The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs.Jeffries Mysteries Book 1)

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The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs.Jeffries Mysteries Book 1)

The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs.Jeffries Mysteries Book 1)

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Despite their mutual dislike for Nivens, Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon know the man isn’t a cold-blooded killer. Now they’ll just have to prove it. (Goodreads) Set in Victorian London this is #41 in the series if you can believe it. Having followed Mrs. Jeffries from the beginning I have come to know the characters like old friends. Everyone is a likable individual and somehow the author has managed to keep them fresh and engaging in every story.

Mrs. Jeffries and her group are as well defined as necessary for their roles, right down to the little daughter of Betsy and Smythe. We learn new tidbits about most of the regulars. I did enjoy the emotions Witherspoon displays at times, especially regarding a certain hobby and his nightly sherry with Mrs. Jeffries. The Andovers and Marcella are not people I would care to know, but Daniel seemed to have potential. People can be surprising, however, and I had a change of heart about some of the characters by the end. Some aspects of this series strike me differently now, especially since I've read a lot more Victorian Literature than I had when I was a teenager. For one thing, the dialogue isn't historically accurate or at least not consistently so. However, I did appreciate that different realities of the time period are brought up as we learn about the hardships the characters have faced. I liked that the book didn't try to completely idealize Victorian life but was still pleasant and positive in tone. I love the Mrs. Jeffries Mysteries. I think I have read all 40 of them and eagerly wait for the next one to be published. I marvel at Ms. Brightwell's ability to create stories that feel new and fresh and don't disappoint. I work as hard as I can to try to solve the mystery before I get to the end. But, alas, that does not frequently happen. Over time you get to love the characters in the books and get so entangled in their lives. I do think it is time for something new to happen beside the solving of the crime. Maybe a wedding of the Inspector. The board of governors said interviews for the role had now been conducted and a new head is expected to take over in April.One case is solved and another is opened when the Inspector finds a missing brooch - pinned to a dead woman's gown. But Mrs. Jeffries .. Most people, from his peers, subordinates, superiors at the police station to his informants and people he sent to prison, dislike Nivens. He is not a team player, does not know how to investigate properly, relies on informants or bribery, and comes from a wealthy, powerful family whose help he begged for too many times. This time they are not going to help; it is up to him to figure it out. Part of the trouble is that he knows he has burned too many bridges with peers, including Inspector Witherspoon, to have any reason to hope for help. Gerald Witherspoon and his secret weapon loves justice far more than seeing someone else suffer unless proven to be the bad guy. Sir Edmund Leggett has a stalker - a young lady whose attentions have turned from puppy love to obsession. Rather than be alarmed, Sir Edmund is somewhat flattered. That is, until his engagement party, when someone murders him in cold blood.. 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?

Bert Santorini, an ice delivery man in the East End of London, ends his day by meeting someone in an alley off the Commercial Road in Whitechapel, a notoriously bad neighborhood. He has survived by his wits thus far and the person he is waiting for will pay if anything happens to Bert. Unfortunately for Bert, he's met by an unknown assailant who shoots him dead. When the police inspect the scene of the crime, they discover a gun belonging to Inspector Nigel Nivens lying next to the body. When the sensational press get ahold of the story, right away, they accuse the police of covering up the crime to protect one of their own. Superintendent Barrows is unimpressed and puts Inspector Witherspoon on the job. Scared, Nivens turns to Mrs. Jeffries for help but she doesn't trust him. It doesn't look good for Nivens, all the evidence points to him and Mrs. Jeffries knows they need to see justice done, no matter who the murderer was. She doesn't think it was Inspector Nivens, as much as she dislikes him. To the people of the West End, Bert Santorini was a good member of the community but in Whitechapel, he was not well liked and everyone seems to have a motive for murder. Can Inspector Witherspoon and Mrs. Jeffries figure this one out in time to save Inspector Nivens or will he finally be found guilty of a crime he may not have committed? Inspector Nigel Nivens, known for being unpleasant and a poor investigator, faces the consequences for sabotaging Inspector Witherspoon’s recent case. Banished to a challenging precinct in London’s East End, Nivens learns that his influential family can’t save him from every situation. Get swept up in the thrilling mystery of “ Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice“. Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders Even though the evide In Book 37, a rude businessman is poisoned, leaving Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon hunting for a killer at Wrexley Hotel. As they investigate the victim’s behavior and mistakes, they cross paths with a murderer. Despite reluctance from the hotel, the team must catch the criminal before more lives are lost. Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the AngelI loved this book and enjoyed reading every word of it. I love the characters and the whole ‘family’ feel it has. I hope you’ll read this book, and this series, and that you’ll love it as much as I do. I even like that this book has departed from its norm and leaves a bit of a cliff-hanger for the end. I feel a set-up for a future story there :) The fourth installment of Emily Brightwell's Mrs. Jeffries series, a businessman is murdered and the housekeepers interes is piqued. When it comes to catching killers, the smart money's on Mrs. Jeffries. Inspector Witherspoon is called into the Chief’s office and told that he has a new case. The case isn’t out of his station, but Witherspoon is being assigned nonetheless. There has been a murder in the East End and all of the evidence points to Nigel Nivens being the murderer. The overhead folks at Scotland Yard wouldn’t mind throwing the book at Nivens and getting rid of him, but they know they have to give the investigation every appearance of fairness. That is why they assign the case to Witherspoon – the most respected Inspector on the force. Behind the scenes, Mrs. Jeffries has organized the household staff into its' efficient sleuthing team mode. Cook may be feeding pauper meals to the Inspector, but she still is sure to have tea and sweet buns for when other household staff members drop by to chat in the kitchen. Meanwhile Wiggins, Betsy and Smythe utilize their network of other household staffs for information; uncovering some unsavoury secrets that point to who the guilty party is and why. Once again. Inspector Gerald Witherspoon’s household staff aid him in coming to the right conclusions and solving the murder of American miner Jake Randall. Found floating in the Thames, shot through the heart. Jake had been sold shares in a Colorado silver mine, but his primary investors Ruston Benfield, miserly John Cubberly married to a rich wife, gambler Edward Dillingham and investment advisor Lester Hinkleton, realized their money wasn’t going to by mining equipment or hiring men to work he mines and planned to confront Jake Randall, but he hadn’t shown up for the meeting. Inspector Nivens has recused himself because he has a small investment in the Randall and Watson Mining Company. The problem is who drie it. There are too many suspects, no evidence, insufficient alibis, leaving Inspector Witherspoon befuddled and Constable Barnes trying to make forward progress.

