Mrs Jeffries

Home and hearth is never safe when you have this many enemies.

A friendless old miser, banker Lawrence Boyd, is found dead at home. Called to the scene, Inspector Witherspoon is lucky to have Mrs. Jeffries''s help - since the list of suspects includes just about everyone Boyd''s ever met.

Praise for the Mrs Jeffries Mysteries:

''It''s murder most English all the way!'' The Literary Times

''Fascinating murder mystery . . . wit and style . . . a winning series. Mrs. Jeffries is the Miss Marple of Victorian Mystery'' The Paperback Forum