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    The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries
    The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries
    The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries

    Written by Emily Brightwell

    Narrated by Lindy Nettleton

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Inspector Witherspoon always triumphs...but how does he do it? Even the inspector himself doesn't know-because his secret weapon is as ladylike as she is clever. She's Mrs. Jeffries-the determined, delightful detective, who is also Inspector Witherspoon's housekeeper.


    While death is unpredictable, the murder of Mrs. Hodges was foreseen at a spooky seance. Mrs. Jeffries may not be able to see the future in a crystal ball, but she can look into the past and put things in order to solve this haunting crime with the help of the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 26, 2015
    ISBN9781494582623
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    • 4/5
      A nice little British cozy. The Inspector of the title definitely needs the aid of Mrs. Jeffries, his housekeeper, as well as the rest of his staff, to solve the cases he gets - even as a police inspector, he hardly 'has a clue' about what is going on. But he is a gentle soul, as are the main characters of the book/series. After seeing so much violence & lack of caring in the news, it is refreshing to at least read about gentle people helping each other [while solving a good mystery.]
    • 4/5
      September 22, 1999The Inspector and Mrs. JeffriesEmily BrightwellA Victorian mystery. I’d never heard of the series, but came across it in Waldenbooks. Inspector Witherspoon Jeffries works for Scotland Yard. He’s wealthy because he inherited a small fortune, along with Mrs. Jeffries, his housekeeper. The Inspector isn’t very bright and is hopeless at solving cases, but nobody knows this – including the Inspector. Mrs. Jeffries is the secret weapon. She solves the mystery with the help of others on the household staff, and somehow manages to give him clues that leads him to the resolution….so all the while, he thinks HE solved it. Very cute. Of course that would never fly with me, since I couldn’t bring myself to let someone else take credit for something I did! Too egotistical, I guess. In this story, a doctor has been poisoned, and the Inspector is (as usual, apparently) stumped. Mrs. Jeffries, with gentle prodding and nudging, naturally figures it out and once again everyone at the Yard is flabbergasted by the Inspector’s uncanny sleuthing skills. He’s pretty flabbergasted himself, actually….
    • 4/5
      This series centers around the household of Gerald Witherspoon, an extremely kind, but not terribly bright individual who has a great reputation for his amazing (if not downright unlikely) success at solving murders. Inspector Witherspoon doesn't realize it, but his good deeds and kindly nature have created great loyalty on the part of his household staff. Led by the housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, a policeman's widow, they successfully (and competitively) investigate every case, and tactfully pass the information along to Witherspoon. A few friends and neighbors eventually join in to help.I like having a largish band of appealing, repeating characters who are distinct from one another and continue to develop throughout the series. The stories are somewhat formulaic, which the reader may like or dislike. Personally, I wish that the continuing subplots would develop and change a little faster. The books are best read in order, although it isn't entirely crucial. With such a long series, it is often hard to get all the books.A friend recommended this series to me when I was extremely depressed, and it was perfect!
    • 3/5
      A simple little murder mystery, first in the series, starring the clueless Inspector Witherspoon and his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, who solves his cases for him. A local doctor, hated by everyone, turns up poisoned, and Mrs. Jeffries has to figure out who and how. A bit silly, but harmless.
    • 5/5
      I love this narrator and these stories! The narrator has an awesome ability to perform various characters. Love the twists and turns in these whodunnits.
    • 3/5
      This was typical Mrs. Jeffries fare, although there may have been even less of the inspector's involvement than ever. A very fast read, with little interest in any of the characters outside of the below stairs crew.
    • 3/5
      Abigail Hodges is a formidable woman, but she’s taken aback when she and her husband visit a medium who predicts a dark fate. Still she dismisses the prediction as stuff and nonsense and heads home alone. When a servant goes up to wake her for breakfast the next morning, she is dead – killed when she interrupted a burglar … or did she?I enjoy this cozy mystery series set in Victorian London, and featuring Mrs Hepzibah Jeffries, housekeeper to Inspector Gerald Witherspoon, and her team of servants who all help solve the crimes. Of course the Inspector gets all the credit. It’s a fast read, full of colorful characters, and while I figured out the culprit long before even Mrs Jeffries, I still enjoyed watching her figure it out and gently coaxing the Inspector towards the correct solution to the mystery.
    • 3/5
      Great series - looking forward to more.
      Nice, clean, easy reading - clever and fun - British mystery.
      Read in 2009.