02407cam a2200337 4500 540520425 TxAuBib 20211227120000.0 210512s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021022238 9780593101087 HRD 26.00 0593101081 HRD 26.00 TxAuBib Brightwell, Emily, 1948- Mrs. Jeffries and the midwinter murders [BOOK] / Emily Brightwell. First edition. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2021] 294 pages ; 21 cm. Victorian mystery (Brightwell) ; 40 "Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon should be checking off their Christmas present list but instead they're listing murder suspects in this latest entry of the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Harriet Andover had no intention of dying young like hersilly siblings had. She intended to outlive them and outdo them as she always had. But Harriet discovers that the best intentions can lead to murder when she is strangled inside her mansion with a house full of holiday guests. As much as Inspector Witherspoon enjoys his job delivering justice, the last thing he wanted was a complicated murder case just a week before Christmas. He soon discovers that Harriet's own husband and grown stepchildren are not overcome with grief and neither are most of her friends. And to put the icing on the Christmas cookies, the room where Harriet's body was found was locked from the inside and she had the only key in her pocket. Mrs. Jeffries and the household have no intention of letting their inspector down and learn thatHarriet's sister may have died from foul play as well. As the clues mount, this dedicated band of merry sleuths will not rest until they've delivered a stocking full of coal to a crafty killer"-- Provided by publisher. 20211227. Jeffries, Mrs. (Fictitious character) Fiction. Witherspoon, Gerald (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women household employees Fiction. Police Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Christmas stories. Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. Victorian mystery (Brightwell) ; 40.