Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own

Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1101580739

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She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon...and keeps him on his toes. Everyone’s awed by his Scotland Yard successes—but they don’t know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries’ polished detection skills are up to the task...proving that behind every great man there’s a woman—and that a crimesolver’s work is never done. When the general office manager of Sutcliffe Manufacturing is murdered, no one is really surprised. Ronald Dearman was anything but a dear man. The tyrannical bully had more than enough enemies to go around. But who hated him enough to walk into his office and put a bullet between his eyes? For once, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon doesn't get the case; it's given to another inspector. Then someone from Mrs. Jeffries' past—someone she'd hoped to never see again—shows up and begs for her help. Now Mrs. Jeffries must step into the fray and stop a terrible miscarriage of justice…


Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer

Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1997-11-01

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1101644923

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Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon investigate the murder of a woman who had no shortage of enemies in this novel in the New York Times bestselling Victorian Mystery series. Hannah Cameron was not well-liked, but who stabbed her in the back? While almost everyone believes she was killed by a burglar—Mrs. Jeffries needs more evidence to be convinced. But when the case is given to Inspector Nivens, Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of the household will have to tiptoe around the case to find the real killer...


Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead

Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1101514523

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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 uncover the greed behind her murder.


Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball

Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1994-12-01

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1101644869

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A festive Jubilee Ball in honor of Queen Victoria turns into a fatal affair for Hannah Greenwood. Inspector Witherspoon was a guest at the ball so the job of finding the murderer falls to him. Fortunately, Mrs. Jeffries is there to help him read between the lines.. and identify the guilty party behind this deadly plot..


Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide

Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-05-07

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1101622326

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If you like Downton Abbey, you'll love Mrs. Jeffries! IN THE WEEDS 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 narrows the field of suspects down to one: Lucius Montague, who was seen threatening Mrs. Langston-Jones shortly before her death. The Inspector and all of London are positive that he’s the killer, but Mrs. Jeffries has doubts. Her biggest problem is that Lucius Montague is a very disagreeable character and no one—including Inspector Witherspoon’s staff—is inclined to save his skin. Now, she must turn the tide of the investigation...or watch an innocent man take the fall for the real killer. A Mrs. Jeffries Mystery She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon...and keeps him on his toes. Everyone’s awed by his Scotland Yard successes—but they don’t know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries’ polished detection skills are up to the task...proving that behind every great man there’s a woman—and that a crimesolver’s work is never done.


Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up

Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1101545453

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Ring in the season with another Mrs. Jeffries tale of holiday homicide. Moments after a high tea is interrupted by a fire in the servants’ hall, art collector Daniel McCourt is found sprawled on the floor of his study under a bundle of mistletoe, his throat slit by the bloody sword lying next to his body. Could the killer be a disgruntled lover, sending a message by murdering McCourt under the mistletoe? Could it be one of his fellow collectors, pointedly using one of McCourt’s own acquisitions to kill him? Inspector Witherspoon is determined to solve the case—preferably before Christmas Eve—but of course he will need some assistance from the always sharp-witted Mrs. Jeffries, who has her own theories on why McCourt had to die by the sword...


Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind

Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1101187832

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The eccentric Olive Kettering swore someone was trying to harm her. Too bad no one listened, though plenty wanted her dead. When Olive is shot and killed, Mrs. Jeffries has no problem speaking her mind to see justice served.


Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time

Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-03-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1101019670

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A two-story killer. Train enthusiast Francis Humphreys took his last breath while relatives and neighbors visited downstairs. But if everyone was downstairs, who could have stolen into Uncle Francis?s study, killed him, and escaped? Mrs. Jeffries will have to lend her downstairs common sense to this upstairs murder mystery.


Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen

Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-10-02

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1440622515

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A Yuletide dinner in West Brompton should have been a festive occasion, until the host, wealthy Stephen Whitfield, dropped dead before the second course. Now Mrs. Jeffries and the busy sleuths must rally in support of their Inspector?especially since the clues are harder to find than a silver sixpence in a plum pudding.


Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three

Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three

Author: Emily Brightwell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0425263592

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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. Her name is Mrs. Jeffries, and she keeps house for the Inspector—and keeps him on his toes. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, her polished detection skills are up to the task. Because as she knows all too well, a crimesolver’s work is never done… Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook When a dead body turns up, Mrs. Jeffries winds up doing double-duty: cooking for the household—and trying to cook a killer’s goose… Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi It’s one of the most brazen murders anyone can remember—and Inspector Witherspoon has become the main suspect. Now it’s up to Mrs. Jeffries to clear her boss’s good name… Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected When a local publican is murdered, Inspector Witherspoon finally takes Mrs. Jeffries’s advice to trust his own instincts. But as he narrows down the suspects, Mrs. Jeffries and her staff must solve the case before he ruins his career—and theirs…