I'm well into this cozy Victorian mystery, and it's quite fun. Mrs. Jeffries is the housekeeper for the harassed Inspector Whitherspoon. He hates murder cases, but always has good luck in solving them, even if he can't quite remember how he did it. That's because the real detective is Mrs. Jeffries, who organizes all the servants into a crime-solving team. Then she feeds Inspector Witherspoon all the clues so that he can solve the mystery. It's her challenge to help him in such a subtle way he doesn't suspect a thing. It's a bright and funny concept.
If this works out well, there's a whole series ahead. EMILY BRIGHTWELL has written over twenty MRS JEFFRIES. My only concern is that they might begin to get a little silly. I'll keep you posted.
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