What I love about these books most of all is the feeling that this staff, as well as their neighbors who help "solve" the crimes, are family. They may not be related by blood, but they care for each other. They care for their employer so much that they risk their own safety at times to gather clues. Tregolls School - an academy in Truro has been interviewing candidates to take over Lara Jeffries after she announced she was leaving, two years into the role.She said: “Having done what many others have through Covid times, I have reflected on my career and decided to make some changes. Mrs Jeffries, who joined the Cornish school in 2019 to replace Matt Middlemore who said at the time that he would not be returning after his year-long sabbatical, cited personal reasons for her departure. Mrs. Jeffries always keeps her friends close and now must keep an enemy even closer if she is going to catch a killer. . . . Inspector Nigel Nivens in not a nice man or a good investigator. In fact he is terrible at his job and has always done everything he can to make life difficult for Inspector Witherspoon. But even his powerful family can't help him after he maliciously tried to hobble Witherspoon's last homicide investigation. He's been sent to a particularly difficult precinct in the East End of London as penance.

Mrs. Jeffries investigates the murder of wealthy widow Margaret Starling. Despite her charity work and church involvement, Margaret had her share of enemies. Join Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon as they uncover the truth in “ Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel,” proving that justice doesn’t depend on popularity. Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice Inspector Nigel Nivens is in serious trouble – very serious trouble. If you’ve read the previous books, you know what a despicable piece of work he is. Now, there has been a heinous murder, and all of the evidence points to Nivens being the perpetrator. Nivens detests Inspector Witherspoon, yet now, not only his career but his life is in Witherspoon’s hands. LOVE IT! I'm wondering if Rufus Farley, the club manager, is the murderer. He's an officious man who values his position over justice. He caters to the whims of the wealthy and doesn't seem to like scandal and Jeremy Marks ALWAYS brought scandal with him. Mr. Marks wasn't even a member and if his fiancé really did break it off with him as the gossips claim, Mr. Farley would have no reason to keep Mr. Marks around. Plus Mr. Farley flat out lies to the Inspector, more than once I think. It took no time at all for the magistrate to rule the death of Harlan Westover a suicide. But not everyone is convinced by the result of what may have been a slip-shod investigation. Well, Mr.Jeffries leads the dim witted Witherspoon to quite an obvious solution to poisoning of the thoroughly despicable Dr. Barthlomew Slocum. While Inspector displays his Victorian class prejudice, although devoid of evidence or any motive, Witherspoon decides that the murder is slocum’s cook , who apparently for some unknown reasons had left the employ of duke of Bedford to instead work for the doctor. It is now up to Mrs Jeffries to unearth the real identity of the killer.

Mrs. Jeffries knows this murder troubles the inspector. Witherspoon doesn’t care for Nivens, but he does care for justice, as do Mrs. Jeffries and the staff. One day when the staff is meeting with the results of what they learned, Nivens shows up, wanting to talk with them. He said that people at the station think they are who really investigate and help Witherspoon solve all the murders he does. They denied their involvement multiple times, in multiple ways. He pleads for their help, as he knows he will hang if the real killer isn’t found, but they declare they are only servants. Mrs. Jeffries is also terribly troubled about the case, as Chief Superintendent Barrows will only give Witherspoon and Barnes a couple more days to solve it or arrest Nivens. When newcomer Ellen Langston-Jones is found dead, Inspector Witherspoon suspects Lucius Montague, who was seen threatening her. Despite everyone’s belief in Montague’s guilt, Mrs. Jeffries has doubts. Facing the challenge of saving an unlikeable character, she must change the investigation’s course or risk an innocent man taking the fall for the true killer. Prepare to unveil the truth in the gripping tale of “ Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide.” Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen



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