Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong

Written by Emily Brightwell

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon

Thomas Mundy checks in to London's Wrexley Hotel, but he never checks out. The maid finds him on the floor of his room, bludgeoned to death by his own walking stick. Inspector Witherspoon is soon on the case and learns Mundy had a reputation for being polite, charming, and diligent-an unlikely victim for such a violent crime.

But Mrs. Jeffries and the household staff uncover that Mundy was less an amiable businessman and more a duplicitous con man with enemies on both sides of the Atlantic. Now Witherspoon and his staff must determine who on their lengthy list of suspects had the motive to put Mundy in the red.

A Mrs. Jeffries 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781541402942

Reviews for Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong

[auntie0nanuuq · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Inspector Witherspoon is a good man & diligent detective who always solves his crimes, however he's not as bright as his superiors believe him to be. His housekeeper on the other hand, Hephzibah Jeffries, Nosy Parker, is.Whenever Inspector Witherspoon has a murder to solve, Mrs Jeffries, the house-staff, neighbors, & friends of the Inspector get together without his knowledge and investigate. Each evening, Mrs. Jeffries has a sherry before dinner with her employer gently urging him to share his thoughts & worries about the crime, which she then shares with the others...In this book a confidence man sees specters of his dead past appear before him and it literally kills him.As always, Inspector Witherspoon comes to the "Wrong" conclusion it is up to Mrs Jeffries to make it "Right"I really liked the plot & the story. The book held my interest, I read it straight through, without interruption. The characters involved in the crime were interesting & all had solid motives. I'm not too keen on the fact that the author always has the Inspector be the ninny and Mrs. Jeffries the bright shine that plants the correct solution into his thoughts. I'm also not keen on a good portion of the series's story lines so I generally tend to pass them over.

[romonko · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoy the Mrs. Jeffries series, and I think this is book #35 or so. I did find that there was plenty of action in the book and Mrs. Jeffries and her crew were kept exceedingly busy trying to figure this one out. For one thing there were an anwful lot of suspects who had good motives for getting rid of Thomas Mundy. And Mr. Mundy was an unlikeable person, so it's difficult for them to get a handle on his comings and goings and his personal interactions. The murder occurs in a little hotel call the Wrexley Hotel, and there aren't a lot of people, suspects or otherwise that live in London. Most are tourists, transients and people who want to remain annonymous like Mr. Mundy himself. The crime itself was pretty violent and it occurred in Mundy's hotel room. But Mrs. Jeffries and her assorted partners from Upper Edmonton Gardens stick to it, follow what clues there are, and persevere until the real killer is found. Lots of fun and lots of coming and going out of the back door of this little hotel.

[drebbles · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Inspector Gerald Witherspoon has gained quite a reputation for solving murders but, while he is good at his job, (unknown to him) he has been helped solve these cases by his household staff and a few friends. The staff enjoys solving murders but the killing of Thomas Mundy will be tough to solve - he was a con artist who hurt many people who are happy that he has died. Witherspoon thinks he knows who the killer is but does he have the wrong person and if he does how can Mrs. Jeffries help him arrest the right person?“Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong” is the nicely done thirty-fifth book in Emily Brightwell's Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries cozy mystery series set in Victorian England - a series that, even with so many books in the series, stays fresh and seems to get better with each new book in the series. By now the characters in the book - the inspector, Barnes, Mrs. Jeffries, Mrs. Goodge, Smythe, Betsy, Wiggins, Phyllis, Luty, Hatchet, and Ruth - feel like old friends yet Brightwell always seems to find a way to make them grow in each book. In this book it was Wiggins’ character who is finally developing in a way that I have been wishing for in the past several books and Brightwell does it much better than I could have imagined. The concept of his staff and friends helping Witherspoon solve mysteries continues to be a good one as all involved help solve the mystery - including Witherspoon who has learned to listen to his “inner voice”. I also love the setting of Victorian England which is well done by Brightwell. The mystery is my favorite kind of mystery with a victim who was evil, lots of suspects who had reason to want the victim dead, plenty of clues for readers to follow and try to solve the mystery alongside the characters.“Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong” is another great cozy mystery by Emily Brightwell.

[rretzler_2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The is the 35th book in the Mrs. Jeffries series, which is set in Victorian London. Inspector Witherspoon works for Scotland Yard and has solved more cases than the Yard's other inspectors combined, but he does not understand how. Mrs. Jeffries, his housekeeper, certainly does. A retired policeman's wife, she organizes the household staff to gather clues which she shares with Constable Barnes, Inspector Witherspoon's partner. She also manages to give Inspector Witherspoon suggestions about the solution, making him think they are his idea.In this book, Thomas Mundy has been found murdered at the Wrexley Hotel. Inspector Witherspoon, Mrs. Jeffries, and the household staff soon find that Mundy is a confidence trickster with no lack of suspects for his murder. The staff must gather clues for Mrs. Jeffries so that she can make sure Inspector Witherspoon does not arrest the wrong man...or woman.I have enjoyed many Mrs. Jeffries books over the years, and this one is no exception. The plot moves along fairly well, with not a lot of extraneous detail, and the author provides enough clues to make a good guess at the solution, along with Mrs. Jeffries. The author does not necessarily take us inside the character's minds, except on occasion doing so for Mrs. Jeffries, but I do not feel that this takes away from the story at all. This is not really the type of book that benefits from getting to know the characters deeply. There are some side stories within the overall plot that let us get to know some of the household staff better or provide a backstory for them, so we do come to care about the characters over time. I think that the books are well-written and intelligent. I have read many mystery series over the years, and have noticed that at times the plots begin to become stale after a while. This is certainly not the case with the Mrs. Jeffries series even though this is the 35th in the series.I did feel that perhaps this book suffered a little in that the conclusion seemed a little rushed at the end, but it was still very good overall.Now to speak about the Kindle formatting - I wanted to keep this part separate from the overall review of the book because I feel that the content of the book needs to stand along from the formatting issue. Yes, as many other reviewers have stated, there is a problem with the formatting of this book. At the end of many sentences, it appears that the last five or so characters have been cut off. For example, "But I do wish some of my sources would read a newsp" and "We've more ques" It was fairly easy to understand from the context that the first word was newspaper and the second questions. There were a few other errors, but the cut off sentences seem to form the bulk of the problem. Was it annoying? Yes, it was at first. Did it stop me from enjoying the book? No, because I am familiar enough with the quality of the Mrs. Jeffries books that I was willing to overlook a little. There was nothing missing that affected the plot in any way or my understanding of the book. I did keep a rough count of the errors, and there were around 130 instances of missing words for a 300-page book.I would think given that this is a long-standing series published by a very reputable publisher that this problem would be fixed fairly quickly. At that time, hopefully, I will know and can revise my review.If you enjoy cozy, historical mysteries, you would enjoy this book, errors notwithstanding.