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Author: Emily Brightwell

📘 The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Victorian Mystery) by Emily Brightwell

Set in Victorian London, "The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries" opens the mystery series with the astute Mrs. Jeffries, who manages a household and secretly outwits Scotland Yard’s own Inspector Witherspoon. Her discreet investigative skills clean up crime scenes and expose hidden motives, proving that a clever woman can be the subtle force behind the nation’s most celebrated detective.

First publish date: 1993

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery

Authors: Emily Brightwell

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