Murder at the Circus

Murder at the Circus

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  • Author：Lee Strauss
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Summary

Murder's a spectacle！

When Ginger Reed ~ aka Lady Gold ~ and Basil Reed’s son Scout runs away to join the circus， it’s not all fun and games。 As a disgruntled teen unhappy at boarding school， Scout intends to work with his cousin Marvin， newly （and dishonourably） discharged from the Navy， as an animal caretaker。

The big top event pleases the crowds， but when a performer dies under suspicious circumstances， Scout finds himself in real， three ring trouble。

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Reviews

Bonnie Blackledge ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this latest book by Lee Strauss featuring Ginger and Basil， their new baby daughter， Rosa， and their son Scout。 The book begins when Ginger discovers that Scout has run away from his boarding school， following his cousin to work at a circus。 As the title states， a murder takes place there and it looks like 13-year-old Scout is a suspect。Strauss’s books take us back to a period of time when life was much different than it is today。 I enjoy reading about events that happened i I thoroughly enjoyed this latest book by Lee Strauss featuring Ginger and Basil， their new baby daughter， Rosa， and their son Scout。 The book begins when Ginger discovers that Scout has run away from his boarding school， following his cousin to work at a circus。 As the title states， a murder takes place there and it looks like 13-year-old Scout is a suspect。Strauss’s books take us back to a period of time when life was much different than it is today。 I enjoy reading about events that happened in that time period。 Ginger is a woman with many talents; solving crimes is one of her best。 The stories are entertaining and the reader is always guessing who committed the crime。 I can’t wait for the next book which looks like it will tie into this one with some of the same characters。 。。。more

Martha Turner ，

Circus mysteryI found this book to be very interesting。 A great family story， a good murder mystery and I learned a bit about life in a circus。 Like real life it is not all fun and performances。 Waiiting on the next one。

Beatrice Gleaves ，

Always enjoy this author's books Always enjoy this author's books 。。。more

Sandy Terry ，

Circus timeLee Strauss does not disappoint I h ave pre her next two book's。 I love the descriptions of the clothes Circus timeLee Strauss does not disappoint I h ave pre her next two book's。 I love the descriptions of the clothes 。。。more

Doreen ，

Excellent！Scout is having growing pains， jealousy of baby Rosa， and absolutely hates boarding school， feeling like a misfit！ His cousin Marvin， dishonorable discharged from the Navy has joined a circus。 So， Scout runs away to join the circus！ First night there a murder occurs， which is investigated by Basil， and of course， Ginger！ Then the " fun" really begins！ Great story！ Excellent！Scout is having growing pains， jealousy of baby Rosa， and absolutely hates boarding school， feeling like a misfit！ His cousin Marvin， dishonorable discharged from the Navy has joined a circus。 So， Scout runs away to join the circus！ First night there a murder occurs， which is investigated by Basil， and of course， Ginger！ Then the " fun" really begins！ Great story！ 。。。more

Janice Drake ，

Scout has troubles and runs away to the circus， right into a murder accusation。 This is another great book by Lee Strauss。 I really enjoy her Ginger Gold books。 Even tho I picked this murderer out early， the story was still good and engaging to the end。

Merry Chapman ，

Wow！ What a roller coaster ride。 When is raising a 13 year old boy ever been easy？ On one side they are still naive kids and on the other， they think they know what's best for them。 When Scout， Ginger and Basil's son runs away from the boarding school he was attending， all chaos breaks loose。 When Scout finds that his cousin， Marvin was dishonorably discharged from the service and joined the circus， Scout went to find him and join as well。 He is given the job of mucking out the elephant and monk Wow！ What a roller coaster ride。 When is raising a 13 year old boy ever been easy？ On one side they are still naive kids and on the other， they think they know what's best for them。 When Scout， Ginger and Basil's son runs away from the boarding school he was attending， all chaos breaks loose。 When Scout finds that his cousin， Marvin was dishonorably discharged from the service and joined the circus， Scout went to find him and join as well。 He is given the job of mucking out the elephant and monkey areas， but he loves doing it and has formed a relationship with the lead elephant named Tulip。 When Ginger and Basil discover where Scout is， they rush to the circus to take them home。 Seemingly reverting back to his street life， he tells Basil and Ginger he won't leave， that he found where he should be。 Basil tells Ginger to let him stay for a little while so he can see that it is not all the glamor he thinks it is。 And then we have a murder of the nasty， mean and vindictive Mr。 Bancroft， the ringmaster and evidence seems to point to Scout and the elephant Tulip。 With Basil having to recuse himself from the case， Ginger decided as part of her PI business， she can prove Scout's innocence。 We are taken from clue to clue to red-herring to red-herring on a ride that keeps you turning pages！ Then there is another murder！ With so many secrets and lies， Ginger has her job cut out for her。 And， we have the surprise ending that will floor you！ I love this series and the spin-off series this first series gave us as well！ I received an ARC of this book but the opinions expressed here are strictly my own。 。。。more

