Books by Emily Brightwell
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review 1: The latest in the Mrs. Jeffries cozy historical mystery series set in Victorian England finds Inspector Witherspoon's household preparing for the winter holidays. Their preparations are interrupted by the death of Orlando Edison, a well-connected stockbroker. Mrs. Jeffries and th...
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review 1: Inspector Gerald Witherspoon of the London police force employs an unusual group of servants. When he catches a murder case, his household and some of their friends leap into action to help investigate the crime. Mrs. Jeffries is the housekeeper that organizes the household and ...
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review 1: My first read in this series. Probably won't be reading any more. I'm not fond of Victoriana in any case, and I thought the premise of the series only mildly interesting. The dialogue anachronisms annoyed me. And very early on, Mrs. Jeffries said "'Fifty-two isn't old,' she said ...
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review 1: Inspector Witherspoon is called out for a high-profile case. The wealthy Daniel McCourt is murdered in his study with one of the ceremonial Oriental swords he collects. He had invited a group to tea so he could unveil his latest purchase, an extremely rare and valuable sword, b...
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review 1: Beautiful young Arlette Banfield and her husband are hosting their annual ball when Arlette is poisoned. Fortunately, Inspector Witherspoon's inamorata Lady Cannonbury is on the scene, and is able to preserve most of the evidence before the police arrive. She helps the Inspecto...
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review 1: Daniel McCourt, an Asian art collector, has been murdered by one of his own swords. The murder occurred just after a tea party where he planned to show off his most recent acquisition. A fire in the servants hall broke up the party early and no one else was in the house when Mr. ...
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review 1: The setting is Victorian England in a well to do part of London. The French instructor for a wealthy family is murdered in their garden. All signs indicate that the murderer is a boorish neighbor who was seen arguing with her. Inspector Witherspoon is assigned to the case. Th...