Murder at Lake Como: A 1920's cozy historical mystery

by Lee Strauss

Murder is intriguing...It's the summer of 1929. Europe teeters on the brink of change, and Italy thrums under Mussolini’s iron hand. Hoping for a holiday of sunlit waters and elegant soirées, Ginger and Basil Reed accept an invitation to a grand villa on Lake Como. But amid boat rides, languid dinners, and champagne under the cypress trees, tragedy strikes.

As Ginger and Basil delve into a glittering world of Italian nobility, feuding artists, and political intrigue, they uncover a tangle of secrets that reaches far beyond jealousy or betrayal. The closer Ginger comes to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes—especially in a land where questions can draw the wrong kind of attention. In a country shadowed by Fascism, Ginger must unmask a killer before someone else pays the price.


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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 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 SERIES

Murder on the SS Rosa
Murder at Hartigan House
Murder at Bray Manor
Murder at Feathers & Flair
Murder at the Mortuary
Murder at Kensington Gardens
Murder at St. George’s Church
The Wedding of Ginger & Basil
Murder Aboard the Flying Scotsman
Murder at the Boat Club
Murder on Eaton Square
Murder by Plum Pudding
Murder on Fleet Street
Murder at Brighton Beach
Murder in Hyde Park
Murder at the Royal Albert Hall
Murder in Belgravia
Murder on Mallowan Court
Murder at the Savoy
Murder at the Circus
Murder at the Boxing Club
Murder in France
Murder at Yuletide
Murder at Madame Tussauds
Murder at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Murder at the Olympics
Murder at the Cave of Harmony
Murder in the Painted Mask
Murder at the Maharaja’s Courts
Murder at Stonehaven Hall
Murder at Lake Como
Murder on Black Tuesday
Murder at Christmastide

Don't miss LADY GOLD INVESTIGATES 14 short companion stories in Volumes 1- 7, the Velvet Spy WW1 Journal Entries, the Higgins & Hawke Mysteries, or Rosa Reed Mystery series!

244 pages, Paperback

Published June 18, 2026

About the author

For fans of Golden Age who-dun-its ~ from a USA TODAY Bestselling author!

You'll adore Lady Gold from the acclaimed Ginger Gold Mysteries series, and the spin of series, Higgins & Hawke.

Look for the connected 1950s era Rosa Reed Mysteries.

NEW ~ The Velvet Spy ~ The Wartime Journal of Ginger Gold

For more info visit: leestraussbooks.com