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Emily Brightwell Books In Order

Mrs. Jeffries Books In Publication Order

  1. The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993)
  2. Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues (1993)
  3. The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (1993)
  4. Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock (1994)
  5. Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball (1994)
  6. Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail (1995)
  7. Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook (1995)
  8. Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi (1996)
  9. Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected (1996)
  10. Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage (1997)
  11. Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer (1997)
  12. Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art (1998)
  13. Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake (1998)
  14. Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat (1999)
  15. Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot (2000)
  16. Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post (2001)
  17. Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case (2003)
  18. Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney (2004)
  19. Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter (2004)
  20. Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight (2005)
  21. Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans (2005)
  22. Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict (2006)
  23. Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen (2007)
  24. Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump (2008)
  25. Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time (2009)
  26. Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings (2009)
  27. Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind (2010)
  28. Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead (2011)
  29. Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up (2011)
  30. Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own (2012)
  31. Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide (2013)
  32. Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen (2013)
  33. Mrs. Jeffries and the One Who Got Away (2014)
  34. Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize (2016)
  35. Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong (2017)
  36. Mrs. Jeffries and the Three Wise Women (2017)
  37. Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods (2019)
  38. Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel (2019)
  39. Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice (2020)
  40. Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders (2021)

Dear Diary Books In Publication Order

  1. Remember Me (1996)
  2. Dying Young (2000)

Life at Sixteen Books In Publication Order

  1. Second Best (1996)
  2. No Guarantees (1997)
  3. Good Intentions (1998)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. Kindred Spirits (1990)
  2. Lifeline (1991)
  3. The Liberation of Layla (1992)

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Emily Brightwell Books Overview

The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries

While Inspector Witherspoon receives accolades and kudos for his Scotland Yard successes, his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, does a lion’s share of the detection work.

Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues

When a servant girl runs away and a missing brooch is found on a murdered woman, Inspector Witherspoon and his eagle eyed housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, search for clues. By the author of The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries.

The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries

After a seance, during which her death is predicted, Mrs. Hodges dies mysteriously, and it is up to Mrs. Jeffries, the housekeeper for Inspector Witherspoon, to solve the crime.

Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock

When her employer, Inspector Witherspoon, is saddled with the baffling murder of a man who had allegedly cheated his stockholders out of a fortune, housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries comes to the rescue.

Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball

Festivities turn fatal when Hannah Greenwood is found dead at a Jubilee Ball honoring Queen Victoria. But fear not, Inspector Witherspoon and Mrs. Jeffries are also in attendance. They are soon hard at work exposing old secrets and petty jealousies in the prestigious Hyde Park Literary Circle, of which the victim was a much hated member.

Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail

Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard resorts once again to his housekeeping super sleuth, Mrs. Jeffries, when a girl flower peddler is killed on a foggy night in Victorian London.

Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook

An otherwise lovable housekeeper, Minerva Kenny becomes the victim of the notorious William Barrett when he discovers her problem with cleptomania, and when the wicked man is killed, Minerva’s only hope is in the sleuthing Mrs. Jeffries.

Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi

Housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries must use all her extraordinary sleuthing skills when she is forced to take over an investigation when her employer, Scotland Yard Inspector Witherspoon, becomes a prime suspect in the murder of Peter Hornsley.

Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected

Inspector Witherspoon is determined to trust his own instincts when it comes to the murder of a local publican, keeping Mrs. Jeffries in the dark about the case and upsetting the entire household staff, who hope that Witherspoon does not ruin his career before they can solve the case themselves.

Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage

When an unpopular theater critic is discovered drowned under suspicious circumstances, Mrs. Jeffries uncovers the victim’s secret past and discovers a full cast of suspects.

Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer

Mrs. Jeffries is back keeping house for Inspector Witherspoon and, as always, keeping him on his toes. This popular Victorian mystery series is ‘full of humor, suspense, adventure, and touches of romance’, and in Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art, a missing artist’s model is the catalyst for a baffling mystery that will satisfy and delight Mrs. Jeffries’s legions of fans.

Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art

Mrs. Jeffries is back keeping house for Inspector Witherspoon and, as always, keeping him on his toes. This popular Victorian mystery series is ‘full of Humor, suspense, adventure, and touches of romance.’ Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art, a missing artist’s model is the catalyst for a baffling mystery that will satisfy and delight Mrs. Jeffries legions of fans. First time in print A consistently popular series featuring ‘the Miss Marple of Victorian mystery.’ Paperback Forum

Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake

The evidence was all there: a dead body, two dessert plates, and a gun. As if poor Mr. Ashbury had been sharing cake with his own killer! Now, Mrs. Jeffries and her staff must do some snooping around. They’re more than happy to help dish up some clues…

Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot

Annabeth Gentry thinks someone wants her dead. When Mrs. Jeffries discovers three attempts on her life, she thinks Annabeth may be right. Now she must unearth answers and fast!’Full of humor, suspense, adventure, and touches of romance…
delightful.’ Rendezvous 15th in the successful series

Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post

Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of Inspector Witherspoon’s staff must solve the murder of a ruthless businessman with a shady history. Paperback Forum

Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case

When a magistrate rules Harlan Westover’s death a suicide, something smells fishy. Amidst a sea of unanswered questions, the clever Mrs. Jeffries wants to get to the bottom of it and make sure someone doesn’t stage another ‘suicide’…

Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney

Inspector Witherspoon is perplexed. No one seems to know the identity of the dead man dressed like a vicar and propped against the outside wall of St. Paul’s Church, clutching the address of an abandoned cottage. When a skeleton is found stuffed in the cottage’s chimney, Witherspoon gathers all his resources to link the two events including his very efficient housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries.

Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter

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 Inspector Witherspoon has other ideas and consults his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries who always gets to the heart of the matter.

Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight

Sir George Braxton was found lying face down in a frozen fountain with the back of his skull bashed to bits. The case is complicated by a distinct lack of holiday cheer in the victim’s three argumentative middle aged daughters and their sullen houseguests. Even the cranky cat hates everyone. To top it all off, the Home Secretary has called in Inspector Witherspoon over the heads of some touchy local lads, making matters stickier than a plum pudding. Only the help of his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, and her crime solving staff will give the poor Inspector any chance of sleeping in heavenly peace on Christmas Eve 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 and the Best Laid Plans

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 just about everyone Boyd’s ever met.

Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict

When a man is wrongly convicted of a woman’s murder, Mrs. Jeffries and her belowstairs cohorts have their work cut out for them if they want to save an innocent man from the gallows.

Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen

The case is an unexpected bother for Inspector Witherspoon’s household, already abuzz with plans for the holidays, but Scotland Yard wants this crime solved before Christmas. Now 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 Holds the Trump

Mrs. Jeffries must swim upstream to catch a killer. Successful local Michael Provost had no enemies, yet he was found dead off the Chelsea Vestry Wharf. With the help of her staff, Mrs. Jeffries dives into an investigation that leads to an earlier crime and even more questions.

Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time

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 Yuletide Weddings

Upper Edmonton Gardens looks forward to a jolly Christmas, until one humbug sings of murder in Mrs. Jeffries’s 26th mystery. ‘Tis the week before Christmas, and all through the house, every creature is stirring…
But just as Inspector Witherspoon’s staff prepares for the long awaited wedding of Betsy and Smythe, a Yuletide murder falls in the Inspector’s lap. A middle aged spinster has been killed in what her murderer hoped would look like a random crime. But the Inspector’s investigation reveals a web of lies, intrigue, and long buried secrets. With uncooperative witnesses, sulking relatives, and a second Christmas wedding, a simple investigation seems unlikely. And the household will have to put aside its holiday spirit to save the Inspector’s reputation.

Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind

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 Forges Ahead

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.

Good Intentions

When Chloe Marlowe awoke from a coma, she was grateful to be alive and determined to change her ways. She had never been a nice person she used her best friend, sabotaged her father’s marriage to Lucinda, terrorized Lucinda’s son…
But now Chloe has a second chance to make things right. But not everyone is letting her…
How can she prove that she’s really changed?

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