Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three
Victorian Mysteries
Berkley Prime Crime
Mystery: Cozy, Mystery: Historical, Mystery
April 2, 2013
ISBN-10: 0425263592
ISBN-13: 9780425263594
Available in: Trade Size
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Mrs. Jeffries Takes Tea at Three
by Emily Brightwell
This book is a trade paperback anthology of the following three Mrs. Jeffries mysteries that were previously published as separate titles in paperback format:
Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook "A Victorian Mystery #7" (originally published November 1995)
Minerva Kenny is a dear woman, but her tendency to “borrow” things without asking has finally caught up with her. William Barrett has learned Minerva’s shameful secret, and he’s holding it over her head. Mrs. Jeffries and the staff have hatched a scheme to save her...but when they try to recover the damning evidence from Barrett, they discover something more shocking: Barrett’s corpse. Considering the victim’s wicked ways, Minerva is far from the only suspect. And when the inspector’s cook is called away suddenly, Mrs. Jeffries finds herself doing double duty: cooking for the household — and trying to cook this killer’s goose...
Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi "A Victorian Mystery #8" (originally published April 1996)
Housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries must use all her extraordinary sleuthing skills when she is forced to take over an investigation when her employer, Scotland Yard Inspector Witherspoon, becomes a prime suspect in the murder of Peter Hornsley.
Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corected "A Victorian Mystery #9" (originally published December 1996)
Mrs. Jeffries has been solving Inspector Witherspoon’s cases for him for years, in her own demure way, of course. But this time, Inspector Witherspoon is determined to trust his own instincts when it comes to the murder of a local publican, and he’s keeping Mrs. Jeffries in the dark. Now the entire household staff is up in arms, hoping the Inspector doesn’t ruin his career before they can solve the case themselves.
It is not a new original work by Emily Brightwell.
Other Books by Emily Brightwell
Emily Brightwell's Bio
Emily Brightwell was born in West Virginia, the middle sister to Nanette and Linda. Her family moved to Los Angeles in the early sixties, where she graduated from Pasadena High School.
After her high school years, Emily went to California State University Fullerton and earned a Degree in American Studies.
On a visit to England in 1975, one January morning in Leeds, Yorkshire she met the Englishman who would become her husband, Richard. They were married in May 1976 and returned to California in September 1977.
In 1988 Emily decided to try fiction writing and make a new career as a writer.
This was always a dream of hers so she began by writing romances and became a member of the Romance Writers of America. After her entry in the "unpublished authors" contest run by the Orange County chapter of the RWA, was a finalist, she was delighted, but the editor who read my manuscript was scathing in her criticism.
She was crushed for a day or so, but it hardened my resolve to continue writing. It was her very next proposal that sold to Silhouette and was published as a Special Edition under the pen name of Sarah Temple.
Emily wrote two more Special Editions for Silhouette but always wanted to write other kinds of fiction so when her agent asked if she would be interested in writing a Victorian mystery series for Prime Crime she jumped at the chance.