Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot (Victorian Mystery)

ISBN: 0425177459

Author: Brightwell, Emily

Condition: Used

A Mrs. Jeffries MysteryShe keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon...and keeps him on his toes. Everyone's awed by his Scotland Yard successesbut they don't know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detection skills are up to the task... proving that behind every great man there's a woman--and that a crimesolver's work is never done.A BONE TO PICKEccentric Annabeth Gentry pretty much keeps to herself. Besides her recent inheritanceand the attention her bloodhound gets for digging up the body of a murdered thiefher life is in fact, rather dull. So why does she think that someone is trying to kill her? Thats what Mrs. Jeffries and her staff has to find out. What they discover is a dead body next door, and three attempts on Annabeths life. It sounds like theres a jealous dog in their midst. Mrs. Jeffries will have to sniff out some clues before the plot thickens?