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Emily Brightwell
NOW IN ONE VOLUME-THREE VICTORIAN MYSTERIES FEATURING MRS. JEFFRIES
A DETECTIVE IN THE HOUSE
Everyone’s awed by Inspector Witherspoon’s Scotland Yard successes, but they don’t know about his secret weapon…
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Everyone’s awed by Inspector Witherspoon’s Scotland Yard successes, but they don’t know about his secret weapon. Her name is Mrs. Jeffries, and she keeps house for the Inspector-and keeps him…
Everyone’s awed by Inspector Witherspoon’s Scotland Yard success, but they don’t know about his secret weapon. Her name is Mrs. Jeffries, and she keeps house for the Inspector–and keeps him…
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Beautiful and new in town, Ellen Langston-Jones doesn’t have any enemies. So, when she’s found dead in the communal gardens, Inspector Witherspoon quickly suspects Lucius Montague, who was seen threatening…
Emily Brightwell presents Book 36 in the Mrs. Jeffries series.
"Published in 2019 by arrangment with Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC"--Title page verso.
Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon should be checking off their Christmas present list but instead they’re listing murder suspects in this latest entry of the beloved Victorian Mystery series.
Harriet…
Sir Edmund Leggett is flattered to be stalked by a young lady–who makes herself scarce after he’s murdered in cold blood. The police hold the young woman to blame. But…
When a peer is found lying face down in a frozen fountain, only the help of housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries and her crime-solving staff will give poor inspector Witherspoon any chance…
When a man is wrongly convicted of a woman’s murder, Mrs. Jeffries and her below-stairs cohorts have their work cut out for them if they want to save an innocent…
When a wealthy widow is murdered, Mrs. Jeffries investigates what happens when money can’t buy your life in this all-new installment in the Victorian Mystery series.
Now in one volume: the first three adventures of mystery’s most beloved Victorian housekeeper: The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues, and The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries.
Mrs. Jeffries must help Inspector Witherspoon crack a new case and catch a killer in this next installment of the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Successful businessman Jeremy Marks wasn't highly…
It’s last orders at the bar, for one unlucky publican …
A dead man dressed like a vicar is found in a church clutching the address of a dilapidated cottage containing a human skeleton. Inspector Witherspoon seeks the help of his…
A friendless old miser, banker Lawrence Boyd, is found dead at home. Called to the scene, Inspector Witherspoon is lucky to have Mrs. Jeffries’s help–since the list of suspects includes…
A general office manager is murdered, and for once, the case does not go to Inspector Witherspoon. But when someone from Mrs. Jeffries’ past shows up begging for help, she…
Successful local Michael Provost has no enemies, yet he is found dead off the Chelsea Vestry Wharf. With the help of her staff, Mrs. Jeffries dives into an investigation that…
The good cheer of a Yuletide dinner in West Brompton fizzles when the host, wealthy Stephen Whitfield, dies before the second course. Since Scotland Yard wants this crime solved before…
The eccentric Olive Kettering had sworn someone was trying to harm her. Too bad no one listened, though plenty wanted her dead. When Olive is shot and killed, Mrs. Jeffries…
Upper Edmonton Gardens looks forward to a jolly Christmas, until one humbug sings of murder, in this 26th Mrs. Jeffries mystery. Murder most English all the way!– The Literary Times.
Arlette Montrose Banfield angered many marriageable women when she snagged the handsome Lewis Banfield–but were they angry enough to poison her? Mrs. Jeffries doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty to…
Emily Brightwell presents Book 35 in the Mrs. Jeffries series.
Mrs. Jeffries must help Inspector Witherspoon crack a new case and catch a killer in this next installment of the beloved Victorian Mystery series.
Successful businessman Jeremy Marks wasn’t highly…
Train enthusiast Francis Humphreys took his last breath while relatives and neighbors visited downstairs. But if everyone was downstairs, who went upstairs, killed him, and escaped? It’s up to Mrs…
If you like Downton Abbey, you’ll love Mrs. Jeffries!
Everyone’s awed by Inspector Witherspoon’s Scotland Yard…
When a paid informant is found shot in an alley, Nivens thinks that if he can crack the case, he’ll redeem himself and have a much-needed chance at impressing his…
It’s the final curtain for one critic, and more drama for Mrs Jeffries …
The first tile in a charming series of Victorian murder mysteries featuring mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper.
Sometimes a housekeeper’s job is murder
A charming series of Victorian murder mysteries featuring mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper.
Sometimes a housekeeper’s job is murder!
Mrs Jeffries is on the trail of a murderer who wants to frame the Inspector.
Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon should be checking off their Christmas present list but instead they’re listing murder suspects in this latest entry of the beloved Victorian Mystery series, now…
Originally published in hardcover in 2013.
An art collector is killed with a priceless sword and left under a bundle of mistletoe. It’s up to Inspector Witherspoon and Mrs. Jeffries to find out who delivered the…
Emily Brightwell presents Book 33 in the Mrs. Jeffries series.
Emily Brightwell presents Book 34 in the Mrs. Jeffries series.
