Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own
Emily Brightwell

She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon...and keeps him on his toes. Everyone’s awed by his Scotland Yard successes—but they don’t know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries’ polished detection skills are up to the task...proving that behind every great man there’s a woman—and that a crimesolver’s work is never done.

When the general office manager of Sutcliffe Manufacturing is murdered, no one is really surprised. Ronald Dearman was anything but a dear man. The tyrannical bully had more than enough enemies to go around. But who hated him enough to walk into his office and put a bullet between his eyes?

For once, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon doesn’t get the case, it’s given to another inspector. Then someone from Mrs. Jeffries’ past—someone she’d hoped to never see again—shows up and begs for her help. Now Mrs. Jeffries must step into the fray and stop a terrible miscarriage of justice...

(A Victorian Mystery #30)
Berkley (Prime Crime), May 2012
ISBN-10: 0425248054
ISBN-13: 9780425248058
304 pages Paperback
$7.99

Also by Emily Brightwell:
Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide, May 2013
Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three, April 2013
Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up, November 2012
Mrs. Jeffries Takes a Second Look, September 2012
Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up, November 2011
Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead, May 2011
Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings, November 2010
Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind, June 2010
Mrs. Jeffries & the Yuletide Weddings, November 2009
Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time, March 2009
Mrs. Jeffries & the Feast of St. Stephen, October 2008
Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump, June 2008
Mrs. Jeffries & the Feast of St. Stephen, October 2007
Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans, May 2007
Mrs. Jeffries & the Silent Knight, October 2006
Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict, May 2006
Mrs. Jeffries And The Silent Knight, October 2005
Mrs. Jeffries Learns The Trade, April 2005
Mrs. Jeffries Stalks The Hunter, October 2004
Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney, January 2004
Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case, April 2003
Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post, June 2001
Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot, November 2000
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries, April 1996

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