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Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter (A Victorian Mystery)

(Book #19 in the Mrs. Jeffries Series)

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Sir Edmund Leggett is flattered to be stalked by a young lady--who makes herself scarce after he's murdered in cold blood. The police hold the young woman to blame. But Inspector Witherspoon has other ideas and consults his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries--who always gets to the heart of the matter. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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6 customer ratings | 5 reviews

Rated 4 stars
Ms. Brightwell has found the right formula!

I agree that it is difficult to keep a long-running series fresh and exciting, but Ms. Brightwell has found the right formula. This Victorian mystery series keeps its charm through book after book. As I read I begin to think of the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens as old friends, and can't wait to see what murder they'll be trying to help solve next. In this book the victim was not a well-liked man. He was a bounder and...

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Rated 5 stars
Brilliant!

Emily Brightwell has give us yet another wonderful book in her Mrs. Jeffries series. I read this one in three hours without putting it down. I loved it!

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Rated 5 stars
The Inspector's Household does it again.

It is very difficult to keep a series fresh. Plots easily become stale, and begin to sound like the last book you read by the same author. Emily Brightwell has found a method in which she keeps her readers interested and her endings reasonable. I like this book because it touches on real feelings of loyalty in the inspector's house and among other characters. The series continues to be a welcome distraction from a busy day...

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Rated 5 stars
Wonderful Series

In this mystery set in Victorian England, Inspector Gerald Witherspoon is in charge of the investigation of the murder of Sir Edmund Leggett, who was killed on his way home from his engagement party. Witherspoon has plenty of suspects, beginning with a young woman who has been stalking him. But there's plenty of other people that wanted him dead, including his fiancée who hates him (he was marrying her for her money, her parents...

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Rated 5 stars
fresh, unique "police procedural"

In Victorian England, Sir Edmund Leggett is so in debt he is marrying heiress Beatrice Parkingtom for her money even with her parents in trade and the chit not wanting to marry him. A woman stalks Edmund hanging outside his home every day and follows him wherever he goes. Afraid that his cash cow will cry off if she learns about the stalker, Edmund announces their engagement at a society gala so she cannot dump him. Later...

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