Mrs. Jeffries is back in the New York Times bestselling Victorian series, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey.
NIPPED IN THE BUD
The ladies of the Mayfair Orchid and Exotic Plant Society are known for a bit of friendly rivalry, but the backstabbing has never been literalโuntil now. When Hiram Filmore, an orchid hunter and supplier, is found dead in Mrs. Helena Rayburnโs conservatory, Inspector Witherspoon is called in to weed out a murderer.
When it comes out that Mrs. Rayburn and her flowery friends knew each other from long ago, Mrs. Jeffries begins to suspect that thereโs more to unearth about this case than meets the eye. Now she, along with the rest of Inspector Witherspoonโs household and friends, will have to dig up the past to figure out which gardening gentlewoman had a grudge worth killing for...
A Mrs. Jeffries Mystery
She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon . . . and keeps him on his toes. Everyoneโs awed by his Scotland Yard successesโbut they donโt know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffriesโ polished detection skills are up to the task . . . proving that behind every great man thereโs a womanโand that a crimesolverโs work is never done.
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