Mystery

Mrs. Jeffries is Inspector Witherspoon’s housekeeper. Witherspoon is currently one of the most successful crime solvers at Scotland Yard. Mrs. Jeffries is the secret weapon behind Witherspoon’s success. So secret that even Witherspoon doesn’t know it!

It’s Christmas, but that doesn’t mean murders stop.

Orlando Edison is a stockbroker dealing in mining ventures and is well known among the “upper crust.” Shortly before Christmas, Edison is found murdered and Witherspoon is given the case.

Even though Mrs. Jeffries and the house staff need to get all preparations done in time for Christmas, they also know Witherspoon will need their assistance.

Between the staff’s ability to gather information from the other household staffs, to investigate and gather information from others in a casual way without their contacts being aware, and Mrs. Jeffries’ filtering it to Witherspoon without him realizing it, the case should be solved before Christmas…they hope.

A fun, cozy series that takes place in Victorian England, with a cast of characters that each have their strengths and secrets, and a plot that keeps moving. ( )

Apparently the stock market was equally corrupt in Victorian times. This edition finds Mrs. Jeffries and her crew investigating the Merry Gentlemen, a group of investors that have made a fortune in the past few years in mining. Orlando Edison, President of a recently defunct mining company is set to testify in court, but is found dead before he could do so. Now Mrs. Jeffries are spending the days before Christmas investigating a murder and finding out just how far the Merry Gentlemen will go to keep their secrets. ( )

The usual well written and good read from Ms. Brightwell! ( )

Nice cozy, up to her usual standards. No mystery is going to spoil their Christmas! ( )