Mrs. Jeffries takes stock

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Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #4 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. The Inspector has never met a case his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, couldn't solve. No matter how messy the murder or dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detecting skills are up to the task. Right now, she's keeping the household on a tight budget--and the Inspector is suffering for it. Even worse, he's got a new murder case on his hands. The victim, a businessman, may have cheated his stockholders out of a princely sum. The housekeeper's interest is piqued...and when it comes to catching killers, the smart money's on Mrs. Jeffries!

subjects: Police,  Women household employees,  Mrs. Jeffries (Fictitious character),  Fiction,  Gerald Witherspoon (Fictitious character),  Women domestics,  Large type books,  Jeffries, mrs. (fictitious character), fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths,  Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional,  England, fiction,  London (england), fiction,  Witherspoon, gerald (fictitious character), fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Places: Great Britain