Lee Strauss Reading Order

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	Winter Wonders 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2011–2015)

The Clockwise series by Lee Strauss comprises five mystery and thriller novels published between 2011 and 2015. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Clockwise and concluding with Counter Clockwise. The complete series offers a finished narrative arc for readers seeking a fully resolved mystery thriller experience.

Start with Clockwise, the first of 5 books in the Clockwise series.

#	Title
1	Clockwise 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Clocked 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Like Clockwork 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Clockwork Crazy 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Counter Clockwise 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

33 books (2017–2026)

The Ginger Gold Mysteries series comprises 32 mystery novels by Lee Strauss, published between 2017 and 2026 with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder at Bray Manor, as they follow a continuous narrative arc including character development and recurring plot elements like the wedding featured in the ninth installment. The series blends mystery and literary fiction, offering readers a substantial collection of interconnected cases to follow from start to finish.

Start with Murder at Bray Manor, the first of 32 books in the Ginger Gold Mysteries series.

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1	Murder at Bray Manor 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder at Feathers & Flair 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder at Hartigan House 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder on the SS Rosa 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder Aboard the Flying Scotsman 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder at Kensington Gardens 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder at St. George's Church 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Murder at the Mortuary 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Wedding of Ginger & Basil 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder at the Boat Club 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Murder by Plum Pudding 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Murder on Eaton Square 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Murder at Brighton Beach 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Murder in Hyde Park 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Murder on Fleet Street 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Mystery on Valentine's Day(With: Beth Byers) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Murder at the Royal Albert Hall 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Murder in Belgravia 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Murder on Mallowan Court 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Murder at the Boxing Club 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Murder at the Circus 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Murder at the Savoy 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Murder in France 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Murder at Madame Tussauds 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Murder at St. Paul's Cathedral 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Murder at Yuletide 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Murder at the Olympics 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Murder at the Cave of Harmony 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Murder at the Maharaja's Courts 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Murder in the Painted Mask 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Murder at Lake Como 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Murder at Stormhaven Hall 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Murder on Black Tuesday 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2019–2024)

The Higgins & Hawke Mystery series is an ongoing collection of six mystery and thriller novels by Lee Strauss, with the most recent installment published in 2024. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Death at the Tavern and continuing through Death on Hanover, Death on the Tower, Death by Dancing, Death on Tremont Row, and Death at King's Chapel. This series combines mystery elements with literary fiction sensibilities across its chronologically released installments.

Start with Death at the Tavern, the first of 6 books in the Higgins & Hawke Mystery series.

#	Title
1	Death at the Tavern 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death on Hanover 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death on the Tower 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Death by Dancing 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Death on Tremont Row 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death at King's Chapel 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2019–2025)

The Lady Gold Investigates series is an ongoing mystery and thriller collection by Lee Strauss spanning seven volumes published between 2019 and 2025. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with Lady Gold Investigates and continuing through Volume 7. The series combines mystery and literary fiction elements across its expanding installments.

Start with Lady Gold Investigates, the first of 7 books in the Lady Gold Investigates series.

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1	Lady Gold Investigates 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lady Gold Investigates Volume 2 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lady Gold Investigates Volume 3 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lady Gold Investigates Volume 4 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lady Gold Investigates Volume 5 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lady Gold Investigates Volume 6 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Lady Gold Investigates - Volume 7 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2019–2019)

The Light & Love series by Lee Strauss consists of four complete books published in 2019, blending mystery, thriller, and literary fiction elements. Reading the books in publication order—beginning with In Light of Us, followed by Living in Starlight, Sing Me a Love Song, and Your Love is Sweet—provides the intended narrative experience. This finished series offers a cohesive story arc across all four installments.

Start with In Light of Us, the first of 4 books in the Light & Love series.

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1	In Light of Us 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Living in Starlight 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sing Me a Love Song 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Your Love is Sweet 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

4 books (2014–2015)

The Minstrel series by Lee Strauss consists of four complete mysteries spanning 2014 to 2015, best read in publication order beginning with Flesh & Bone. This literary mystery and thriller sequence includes Heart & Soul, Sun & Moon, and Peace & Goodwill, with each book building on the previous installment's developments.

Start with Flesh & Bone, the first of 4 books in the Minstrel series.

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1	Flesh & Bone 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Heart & Soul 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sun & Moon 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Peace & Goodwill 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2014–2017)

The Nursery Rhyme Suspense series consists of five mystery and thriller novels by Lee Strauss, published between 2014 and 2017. The complete series, comprising Gingerbread Man, Hickory Dickory Dock, Life is But a Dream, Twinkle Little Star, and I Spy with My Little Eye, should be read in publication order. Each installment draws its title from a classic nursery rhyme while delivering suspenseful storytelling that blends mystery with literary fiction elements.

Start with Gingerbread Man, the first of 5 books in the Nursery Rhyme Suspense series.

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1	Gingerbread Man 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hickory Dickory Dock 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Life is But a Dream 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Twinkle Little Star 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	I Spy with My Little Eye 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2012–2013)

Lee Strauss's Playing with Matches series consists of two mystery novels published between 2012 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Playing with Matches followed by A Piece of Blue String. These literary mysteries blend thriller elements to create a finished two-book arc.

Start with Playing with Matches and read in order.

#	Title
1	Playing with Matches 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Piece of Blue String 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2020–2022)

The Rosa Reed series comprises ten mystery novels published between 2020 and 2022, following publication order from Murder and Rock 'n Roll through Murder at the Weddings. The series appears to be complete, with each installment featuring a new murder mystery set in different locations and time periods. Readers should start with the first book and proceed through the series in the order published to follow Rosa Reed's investigations across these varied settings.

Start with Murder and Rock 'n Roll, the first of 10 books in the Rosa Reed series.

#	Title
1	Murder and Rock 'n Roll 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder at High Tide 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder at the Bomb Shelter 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder at the Races 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder on Location 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder on the Boardwalk 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder at the Dude Ranch 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Murder in London 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Murder at the Fiesta 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder at the Weddings 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2016–2016)

3 books (2012–2016)

Lee Strauss's three-book collection spans from 2012 to 2016 and comprises independent mystery and literary fiction titles best read in publication order. The series is complete, with titles including It's a Little Haywire, East of Eden, and Seaweed, some published under the author's alternate name Elle Strauss. Each novel stands alone while contributing to the overall arc of the collection.

Start with It's a Little Haywire(As:Elle Strauss) and read in order.

#	Title
1	It's a Little Haywire(As:Elle Strauss) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	East of Eden 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Seaweed(As: Elle Strauss) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2013)

Lee Strauss's Perception Trilogy is a complete four-book mystery and literary fiction series published between 2012 and 2013. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Ambition, followed by Perception, Contrition, and Volition. Despite its trilogy designation, the series spans four novels and concludes with its final installment.

Start with Ambition, the first of 4 books in the The Perception Trilogy series.

#	Title
1	Ambition 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Perception 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Contrition 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Volition 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2025–2025)

The Velvet Spy is an ongoing mystery and thriller series by Lee Strauss with two books published in 2025. Read the novels in publication order, beginning with The Velvet Spy followed by The Velvet Spy, Vol. 2. More entries in this literary fiction series are forthcoming.

Start with The Velvet Spy and read in order.