Confidence
trickster Thomas Mundy is staying at the Wrexley Hotel in
London when he is murdered with his own walking stick. Inspector
Witherspoon is assigned the case, and his household staff
is once again prepared to work behind the scenes to help him
solve the crime.
Mrs.
Jeffries runs the Witherspoon house and is very clever at
putting clues together to figure out who the killer is as
she has done so many times before. It’s truly a group
effort, with each member of the staff having their own assignment.
They meet in the kitchen each afternoon to report in on what
they’ve learned and try to make sense of it all.
Inspector
Witherspoon is all too human and it is doubtful that he’d
ever solve a case on his own. That being said, I hope we never
have to find out because his staff and their friends are utterly
charming.
Author Emily Brightwell, a master of the Victorian mystery
and now thirty-five books into the series, she hasn’t
lost any of her mojo. I love that the sleuths are able to
solve crimes using their wits and their people skills and
without the use of modern-day conveniences. The pace of life
in those days has always appealed to me and this book does
not disappoint.
You don’t
need to have read any of the prior books in the series, but
I have a feeling that once you read “Mrs. Jeffries Rights
a Wrong” you’ll rush out to get your copies of
the first thirty- four books! Imagine thirty-five books and
still going strong!
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Mrs.
Jeffries Appeals the Verdict, #21 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead, #28 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight, #20 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up, #29
[review]
Mrs Jeffries Defends Her Own, #30 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide #31 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen #32 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries and the One Who Got Away #34 [review]
Mrs Jeffries Wins the Prize #35 [review]
Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong #36 [review]
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