Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods

✍ Scribed by Brightwell, Emily

• Book ID: 110460038
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 402 KB
• Series: Mrs Jeffries 37
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780451492227

✦ Synopsis

When poison fells a crude, self-important member of society, Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon realize they are dealing with a madman who intends to kill again in this all new installment in the beloved, New York Times bestselling Victorian Mystery series.
On a cold night in February, Wiggins, the young footman for Inspector Witherspoon, attends the Lighterman's Ball held at the Wrexley Hotel with his friend. He, along with the rest of the room, watch in horror as Stephen Bremmer goes into spasms and abruptly dies while sitting at the head table. Mrs. Jeffries and the others are shocked that one of their own was at the scene of Inspector Witherspoon's latest homicide investigation.
The victim happened to be a boorish Oxford-educated snob who felt that because of an accident of birth he was entitled to anything and anyone he wanted. Yet Stephen Bremmer was barely literate, lazy, and prone to making stupid mistakes. His biggest mistake was trying to...