Murder at Kensington Gardens — Lee Strauss

War widow fashionista, Ginger Gold, makes a gruesome discovery while walking her dog, Boss, through Kensington Gardens. A woman of ill-repute is dead.

When Chief Inspector Basil Reed becomes a prime suspect, the blustery and often times pigheaded Superintendent Morris pulls him off the case. Ginger's not about to be pushed around by the superintendent, and investigates the case on her own--taking her into the spicy world of burlesque dancers--despite his warnings: if she doesn't butt out, she'll be arrested for impeding a police investigation.

Despite Ginger and Basil's strained friendship, they agree to work together to find the killer. It's a proposition neither one may survive.