Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict (A Victorian Mystery)

ISBN: 0425209695

Author: Brightwell, Emily

Condition: New

GUILTY BYSTANDERSAfter a perfectly decent local woman is killed during a robbery, the Witherspoon household receives a surprising visit from a stranger named Blimpey Groggins. He claims his best buddy was convicted of the crime. He also claims the peaceable chap didnt even know how to fire a gun. And considering hes to be hanged in three weeks, Blimpeys desperate to find the real killer. With the trail cold, the crime allegedly solved, and the evidence mucked up, Mrs. Jeffries and her belowstairs cohorts have their work cut out for them if they want to save an innocent man from the gallows.A Mrs. Jeffries MysteryShe keeps house for Inspector Witherspoonand keeps him on his toes. Everyones awed by his Scotland Yard successes-but they dont 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 taskproving that behind every great man theres a woman-and that a crimesolvers work is never done.First Time in Print!