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Mrs. Jeffries volume 31
Language
English
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When a beautiful newcomer is found dead in the communal gardens, Inspector Witherspoon narrows down his list of suspects to Lucius Montague, who was seen threatening the woman, but Mrs. Jeffries has her doubts and sets out to find the real killer.
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid mystery volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, encounter an uncharitable killer at a charity luncheon sponsored by a posh school for girls... --Publisher
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid mystery volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer. --Publisher
Author
Series
Rip through time volume 1
Language
English
Description
May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She's drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Thomson had been enjoying a half-day off, only to be discovered that night in a lane, where she'd been strangled and left for dead . . . exactly one-hundred-and-fifty years before...
Author
Series
Rip through time volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she's not housemaid Catriona Mitchell-even though Mallory is in Catriona's body-and Mallory is now officially an undertaker's assistant. Dr. Duncan Gray moonlights as a medical examiner, and their latest case hits close to home. Men are dropping dead from a powerful poison, and all signs point to the grieving widows...the...
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid mystery volume 7
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Set in post-WWI England, this historical mystery finds sleuthing duo Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, hunting a killer after the decision to open Foxwood Hall for guided tours turns deadly.
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid mystery volume 4
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When her sister Julia's new--and much older--husband is found dead the morning after their hasty marriage, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva, must discover the killer before the Renshaws' social standing is irreparably damaged by a murder charge.
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Language
English
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New York City, 1910. Ladies' maid Jane Prescott has taken a position with the Benchley family, dismissed by the city's elite as 'new money.' Invisible until she's needed, Jane has a power they do not-- she understands the rules of high society. At a party for Charlotte Benchley's engagement to notorious playboy Norrie Newsome, the groom-to-be is found murdered. There are many with grudges to bear: from the family Norrie was supposed to marry into,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Sophie Russell was once society's darling. But after the disgrace and death of her father, she now finds all doors firmly shut to her--including those of her family home. To discover the secrets now hidden within its beloved walls, she'll pose as a cook and spy on the estate's new owner, a broodingly handsome viscount, who may have schemed against the Russells. Instead of dishing up the truth, the viscount tempts Sophie with delicacies of his own"--Amazon.com....
Author
Series
Mrs. Jeffries volume 29
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Under a bundle of mistletoe, art collector Daniel McCourt lies with his throat slit, a bloody sword next to his body. Inspector Witherspoon is determined to solve the case--preferably before the eggnog is ladled out on Christmas Eve--but of course he will require assistance from the always sharp-witted housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, who has a few of her own theories on why McCourt had to die by the sword.
13) A devious death
Author
Series
Lady and lady's maid mystery volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Phoebe and her sister Julia are eager for a summer getaway at High Head Lodge, the newly purchased estate of their cousin Regina. But Regina's odd friend, Olive, is far from friendly, and Regina's mother and brother-- bitter over the unequal distribution of her father's inheritance-- have descended on the house to confront Regina. Eva questions the loyalty and integrity of Miss Stanley, Lady Julia's new maid. When their hostess meets an untimely end--...
Author
Series
Mrs. Jeffries volume 34
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The ladies of the Mayfair Orchid and Exotic Plant Society are known for a bit of friendly rivalry, but the backstabbing has never been literal--until now. When Hiram Filmore, an orchid hunter and supplier, is found dead in Mrs. Helena Rayburn's conservatory, Inspector Witherspoon is called in to weed out a murderer. When it comes out that Mrs. Rayburn and her flowery friend knew each other from long ago, Mrs. Jeffries begins to suspect that there's...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
℗2013
Language
English
Description
Nadine and Hayden had the kind of love that captures the soul and never dies, until Hayden's father swindled Nadine's family, and they didn't see each other for thirteen years. When his father suddenly dies, Hayden returns home to the family's lakeside mansion and to his first love. But Nadine and her two young sons aren't quite ready to trust again. Soon Hayden is left trying to work through mistrust and misinformation to gain the love of the girl...
Author
Series
Mrs. Jeffries volume 33
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Old sins cast long shadows. Normally dead bodies in a graveyard are buried--but not this one. When a woman is found strangled in a North London cemetery with an old newspaper clipping clutched in her hand, Inspector Witherspoon is surprised to find that he and the victim have crossed paths before. Mrs. Robinson was a respectable widow who ran a quiet Islington lodging house. None of her lodgers have any apparent motive to murder their landlady. But...
Author
Series
Mrs. Jeffries volume 38
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a wealthy widow is murdered, Mrs. Jeffries investigates what happens when money can't buy your life in this all- new installment in the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Margaret Starling wasn't the sort of woman anyone expected to be murdered. She was on the advisory board of the London Angel Alms Society, an active member of St. Peter's Church and, best of all, she was always willing to lend a hand to a friend or neighbor in need of advice....
Author
Series
Fairy tale fatal mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Miss Ophelia Flax is a Victorian actress who knows all about making quick changes and even quicker exits. But to solve a fairy-tale crime in the haunted Black Forest, she'll need more than a bit of charm. 1867: After being fired from her latest variety hall engagement, Ophelia acts her way into a lady's maid position for a crass American millionaire. But when her new job whisks her off to a foreboding castle straight out of a Grimm tale, she begins...
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