Lee Strauss ，

CHAPTER ONE “Your son is missing。”Had she heard the headmaster of Kingswell Academy correctly？ Mrs。 Ginger Reed， known by some as Lady Gold， stared at the black receiver of her rotary desk phone and then spoke into it。 “I beg your pardon， Mr。 Boyle？”“Your son Samuel is missing。”Ginger blinked at Scout’s formal name。 “What do you mean， missing？ Did he miss a lesson？ Perhaps he’s late back from a walk？ You know how lads lose track of time。”The headmaster released a sigh。 “No， madam。 His bed wasn’t CHAPTER ONE “Your son is missing。”Had she heard the headmaster of Kingswell Academy correctly？ Mrs。 Ginger Reed， known by some as Lady Gold， stared at the black receiver of her rotary desk phone and then spoke into it。 “I beg your pardon， Mr。 Boyle？”“Your son Samuel is missing。”Ginger blinked at Scout’s formal name。 “What do you mean， missing？ Did he miss a lesson？ Perhaps he’s late back from a walk？ You know how lads lose track of time。”The headmaster released a sigh。 “No， madam。 His bed wasn’t slept in。 His things are gone。 He must’ve packed a knapsack after the evening inspection and sneaked away after dark。 I’m terribly sorry。 We do everything we can to rein in our most troubled—”“Most troubled？”“Yes， well， you are aware that young Master Reed has had difficulty adjusting。”Ginger and her husband Basil， a chief inspector at Scotland Yard， had decided to send Scout to boarding school in January。 They probably should’ve sent him the autumn before， but they’d only adopted the lad two years earlier。 After spending his childhood on the streets of London， barely cared for by an ailing uncle， it seemed rather too much to expect him to jump into a uniform and blend in with the children of the elite when he’d barely just stopped dropping his Hs。It was only after Scout’s uncle had died and his older cousin Marvin Elliot had joined the Royal Navy—an alternative to the prison he was headed to had Ginger not intervened—that Scout became Ginger’s ward。 Then， once she and Basil had married， they adopted Scout。All had gone swimmingly until the birth of Rosa， after which Scout felt he’d lost his position of favour with his parents。 The timing of sending Scout to boarding school was unfortunate， but purely coincidental。 In no uncertain terms， she and Basil hadn’t sent their son away to remove him from their family—of course not！ They sent him for the same reason all parents sent their children to school—to give them the best education and opportunity in life。Sadly， Scout hadn’t seen it that way despite Ginger and Basil’s reassurances。“Have you asked his friends？” Ginger asked。 “Surely， someone must know where he is。”Another imperceptible sigh。 “Master Reed has had， er， difficulties making friends， madam。 He refused to engage in activities and do anything to integrate himself with his peers。”Ginger’s chest squeezed with worry and regret。 They should’ve taken their son’s unhappiness more seriously。 “I see，” she said。 “Have the police been notified？”“Yes， madam。”“Please do keep me informed。 My husband and I shall do what we can to find him on our end。 Hopefully， he’s finding his way home。”In her study， Ginger sunk into the chair at the large desk that had once belonged to her father。 She stared blankly at his portrait， painted when he was younger than she was now。 Scout knew how to take care of himself on the streets。 If any child—at thirteen， he could hardly be called a child much longer—could make his way on his own， it would be him。His safety was of concern to Ginger， but her heart broke that her son had felt unloved and unwanted， so much so that he’d taken this drastic step。 Yes， he had the ability to survive， but that didn’t make his situation less dangerous; in fact， if his cousin Marvin were any indication， it would most certainly lead him to a life of crime。As if sensing Ginger’s distress， Boss， Ginger’s Boston terrier， roused himself from his bed by the fireplace and went to her side。 She patted his little black-and-white head as he laid his chin on her knee。“Oh， Bossy。 What has our boy done？”Ginger was about to lift the receiver when it rang。 Basil’s voice came through， loud and clear。“Ginger？”Ginger pictured Basil’s worried face， the deepening lines around attractive hazel eyes， greying temples growing greyer with this new concern。 “I just spoke to Mr。 Boyle，” she returned。 “Scout’s run away，” Basil said。 “I’ve heard from the local police。”“What do we do？”“There’s not much to do， love。 Our men are on the lookout now。”“Very well。” Ginger pushed a wayward lock of her red， bobbed hair behind her ear。 It wasn’t that she didn’t have confidence in the London Metropolitan Police， it was that she had more confidence in Scout’s ability to evade them。 Ginger rarely felt as she did now， unsure of what to do next。 She left the study， searching for Pippins， her darling butler， with Boss following behind， his nails clicking on the tiled floor。“Pips，” she called out when she caught sight of the back of the butler’s balding head。 “Has the mid-morning post arrived？”“It’s just arrived， madam，” Pippins said， turning to her voice。 Tall and slender with bowing shoulders and skin wrinkled in map-like lines， Ginger’s long-time and long-suffering septuagenarian butler presented a silver tray with a single piece of post on it。 “No envelope， madam，” Pippins said。 “Just a folded piece of paper slipped through the letterbox。”“How odd，” Ginger said， plucking the paper off the tray。 A quick peruse to identify the author caused her heart to flutter。“It’s from Marvin Elliot。”“Yes， madam。 I didn’t read the contents， but I couldn’t help seeing the sender’s name。” Ginger felt her cheeks redden as she quickly read the poorly scribbled notation riddled with bad grammar and spelling errors。 Dear Lady Gold， Scout is wiv me and safe enuf。 They kicked me out of the navy cos of fightin too much and that I punched an officer by mistake。I’ll take kair of Scout for now but I rekon you mite want to come and get im at the circus in Clapham。“Is everything all right， madam？”“I’m afraid not， Pippins。 Scout’s cousin has left the navy and joined the circus。”“How unfortunate，” Pippins said。“And Scout’s gone with him。 Oh mercy。 Pips， please tell Clement to ready my motorcar。” 。。。more

