Victorian Cozy Mystery

When Inspector Witherspoon becomes the main suspect in a murder case, Scotland Yard refuses to let him investigate. But no one said anything about Mrs. Jeffries and her polished detection skills, proving that behind every great man there's a woman - and that a crime solver's work is never done.

Ever since she moved to Raven Creek, Washington, Phoebe Winchester knew she would have to grow accustomed to having a lot on her plate. She’s beginning to make the Victorian manor she inherited from her dear and adventurous Aunt Eudora feel more like home, successfully running the bookstore and tea shop, The Earl’s Study, and learning to harness her recently discovered magical powers. But when she discovers a dead body at an estate sale, even Phoebe wonders if this is simply too much.

Adeline Furlough just graduated from Oberlin College, a hotbed of abolitionism, and she has every intent of establishing herself as a journalist in the frontier river town of Brownville, Nebraska, where abolitionism is frowned upon. Once arrived, she soon discovers some suspicious activity that could be fodder for her debut article. As she investigates, though, she experiences more than one misadventure, as Indians, gun play, dancing, and a ghostly apparition, to say nothing of two charming frontiersmen, all impede her inquiries. If you're fascinated by the wild west and appreciate a young ...

On a quest to distract her lifelong friend Jeremy from his recent heartbreak, Lady Emily organizes a holiday in Greece. As a lover of all things Greek, she quickly finds herself occupied with tours of ancient ruins, lively debates with Margaret, a devoted Latinist, and slightly more scandalous endeavors with her dashing husband, Colin Hargreaves. But the pleasantries are brought to an abrupt halt when a man long believed dead greets the party at their island villa. Lord Philip Ashton, Colin's childhood best friend and Emily's first husband, has returned.

Henry is thrilled to have a second chance at love, but he risks losing Eleanor again when a scandal threatens to tear them apart! Lady Eleanor Dawson married the Earl of Brooke after it had been arranged by her father. However, soon after their wedding day, the earl passed away in a riding accident. After her year of mourning, Eleanor is finally ready to enter society once again, although marriage is the furthest thing from her mind. When Henry learns that Eleanor has returned to London and is once again free to marry, he longs for a second chance at earning her love. However, he must first...

Mr. James Harding was a lot of things - businessman, well-to-do, probable scoundrel - but a drinker he most assuredly was not. So when Harding is believed to have drunkenly fallen to his death into the icy River Avon, Lord William Wethington is immediately suspicious. Finding Lord William's name on a letter in the victim's pocket, the local constabulary summons William to identify the victim. Police detectives learn that William had been one of Harding's business clients - and undoubtedly not the only client the dead man had cheated.

Inspector Witherspoon always triumphs...but how does he do it? Even the inspector himself doesn't know - because his secret weapon is as ladylike as she is clever. She's Mrs. Jeffries: the determined, delightful detective who is also Inspector Witherspoon's housekeeper.

The London Season becomes dangerous when a gentleman with mysterious secrets threatens Lady Lydia. The Duke of Claverhouse has finally come to London. Lady Lydia is astonished when he begins to call on her. However, despite the Duke’s interest in her, Lydia cannot help but think of another, finding herself torn between the two gentlemen. An accident at a ball turns everything on its head, and Lydia learns that someone intends to harm her. Not only must Lydia choose between two gentlemen, but she also must find the culprit whose threats are becoming more dangerous.

Sarah is torn between believing her eyes or trusting her heart. After enduring a year of mourning, Miss Sarah Walters arrives in London. When she meets the Earl of Linfield, she wants to get to know him better. After witnessing a shocking scene, Sarah is left wondering whether or not Lord Linfield is the gentleman she thought him to be. Is there a darker side to his character that will turn her away from him forever? Sarah learns more information, and she is caught up in a potential scandal that could ruin any chance she has at happiness. She does not know whom among the ton she can trust. ...

Two grisly murders of men named Siegfried. Both killed by a spear in the back. Agatha and Eustace, now married, are in Germany "enjoying" Wagner's opera Götterdämmerung when Agatha falls ill. While Agatha Aston is recuperating at a sanatorium from the illness which almost killed her, Eustace investigates a series of strange murders at the request of the wily Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck. All of the victims are called Siegfried. What is the connection with Götterdämmerung where the German 'hero', Siegfried, meets a similar bloody end? Eustace investigates little realising just how ...

Hannah Cameron was not well-liked, but who stabbed her in the back? To almost everyone, the answer was clear: she was killed by a burglar. This case is given to Inspector Nivens, so Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of the household must tiptoe around this case to find the real killer.

Train enthusiast Francis Humphreys took his last breath while relatives and neighbors visited downstairs. But if everyone was downstairs, who could have stolen into Uncle Francis's study, killed him, and escaped? Mrs. Jeffries will have to lend her downstairs common sense to this upstairs murder mystery.

Arlette Montrose Banfield angered many marriageable women when she snagged the handsome Lewis Banfield - but were they angry enough to poison her? Mrs. Jeffries doesn't mind getting her hands dirty to uncover the greed behind her murder.

Orlando Edison is a stockbroker using London's infatuation with foreign mining ventures to make a fortune. He has curried favor with the nation's most respected aristocrats, even inviting three influential investors - known as the Merry Gentlemen - to be part of his latest enterprise. Edison is welcomed in the highest circles and moves with ease among the rich and powerful. But a few days before Christmas, he is found murdered.

Minerva Kenny is a dear woman, but her tendency to "borrow" things without asking has finally caught up with her. William Barrett has learned Minerva's shameful secret, and he's holding it over her head. Mrs. Jeffries and the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens have hatched a scheme to save her - but when they try to recover the damning evidence from Barrett, they discover something more shocking: Barrett's corpse. Considering the victim's wicked ways, Minerva is far from the only suspect.

Can a rogue really change his ways? The Duke has a dark past. Miss Kelling does not believe that he has changed. She finds him irritating, and she does not want to give him a minute of her time. The Duke wants to redeem himself, but his efforts are futile. However, when the Duke needs Miss Kelling’s help, can she really turn him away in his time of need?

Bubble, bubble, toil, and murder... When a woman is found dead near her village in Norfolk, the verdict is suicide. Not everyone agrees. Detective James Simpson is ordered to investigate and he brings Agatha Aston, Betty Simpson and Talleyrand the hound, with him. They stumble across a tale of murder that stretches back two centuries. Part occult story, part murder mystery - this creepy tale is steeped in witchcraft and strange rural festivals where everything is not as it seems. The second Agatha Aston murder mystery is full of laughs, twists and things that go bump in the night. Golden ...

With London's streets deserted, a young flower girl is murdered. But why was she out so late on the foggiest night of the year? Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard has nowhere to even begin looking for a suspect. However, Mrs. Jeffries, his housekeeper, is even more accomplished at detection than she is at household management. A policeman's widow herself, her quick wits allow her to nudge the inspector in the right direction to solve the mystery.

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 crimesolver's work is never done. When the general office manager of Sutcliffe Manufacturing is murdered, no one is really surprised. Ronald Dearman was anything but a dear man. The tyrannical bully had more than enough enemies to go around.

Secrets. Love. Mystery. Romance. Join the lords and ladies of Regency England in this heartwarming romance collection. A Duke’s Promise - A governess and a duke could never be a good match, but the Duke of Harrogate will stop at nothing to save Miss Sophia Weston from a desperate situation. An Earl’s Love - A mysterious locket with a note leads Miss Sarah Weston to London to discover her true identity and the love of a lifetime! The Viscount’s Secret - A sweet Regency romance with mystery, intrigue, secrets, and love! An Earl’s Deception - A sweet Regency romance with mystery, ...