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Brightwell, Emily

Overview
Works:36 works in 164 publications in 2 languages and 14,142 library holdings
Genres:Mystery fiction  Historical fiction  Detective and mystery stories  Suspense fiction  Adventure fiction  Detective and mystery stories, English 
Classifications:ps3552.r46443, 813.54
Most widely held works by Emily Brightwell
Mrs. Jeffries and the feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell( Book )
11 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 846 libraries worldwide
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 and the silent knight by Emily Brightwell( Book )
9 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 744 libraries worldwide
Aided by his sleuthing housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, Inspector Witherspoon is called in by the Home Secretary to uncover the truth about the bludgeoning murder of Sir George Braxton, an investigation complicated by the victim's three daughters.
Mrs. Jeffries sweeps the chimney by Emily Brightwell( Book )
9 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 670 libraries worldwide
Inspector Witherspoon is perplexed. No one seems to know the identity of the dead man dressed like a vicar and propped up against the ouside wall of St. Paul's Church. A paper clutched in the corpse's hand reveals the address of a dilapidated and seemingly abandoned cottage--abandoned if you don't count the human skeleton stuffed in the chimney. To link these two biazrre incdients will take all of the resources at Witherspoon's command--and a little help from the efficient Mrs. Jeffries...
Mrs. Jeffries and the yuletide weddings by Emily Brightwell( Book )
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 657 libraries worldwide
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 and Mrs. Jeffries' household will have to put aside its holiday spirit until the case is solved.
Mrs. Jeffries in the nick of time by Emily Brightwell( Book )
5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 643 libraries worldwide
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 stalks the hunter by Emily Brightwell( Book )
8 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and held by 633 libraries worldwide
Mrs. Jeffries holds the trump by Emily Brightwell( Book )
9 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 615 libraries worldwide
Housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries and her employer, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon, investigate the drowning of the owner of a medical supply company, a man without greedy relatives or business rivals but a flair for amateur sleuthing that may have caused his murder.
Mrs. Jeffries and the best laid plans by Emily Brightwell( Book )
6 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 557 libraries worldwide
Inspector Witherspoon's housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, must once again employ her keen skills of detection when Lawrence Boyd, a banker with numerous enemies, is found dead in his burnt-out studio and all signs point to murder.
Mrs. Jeffries appeals the verdict by Emily Brightwell( Book )
9 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 543 libraries worldwide
An innocent man will hang unless Mrs. Jeffries and her belowstairs cohorts can find the real killer.
Mrs. Jeffries speaks her mind by Emily Brightwell( Book )
5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 519 libraries worldwide
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 pinches the post by Emily Brightwell( Book )
7 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and held by 498 libraries worldwide
Harrison Nye may have been involved in some dubious business dealings, but no one ever expected him to be murdered.
Mrs. Jeffries rocks the boat by Emily Brightwell( Book )
6 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in English and held by 480 libraries worldwide
Mrs. Jeffries learns the trade by Emily Brightwell( Book )
3 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 417 libraries worldwide
The 1st 3 Mrs. Jeffries mysteries.
Mrs. Jeffries weeds the plot by Emily Brightwell( Book )
7 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 413 libraries worldwide
"Eccentric Annabeth Gentry pretty much keeps to herself. Besides her recent inheritance and the attention her bloodhound gets for digging up the body of a murdered thief, her life is, in fact, rather dull. So why does she think that someone is trying to kill her? That's what Mrs. Jeffries and her staff have to find out." -- Back cover.
The inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell( Book )
5 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in English and held by 406 libraries worldwide
Mrs. Jeffries on the ball by Emily Brightwell( Book )
6 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 375 libraries worldwide
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 takes the cake by Emily Brightwell( Book )
6 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 335 libraries worldwide
The evidence was all there--a dead body, two dessert plates, and a gun--as if poor Mr. Ashbury had been sharing a bit of cake with his own killer!.
Mrs. Jeffries takes the stage by Emily Brightwell( Book )
7 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 327 libraries worldwide
Scotland Yard's Inspector Witherspoon and his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, investigate the murder of a theater critic known for his savage reviews.
Mrs. Jeffries reveals her art by Emily Brightwell( Book )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 323 libraries worldwide
Mrs. Jeffries takes stock by Emily Brightwell( Book )
4 editions published between 1994 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 322 libraries worldwide
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.
 
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Mrs. Jeffries and the feast of St. Stephen
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Mrs. Jeffries and the silent knightMrs. Jeffries sweeps the chimneyMrs. Jeffries stalks the hunterMrs. Jeffries holds the trumpMrs. Jeffries appeals the verdictMrs. Jeffries pinches the postMrs. Jeffries rocks the boatMrs. Jeffries learns the trade
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