When death arrives on recently widowed bookstore owner Clark Thomas' backdoor, he gets drawn into the investigation. What he finds changes his life.

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place. Until death arrives on recently widowed bookstore owner Clark Thomas' doorstep.When the body of a local businesswoman and environmentalist gets dumped by the back door of his shop, Clark finds himself in a unique position to investigate the crime. But should he? When it comes to murder, something else drives him he doesn't want to admit.As he launches his own search for the killer, Clark comes across a variety of colorful Boardwalk inhabitants who might have had reason to kill an otherwise beloved person.Can he do it and start putting his wife's death behind him in the process, or will it open up a fresh wound?

Minutes after solving his first murder, Clark Thomas receives life-changing information about his past. But time waits for no one.He receives a late-night message from Detective Moody soon after the body of a locally famous entertainer washes up on the Myrtle Beach shore. The department is under enormous pressure to solve the high-profile case quickly. They call upon Clark to help investigate but to do it quietly.Clark soon learns there was more to this entertainer than met the eye. He goes behind the curtain of the popular Gladiator Games Dinner Show and meets the performers and victim's coworkers. He learns that the entertainer with a sparkling public persona was not as squeaky clean as he appeared.Clark lends his unique ability to tie seemingly unrelated clues together as he races to solve the case. Along the way, he learns more about his wife's death. What he learns shatters his perception of the woman he once loved.

Murder's such a shock! When Rosa Reed-aka WPC Reed of the Metropolitan Police-and her cousin Gloria decide to spend a fun-filled afternoon in 1956 at the fair on the boardwalk in Santa Bonita, California, they're in for a shocking surprise. After a ride assistant's death by electrocution is determined to be murder, Rosa finds herself entangled once again with her high school sweetheart, Detective Miguel Belmonte. Should she catch the next flight to London before she loses her heart again? Or worse, her life? If you love early rock & roll, poodle skirts, clever who-dun-its, a charming cat and an even more charming detective, you're going to love this series set in the 1950s! "Once again, Strauss begins a series that catches your attention right from the get go! ... this promises to be yet another must buy series from this author!" Goodread reviewer The Rosa Reed Mystery series is a spin-off of the acclaimed Ginger Gold Mystery series. ★★★★★ THE ROSA REED MYSTERY SERIES Cozy up to the 1950s! Murder at High Tide (Book 1) Murder on the Boardwalk (Book 2) Murder at the Bomb Shelter (Book 3) Murder on Location (Book 4) Murder and Rock 'n Roll (Book 5) Murder at the Races (Book 6) Murder at the Dude Ranch (Book 7) Murder at in London (Book 8) Murder at the Fiesta (Book 9) Murder at the Weddings (Book 10)

Murder's such a shock! When Rosa Reed--aka WPC Reed of the Metropolitan Police--and her cousin Gloria decide to spend a fun-filled afternoon in 1956 at the fair on the boardwalk in Santa Bonita, California, they're in for a shocking surprise. After a ride assistant's death by electrocution is determined to be murder, Rosa finds herself entangled once again with her high school sweetheart, Detective Miguel Belmonte. Should she catch the next flight to London before she loses her heart again? Or worse, her life? If you love early rock & roll, poodle skirts, clever who-dun-its, a charming cat and an even more charming detective, you're going to love this new series!

Clark Thomas has a lot on his plate. A new book. A beautiful woman far from home. A missing fiancé. And a mysterious dead body plunges him headfirst into his latest real-world Myrtle Beach investigation. He meets a beautiful young woman stranded by her fiance alongside the road on a busy Memorial Day Weekend in Myrtle Beach. She is a thousand miles from home, doesn't know what to do, and has nowhere to go. The police won't help for 24 hours. Clark tries to help her find her man, but soon finds himself involved in a conspiracy a year in the making. As he unravels the case involving renowned food bloggers, restaurant reviews, and The Grand Strand, Clark learns that there is more to the story than meets the eye-and more to his wife's death. And the one dead body may not be the last. With his world turned upside down after uncovering new information about Autumn's death, Clark must get to the bottom of this mystery while he still can... before it's all too late. Death on the Causeway is the must-read fourth entry into the Myrtle Beach Mystery Series. The outcome changes everything.

Golf, intrigue, and dark secrets collide when Clark Thomas grapples with figuring out who to trust in his quest for answers about his wife's death. The book weaves family ties, hidden secrets, and the pursuit of truth into a spellbinding tale.