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Emily Brightwell

Autor(a) de The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries

67+ Works 4,861 Membros 185 Reviews 7 Favorited

About the Author

Emily Brightwell is the pen name of Cheryl Arguile. She is the author of all 26 published titles in her Victorian murder mystery series, The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries. Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings is her most recent addition to that series. The hardcover edition was was published in mostrar mais November 2009. Ms. Arguile was born in West Virginia. She has two children, Matthew and Amanda, who are now grown. She lives with her husband, and a black cat called "Kiwi". (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) Cheryl Lanham Arguile writes as her maiden name, Cheryl Lanham, and under the pseudonyms of Sarah Temple and Emily Brightwell.

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Séries

Obras de Emily Brightwell

The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries (1993) 340 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Learns the Trade (2005) 161 cópias
Mrs Jeffries Dusts for Clues (1993) 146 cópias
The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (1993) 133 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump (2008) 130 cópias
Mrs Jeffries Stalks the Hunter (2004) 128 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case (2003) 128 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead (2011) 114 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage (1997) 110 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post (2001) 109 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail (1995) 107 cópias
Mrs Jeffries Takes the Cake (1998) 106 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind (2010) 105 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook (1995) 101 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong (2017) 55 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel (2019) — Autor — 54 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Sallies Forth (2013) 39 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Serves at Six (2015) 27 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries Serves Two (2007) 26 cópias
Prime Crime Holiday Bundle (2010) — Contribuinte — 24 cópias
Remember Me (1996) 22 cópias
Mrs Jeffries Aims to Win (2023) 13 cópias
No Guarantees (1997) 12 cópias
The Liberation of Layla (1992) 7 cópias
Dying Young (2000) 7 cópias
Lifeline (1991) 6 cópias
Good Intentions (1998) 6 cópias
Fighting Back (2000) 5 cópias
Second Best (1996) 4 cópias
Kindred Spirits (1990) 2 cópias
Mrs. Jeffries 1 exemplar(es)
Mrs Jeffries 5 book set 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Secret Loves (1994) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo
Arguile, Cheryl Ann Lanham
Outros nomes
Temple, Sarah
Brightwell, Emily
Lanham, Cheryl
Data de nascimento
1948-10-11
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Richwood, West Virginia, USA
Locais de residência
Richwood, West Virginia, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
England, UK
Educação
California State University, Fullerton
Ocupação
novelist
Organizações
Romance Writers of America
Pequena biografia
Cheryl Lanham was born on 11 October 1948 in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, USA. Her family moved to Southern California in 1959 and she grew up in Pasadena. After graduating from California State University, she decided to work her way around the world and took off for England. She didn’t get much further because she met Richard James Arguile, the Englishman who became her husband, got married on May 1976, and had two children, Matthew and Amanda. While working in international shipping, she decided to pursue her dream and become a writer – which, of course, is the best job ever. She has written romance novels as Sarah Temple, and Young Adult novels as Cheryl Lanham. As Emily Brightwell, she is the author of the “Mrs. Jeffries” mysteries.

Cheryl Lanham Arguile returned to California, where she lives with her husband and a cranky old cat named Kiwi.
Aviso de desambiguação
Cheryl Lanham Arguile writes as her maiden name, Cheryl Lanham, and under the pseudonyms of Sarah Temple and Emily Brightwell.

Membros

Resenhas

Book number five in the Victorian Mystery series starring Inspector Gerald Witherspoon and his very capable housekeeper, Mrs Jeffries.

When Inspector Witherspoon agrees to escort Lady Cannonberry to the ball being held at the home of Lucinda Marlowe he doesn’t expect that one of the guests will be murdered right in front of him. Of course, this means that he is the chief investigator, and that his household staff (along with Constable Barnes) will be assisting him, ever so tactfully of course. Victorian London is certainly a hotbed of crime but Mrs Jeffries and her staff are more than up to the task of ferreting out the information to make the Inspector look good when he solves the murder.

This time Mrs Jeffries and the rest of the staff have to also manage their “behind the scenes” investigation while evading Inspector Witherspoon’s cousin, Mrs Livingston-Graves, who is visiting (along with her demon cat). Their efforts to get her out of the way are almost more entertaining than the investigation itself.
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BookConcierge | outras 3 resenhas | Feb 12, 2024 |
I've had this on my shelf since 2005. A Victorian holiday mystery: when Sir George Braxton is found face down in a frozen pond with his head bashed in, Inspector Witherspoon is called in to solve the case. Only the help of his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, and her staff will allow the inspector to have a peaceful Christmas. A fast and fun read along the lines of a Christie mystery. I may now have to read all of them.
 
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crabbyabbe | outras 4 resenhas | Dec 21, 2023 |
Mrs. Jeffries is Inspector Witherspoon’s housekeeper. Witherspoon is currently one of the most successful crime solvers at Scotland Yard. Mrs. Jeffries is the secret weapon behind Witherspoon’s success. So secret that even Witherspoon doesn’t know it!

It’s Christmas, but that doesn’t mean murders stop.

Orlando Edison is a stockbroker dealing in mining ventures and is well known among the “upper crust.” Shortly before Christmas, Edison is found murdered and Witherspoon is given the case.

Even though Mrs. Jeffries and the house staff need to get all preparations done in time for Christmas, they also know Witherspoon will need their assistance.

Between the staff’s ability to gather information from the other household staffs, to investigate and gather information from others in a casual way without their contacts being aware, and Mrs. Jeffries’ filtering it to Witherspoon without him realizing it, the case should be solved before Christmas…they hope.

A fun, cozy series that takes place in Victorian England, with a cast of characters that each have their strengths and secrets, and a plot that keeps moving.
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ChazziFrazz | outras 6 resenhas | Oct 9, 2023 |

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Obras
67
Also by
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Membros
4,861
Popularidade
#5,169
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Resenhas
185
ISBNs
416
Idiomas
6
Favorito
7

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