Emily Brightwell
Paperback | Pages: 198 pages Rating: 3.86 | 1152 Users | 94 Reviews
Details Out Of Books The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries #3)
| Title | : | The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries #3) |
| Author | : | Emily Brightwell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 198 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1993 by Berkley |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Cozy Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Historical Mystery. Fiction |
Representaion During Books The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries #3)
A cantankorous rich woman is murdered during what appears to be a bungled robbery. But the facts don't support the robbery theory. Mrs. Jeffries is the housekeeper for the Inspector in charge of the case. She has a team that works together to help the inspector with his cases, without his knowledge of course. Together they discover the truth.This was an easy read, except for the number of characters that you needed to become acquainted with. It was my first book in this series. I'm sure after I read a couple more that I will find I like it more as I become familiar with the characters and language.
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| Original Title: | The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries |
| ISBN: | 0425139492 (ISBN13: 9780425139493) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mrs. Jeffries #3 |
Rating Out Of Books The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries #3)
Ratings: 3.86 From 1152 Users | 94 ReviewsPiece Out Of Books The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries #3)
This is a light-hearted cosy mystery about a clueless inspector and his brilliant housekeeper. He is gaining a reputation for solving murders - whereas she is the real reason he solves the murders under her expert guidance. He is completely unaware that she is the brains of the outfit. Light-hearted fluff that is easy to read.I already new who the murderer was, I just needed proof. Listening to Mrs Jeffries and her gang getting irrelavant information was annoying but understandable.
Emily Brightwell's Victorian murder mystery has an intriguing premise, namely that the housekeeper and servants of Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard are more adept at solving crimes than their master. This is the not the first adventure of the servants, the author keeps referring to earlier mysteries the servants solved, although these may not have been published in novel form.Secretely investigating major crimes under the nose of Constable Barnes and the inspector, the bright and gifted
While the use of the house staff to investigate the crime is interesting I did not enjoy seeing the inspector they work for portrayed as an incompetent idiot.
Lovely solid cosy mystery, loving this series, the cast of characters are so homely a rag tag group totally loyal to each other. I almost feel sorry for the inspector who although is a decent guy. It wouldn't be right for him to be a part of the right knit group that look after him downstairs. The mysteries are different enough for you to feel like it's the same old story even though each one is wrapped up neatly at the end and handed to the inspector as a gift.
These stories certainly take 'cozy' to a new level. However, during these bleak winter days I found it refreshing in that I could be distracted by this simple story. Though one does wonder how Inspector Witherspoon manages to keep his job....! lol
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