Berkley
November 2014
On Sale: November 4, 2014
288 pages ISBN: 0425268098 EAN: 9780425268094 Paperback Add to Wish List
THE BUSINESS OF DEATH Orlando Edison is a stockbroker using LondonΓ’β¬β’s infatuation with foreign mining ventures to make a fortune. He has curried favor with the nationΓ’β¬β’s most respected aristocrats, even inviting three influential investorsΓ’β¬βknown as the Merry GentlemenΓ’β¬βto 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. Inspector Witherspoon and his household are looking forward to the festive season. But they all know their duty, and led by the intrepid Mrs. Jeffries, they plan to see justice served for the holidays . . . A Mrs. Jeffries Mystery She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon . . . and keeps him on his toes. EveryoneΓ’β¬β’s awed by his Scotland Yard successesΓ’β¬βbut they donΓ’β¬β’t know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. JeffriesΓ’β¬β’ polished detection skills are up to the task . . . proving that behind every great man thereΓ’β¬β’s a womanΓ’β¬βand that a crimesolverΓ’β¬β’s work is never done.
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