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The third instalment of Emily Brightwell’s Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series follows a tense seance where Mrs. Hodges receives a grim prediction. Dismissed as superstition, the ominous words become reality when Dame Hodges is found murdered that same night. The Police Inspector, lacking supernatural aid, turns to the seasoned domestic worker—Mrs. Jeffries—whose powers of observation and understanding of people make her an unlikely sleuth. Set amid the shadows of London’s elite households, the tale blends historical detail with the intrigue of classic detection.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Emily Brightwell
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