The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries

Mrs. Jeffries Series, Book 1

By: Emily Brightwell

Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton

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. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries's polished detection skills are up to the task...proving that behind every great man there's a woman - and that a crime-solver's work is never done.

©1993 The Berkley Publishing Group (P)2013 Tantor

HUM.............

I really wanted to like this book. I love the cover and I enjoy stories set in England, but try as I might I just couldn't warm up to it. I did try 3 times. I liked that Mrs. Jeffery was covert about her investigations into the murder of the doctor and I liked that the other staff members enjoyed helping her. Beyond that, this book just wasn't for me.

better than Agatha Christie, a fabulous book

wow, I was an Agatha Christie fan but this author is better.I want to keep reading all the books. this is a series.Mrs. Jefferies is great because you can picture in your mind what's going on step by step.

Once you get into it....

It took me awhile to warm up to the characters. The inspector is a very nice man who couldn’t detect his way out of a paper bag but he is so kind to his household staff that they are eager to cover for him. Besides, detecting is so much more fun than housework! The plot is thin but Mrs. Jeffries and her staff are a nice crowd to hang out with. This one is for cosy fans only.

The narrator does a good job.

Absolutely thrilled with this cozy darling mystery!

I am absolutely thrilled to find this cozy darling mystery! It is very much like a miss Marple. Clean and interesting. If there were five more books by this author and narrator I would buy them today!:)

Fun mystery. Cute idea.

It was a pretty good mystery that had me guessing for quite a while. Mrs. Jeffries is quite the character! And I love how the rest of the household staff got involved, too. It was clever how Mrs. J tried to get the inspector to make the necessary deductions and think it was his idea. Not very realistic, but cute. Overall, it was a pleasant diversion. Not sure I’ll continue with the series, but it was entertaining.

The narrator was perfect! Very well done!