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Though completely inept, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon has gained a reputation as Victorian-era Scotland Yard's shining star, thanks to his household staff, headed by Mrs. Jeffries, a policeman's widow. Mrs. Jeffries solves Witherspoon's mysteries without ever letting anyone, Witherspoon included, know she and the staff are involved. In this, romance writer Brightwell's ( Kindred Spirits ) first mystery, Mrs. Jeffries leads the dim-witted Witherspoon to the obvious solution to the poisoning of the thoroughly despicable Dr. Bartholomew Slocum. Displaying his Victorian class prejudice, despite a lack of motive or evidence, Witherspoon decides the murderer is Slocum's cook, who for unknown reasons left the employ of the Duke of Bedford to work for the doctor.It's up to Mrs. Jeffries to discover the true identity of the murderer. Unconvincing red herrings and cliches abound, and sharp readers will spot the murderer early on--he proves to be the least likely person. Brightwell makes Witherspoon almost overbearingly dumb and puts insufficient effort into the mystery itself, which quickly becomes tedious.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 A very light Victorian mystery., Juil 13 2004
Par S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Inspector And Mrs Jeffries (Paperback)
I read a lot of historical mysteries, and I love Victorian ones, so that is why I've begun the Emily Brightwell series about the clever Mrs. Jeffries. This book is written with a light hand, but the characters show promise. The bumbling Inspector Witherspoon, the street smart Smythe, the uppity cook Mrs. Goodge, and Betsey and Wiggins, as well as Mrs. Jeffries. These characters show a lot of promise, and I will continue to read this series. But readers don't expect a real Victorian flavour to these books. I found while reading the book that it was set in the Victorian age, but it very easily could have been any other era or place. Even the English cozy atmosphere that the writer tries to depict seems a bit contrived. For those who read the historical genre for atmosphere, they will find that as well as a sense of time and place is somewhat lacking in this series. Still a fun mystery (even though an easy one to figure out).
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Great Series for Mystery Fans, Oct. 15 2003
Par Melissa MacKenzie (NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Inspector And Mrs Jeffries (Paperback)
I collected Emily Brightwell's Inspector Witherspoon and Mrs. Jeffries series ever since the first book came out and I just fell in love with the series. It's a combination of Victorian style and atmosphere with a hilarious tone and tons of fun. I could think of nothing more to do on a weekend than curling up on the couch with a hot mug of coffee and a blanket and just let your mind read the entire series. Each one of them is full of excitement and fun sleuthing by Mrs. Jeffries and her staff, Betsy, Smythe, Mrs. Goodge, and Wiggles(?) and the household dog Fred along with some of their friends are involved in solving cases that Inspector Witherspoon relunctantly but dutly solves. Including in the series, the ever hilarious Luty Belle Crookshank and her butler Hatchet especially with her wealthy, American attitude and her outspoken views versus his stiff upper lip Brtishiness and that adds up to some really wild exchanges between the two of them. The joy of this is that the Inspector has no clue that he has help from his devoted staff and their friends. Even the loyal Constable Barnes clued in to their sleuthing but supports them.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Mrs. Jeffries Leads the Pack!, Jui 20 2003
This review is from: Inspector And Mrs Jeffries (Paperback)
This is the first book in the Mrs. Jeffries series and introduces us to the household staff of Inspector Witherspoon. It seems that the Inspector needs just a bit of help in solving his murder cases for Scotland Yard, and Mrs. Jeffries and her staff set out to help him solve his first case. When a local doctor is poisoned, the Inspector must determined if he was killed by his own cook or if someone is trying to frame her to throw suspicion elsewhere.

I enjoyed reading this first book in the series, and enjoyed the relationships between the characters (mainly Mrs. Jeffries and the other members of the household) better than the actual mystery itself. I thought that Inspector Witherspoon was portrayed as a bit too dumb in this book, but having read several in the series, I have to say that he gains more skills and confidence in his abilities as the series grows. If you enjoy cozy mysteries, than this Victorian mystery is for you. Enjoy!

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Fluff, but what delightful fluff!
Emily Brightwell has written a series of Victorian mysteries starring Scotland Yard detective Witherspoon and his housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries. Read more
Publié le Aoû 25 2002 par Stan Vernooy

4.0étoiles sur 5 What a Mess !
Being a fan of M.C.Beaton, Janet Evanovich and Tamar Myers, it's hard to find another author that measures up to my expectations. Read more
Publié le Oct. 19 2000 par Ruth A. Caldwell

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not hardcore, but a fun mystery
I love Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and as a girl who got hooked on mysteries because of Nancy Drew, it'll come as no surprise that I like this book (and the... Read more
Publié le Janv. 28 2000

2.0étoiles sur 5 Political Correctness in Victorian England?
As stated in the summary above, I found this a very unconvincing "Victorian" mystery. Mrs. Read more
Publié le Sep 29 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 A fairly well-written mystery with great potential.
Emily Brightwell has given us her version of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Mrs. Jeffries, to the world at large, seems a simple houskeeper taking care of her employer, Inspector... Read more
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