FICTION · POLICE
Emily Brightwell
Also known as: Cheryl Lanham Arguile, Cheryl Lanham
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.
Dr. Bartholomew Slocum was definitely dead.
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Mrs. Jeffries dusts for clues
Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #2 The case wasn't closed yet... A servant girl's gone missing...along with a valuable brooch. When the Inspector finds the brooch, pinned to the gown of a murdered woman, one mystery is solved--but another begins. Fortunately, Mrs. Jeffries isn't the sort to clean a room without dusting under the bed--or to give up on a case before every loose end is tightly tied...
Mrs. Jeffries takes stock
Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #4 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. The Inspector has never met a case his housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, couldn't solve. No matter how messy the murder or dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detecting skills are up to the task. Right now, she's keeping the household on a tight budget--and the Inspector is suffering for it. Even worse, he's got a new murder case on his hands. The victim, a businessman, may have cheated his stockholders out of a princely sum. The housekeeper's interest is piqued...and when it comes to catching killers, the smart money's on Mrs. Jeffries!
The inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #1 She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon...and keeps him on his toes. Everyone is astonished by the Inspector's Scotland Yard successes--but they don't know about his secret weapon. In fact, even he doesn't know about his secret weapon...because she's as ladylike as she is clever. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detection skills are up to the task, proving that behind every great man there's a woman--and that a crime-solver's work is never done... A delightful mystery series set in Victorian England--and featuring the most charming characters ever to crack a case!