Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post by Emily Brightwell

A businessman's murder leads behind respectable doors

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Harrison Nye's questionable business dealings leave plenty of people with reasons to dislike him, but identifying who murdered him is another matter. The clues surrounding his final visitors and a missing maid lead Inspector Witherspoon into a case filled with guarded explanations and uncomfortable secrets. Behind the scenes, Mrs. Jeffries and her fellow household servants use their own contacts and observations to help connect the evidence. Emily Brightwell's Victorian mystery follows a resourceful team whose quiet enquiries often succeed where official questioning falters, blending a murder puzzle with the familiar warmth of Witherspoon's enterprising household.