Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney (A Victorian Mystery)

Inspector Witherspoon is perplexed. No one seems to know the identity of the dead man dressed like a vicar and propped up against the outside wall of St. Pauls Church. A paper clutched in the corpses hand reveals the address of a dilapidated and seemingly abandoned cottageabandoned if you dont count the human skeleton stuffed in the chimney. To link these two bizarre incidents will take all of the resources at Witherspoons commandand a little help from the efficient Mrs. Jeffries.

She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon . . . and keeps him on his toes. Everyones awed by his Scotland Yard successesbut they dont know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffriess polished detection skills are up to the task, proving that behind every great man theres a womanand that a crime-solvers work is never done.

Fascinating murder mystery...wit and style . . . a winning series.The Paperback Forum

Full of humor, suspense, adventure, and touches of romance . . . delightful.Rendezvous