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World Hotels - Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter
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List Price: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780425198858
ISBN: 0425198855
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2004-10-05
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: 2004-10-05
Studio: Berkley
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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.
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Summary: Murder of a Cad!
Comment: In the 19th installment in the Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series, the beloved Inspector has another murder to solve. This time, Sir Edmund Leggett has been shot to death on the night of his engagement announcement. It seems as thought Sir Edmund has a bit of a past...and as of late, he has been haunted by it. He had acquired himself a stalker, presumably one of the women that he used and tossed away like garbage. Everyone jumps to the quick conclusion that his stalker must be the murderess, but when she shows up begging for help from the Inspector's household, Mrs. Jeffries is not so sure. It seems Sir Edmund was not well liked, and the list of suspects seems too long for even the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens to weed through. Will Mrs. Jeffries and her team of undercover detectives help the Inspector solve another murder, or will the murderer go free?
I love this series! The characters are so vividly portrayed that I feel as though I have stepped into Victorian London.
This is definitely a cozy series, and the books are a very quick read. I found the puzzle in this book to be a bit more difficult to solve as in previous books. But I don't really read this series for the mysteries themselves...I read them for the interactions between the characters. The staff work together to secretly assist the Inspector in his cases, and I like to see the camaraderie between the different members of the staff. I am waiting to see if the Inspector ever catches on about the "extra" help he is receiving. So far, he remains in the dark.
The first book in the series is called "The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries". Enjoy!
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Summary: Ms. Brightwell has found the right formula!
Comment: I agree that it is difficult to keep a long-running series fresh and exciting, but Ms. Brightwell has found the right formula. This Victorian mystery series keeps its charm through book after book. As I read I begin to think of the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens as old friends, and can't wait to see what murder they'll be trying to help solve next. In this book the victim was not a well-liked man. He was a bounder and profligate, so no one was really upset when he was killed, but Inspector Witherspoon has to find the killer regardless. That means his staff have to help him. By this time Witherspoon is able to do some real detecting on his own, but that doesn't mean that he's ungrateful when he gets a break somewhere. This series is pure delight.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Comment: Emily Brightwell has give us yet another wonderful book in her Mrs. Jeffries series. I read this one in three hours without putting it down. I loved it!
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Summary: The Inspector's Household does it again.
Comment: It is very difficult to keep a series fresh. Plots easily become stale, and begin to sound like the last book you read by the same author. Emily Brightwell has found a method in which she keeps her readers interested and her endings reasonable. I like this book because it touches on real feelings of loyalty in the inspector's house and among other characters. The series continues to be a welcome distraction from a busy day and really fine entertainment.
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Summary: Wonderful Series
Comment: In this mystery set in Victorian England, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon is in charge of the investigation of the murder of Sir Edmund Leggett, who was killed on his way home from his engagement party. Witherspoon has plenty of suspects, beginning with a young woman who has been stalking him. But there's plenty of other people that wanted him dead, including his fiancée who hates him (he was marrying her for her money, her parents agreed because they wanted his title), his mistress who is furious at the upcoming wedding, his cousin who inherits everything, and the numerous people he owes money to. But Witherspoon will have no problem solving this case, not while his housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of his household staff are working behind the scenes to help him!
I really enjoy this series. The mysteries are always well written and well plotted. Brightwell switches back and forth between Witherspoon's investigation and the servants which I like, because it gives insight into all the characters. What I like the most is that, even after nineteen books in the series, the characters continue to grow and in each book we learn more and more about them. In this particular book, it was a little tidbit about Hatchet that made him come even more alive to me as a character. And Witherspoon's detecting abilities develop more and more each book, which is a nice touch as it would have been easy for him to become a caricature.
I highly recommend these books for fans of cozy mysteries. My only complaint is I read the book in one night and now have to wait for the next one!
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