Murder on the SS Rosa

A Ginger Gold Mystery Novella

By: Lee Strauss

Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett

Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

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 crew mate. 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.

©2017 Lee Strauss (P)2017 Lee Strauss

Great historical cozy.

I really enjoyed this period cozy mystery set in the 1920's. I enjoyed the ship setting and the characters. This book was right up my alley. Haley was a little more serious than her friend Ginger, but I liked both of them. There was also a dog, Boss, in the book - Ginger's Boston Terrier. One funny line in the book was when someone said something like "you have to take your boss for a walk?" Then she had to explain that it was her dog and Boss was short for Boston. I would like to read more books in the series.

I was expecting Ginger to have an American accent (that's how I imagine it when I read the books) since I believe she lived in Boston for many years, but she had an English accent. I know she also lived in England.

Murder on the SS Rosa--A Sweet Ocean Voyage Murder

I listen to Audio books practically every day as well as read on my Kindle Fire and paper books. I have to say Elizabeth Klett performs Ginger Gold exactly as I pictured her in my mind's ear after reading Lee Strauss's first four cozy period mysteries. With such a great reading, I was able to simply enjoy the fine storytelling of our author without any distraction. Bravo!!! I highly recommend Murder on the SS Rosa! Give it a listen!

Narrator monotonous, tendency toward vocal fry

This novella was ok, it could have been good if this experienced voice artist could use tonality variances that made dialogue sound different from a BBC news caster reading a press release. The American accents tended toward the common and irritating effect of ‘Voice Fry or Vocal Fry’, a dry grating sound to speech that is becoming a prevalent and wearisome habit heard in a variety of media.

Great Book

I loved the whole book I would listen to it again
I was shocked who the killer was

Delightful Listen!

Murder on the SS Rosa by Lee Strauss is a delightful listen. I never saw who the killer was until it was revealed! I love that when an author surprises me. The characters in this short book were very interesting along with the time period. I found the narrator, Elisabeth Klett, did an excellent job with the various characters. The story was very good and kept me engaged. I would definitely listen to more books by this author and narrator. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review.

Loved this audiobook!

I had already read Murder on the SS Rosa, so I knew that I loved the storyline, however hearing it in audiobook was even better! The narrator does a great job with all of the accents and really brought this great book to life! I absolutely recommend all of the Ginger Gold books and hope more will come out in audiobook format!

Captures the era...

Well crafted mystery. The narrator brings the story to life. You can almost smell the salt air. Looking forward to the next book.

Great historical cozy.

I loved the book, and I loved hearing it! It helped nail down the accents and affectations of the time period.

And as for the mystery itself... Nicely done! I did not guess correctly.

Okay story, good narration.

Story is a bit grotesque, and the second book in the series sounds the same so I won't be listening to more in this series. Narration was good. I would listen to more by the narrator.

Four stars

Light cozy mystery. Excellent narration with characters having diverse accents. I’m up for listening to the next story in this series.