Darlene ，

Like Ginger there is a special place in my heart for Scout and I loved that this book is centered on him。 Scout is the adoptive son of Ginger and Basil and he doesn't fit in at boarding school。 He is also dealing with feeling pushed out because of a new baby， Rosa。 So Scout does what many of us dreamed of doing when younger-runs away to the circus-where he happens to reunite with his cousin Marvin。 When a member of the circus is found dead Scout is accused of murder。 Ginger knows in her heart Sc Like Ginger there is a special place in my heart for Scout and I loved that this book is centered on him。 Scout is the adoptive son of Ginger and Basil and he doesn't fit in at boarding school。 He is also dealing with feeling pushed out because of a new baby， Rosa。 So Scout does what many of us dreamed of doing when younger-runs away to the circus-where he happens to reunite with his cousin Marvin。 When a member of the circus is found dead Scout is accused of murder。 Ginger knows in her heart Scout is innocent and uses her unique skills to find the killer。 Another enjoyable story in this series-I absolutely loved the circus setting。 Grab a bag of popcorn or peanuts ， step right up and enjoy the show！ 。。。more

Shirley McAllister ，

Teen TroublesScout feels out of place at his boarding school and runs away to join the circus where his uncle is working。 They give him a job cleaning up after the elephants and cleaning the monkey cages。 Ginger and Basil find out from his uncle that Scout is okay and with him at the circus。 They go to the circus to pick him up， but there has been an accident and the ringleader is dead。 Scout is a prime suspect and Ginger must try and find the real killer to clear Scout's name。 Poor Boss isn't i Teen TroublesScout feels out of place at his boarding school and runs away to join the circus where his uncle is working。 They give him a job cleaning up after the elephants and cleaning the monkey cages。 Ginger and Basil find out from his uncle that Scout is okay and with him at the circus。 They go to the circus to pick him up， but there has been an accident and the ringleader is dead。 Scout is a prime suspect and Ginger must try and find the real killer to clear Scout's name。 Poor Boss isn't in this story， but there is an elephant named Tulip。 It is an enjoyable mystery， highlighting the teenage resistance we often find。 One foot in the child's world and one foot in the adult world and very confused。 This was another great mystery and I enjoyed reading it。 Thanks to Lee Strauss for allowing me to read and review and advanced copy。 。。。more

Kelly Young ，

I absolutely loved this installment of the Ginger Gold series！ The setting is fun and imaginative， the characters varied， and it was great to see what Scout has been up to。The mystery itself has plenty of colourful suspects， and the added tension of Ginger and Basil investigating when their son is embroiled in the issue adds tension。I also enjoyed the ongoing arc that this book provides。Well done！

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