Street dress shop, Feathers & Flair, is the talk of the London fashion district attracting aristocrats from Paris to Berlin to Moscow.Ginger is offered her first job as a private detective when her sister-in-law's stage actor friend goes missing, and though the dress shop takes most of her time, Ginger takes the case.But when a Russian grand duchess dies at the shop's official grand opening event, Ginger ignores the missing person to chase a killer. It's a decision she will live to regret.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. Ginger Gold is smart, savvy, and delightful. 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!Hop aboard the 1920s! THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIESMurder 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!

“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleThere's a skeleton in the attic!When Ginger Gold arrives at her childhood London home ~ Hartigan House ~ she's shocked to discover decade-old remains from some poor woman in the attic. It's a mystery that once again puts Ginger alongside the handsome Chief Inspector Basil Reed. Who is the victim? And how on earth did she end up in Ginger's home?In order to solve the troubling puzzle, Ginger and her good friend Haley Higgins recreate a soirée hosted in 1913 by Ginger's late father, George Hartigan. A shadow of suspicion is cast on her father's legacy, and Ginger isn't so sure she wants to know the truth about the man she dearly loved.Before the night is over, another person is dead. Can Ginger stop the killer before she becomes the next victim? Researching for the Ginger Gold Mysteries has been so much fun. I hope you sense that as you read. Ginger Gold is smart, savvy, and delightful. The fashions, the dances, the CRIME. 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!Hop aboard the 1920s! THE GINGER GOLD MYSTERY SERIESMurder 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!

It may be hard to imagine, but Jesus was once a guy growing up in Nazareth, going through many of the same things young boys face today: friendships, school, family issues, figuring out how to deal with girls, and many other struggles. The Ultimate Boys’ Book of Devotions is a 365-day devotional to help boys become the guy God created them to be. This daily devotional provides boys ages 9–12 with:A Bible verse and explanation of its relevanceA devotion with practical, age-appropriate messaging that applies to boys’ livesTools to help boys put this valuable knowledge into practice and live in a godly wayMaterial from Devotions to Make You Smarter, Devotions to Make You Stronger, and Devotions to Take You Deeper, and almost 100 new devotionsThe Ultimate Boys’ Book of Devotions shows preteen boys how to grow stronger, smarter, cooler, and deeper, using wisdom from the Bible and a healthy dose of humor.

“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleCadavers can be deadly . . .Unregistered corpses are showing up amongst the cadavers in the mortuary of the London School of Medicine for Women. Unnatural deaths. Murders. The first known victim is recognized by Haley Higgins, a third-year pathology student. War-widow fashionista Ginger Gold feels a responsibility for the man's death and is determined to find his killer. Her pursuit takes her into the dangerous realm of the famous Italian gangster Charles ''Derby'' Sabini. With the help of Haley and the handsome Chief Inspector Reed - an uneasy alliance - Ginger investigates shady dealings at the docks and at the racehorse stables. What does one have to do with the other, and how are they connected to the bodies piling up at the mortuary? Someone is working on the inside at the school, and Ginger has to find out who before she, or someone she loves, ends up lifeless on a ceramic mortuary slab.

“Another deftly crafted mystery by the master of the genre…” Midwest Book Review“Clever and entertaining, you’ll love this charming Golden Age mystery series. And the fashion is to die for!” - Molly C. Quinn, actress, CastleMurder's a pickle.It's 1923 and young war widow fashionista Ginger Gold makes a cross-Atlantic journey with her companion Haley Higgins to London, England, to settle her father's estate. When the ship's captain is found dead, Ginger is only too happy to lend her assistance to the handsome Chief Inspector Basil Reed.The SS Rosa delivers a convincing array of suspects - the wife, the mistress, a jealous crewmate. To Ginger's dismay, her name has been added to the list!With a little help from Ginger's dog Boss, Ginger and Haley navigate the clues (those wartime operative skills come in handy). They must solve the case and clear Ginger's name before they dock - and oh, whatever shall she wear?A fascinating introduction to a character that will rival Miss Fisher in the cozy genre set in the period between world wars.

Zoe Vanderveen is on the run with her captor turned rescuer, Noah Brody.They're in love.Or at least that's what he tells her. Her memories have returned but her feelings are dreamlike ~ thin and fleeting. Can she really trust Noah? Should Noah trust her?Noah Brody thought he did the right thing by running away with the beautiful and endangered Zoe Vanderveen, but now he's not so sure. Zoe's changed, and not necessarily for the better. Taken in by an off-the-grid religious sect, their sense of safety is short lived. These people are crazy, but are they dangerous? Senator Vanderveen's new team of cyborg agents are in hot pursuit and a reward for Zoe and Noah's capture is broadcast nationwide. Once again they need to escape his grasp or at least die trying.***What readers are saying:"Loved it! So much anticipation and drama!""Though it was utterly heartbreaking, I loved how the author, Lee Strauss, did the romance in this book. It was ... backward, kind of an anti-romance.""Lee Strauss portrays what life could be like when humanoids have all the jobs and humans have to do any and everything just to get by!...THIS SERIES IS A MUST READ!!"