“Mrs. Jeffries is the Miss Marple of Victorian Mystery.”—The Paperback Forum
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...

It was a most peculiar murder. A man's body was found in the canal-but the evidence showed that he had drowned in a bathtub. A theater critic known for his savage reviews, the victim had had a full cast of enemies. While Inspector Witherspoon scoured the theater, his housekeeper and unofficial sleuthing partner, Mrs. Jeffries uncovered the critic's secret past: a real-life drama more compelling than any stage play . . .

"Disliked by nearly everyone, Hannah Cameron wasn't mourned when she died at the hands of a burglar. It's up to Scotland Yard's Inspector Witherspoon and his housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries to find out the murderer was indeed a burglar--or someone closer to home." --

"The evidence was all there: a dead body, two dessert plates, and a gun. As if poor Mr. Ashbury had been sharing cake with his own killer! Now, Mrs. Jeffries and her staff must do some snooping around. They're more than happy to help dish up some clues." --

"Nobody was walking the streets of London at night after that afternoon's riots. and flower sellers usually did their best business early in the evening. So why was Annie Shields out selling flowers at ten o'clock on one of the foggiest nights of the year? And who killed her? it all adds up to the inspector's most baffling case yet. he hasn't a clue how to proceed-but he does have Mrs. Jeffries. And when she and the staff go sniffing around, they're...