Mrs Jeffries Books in Order

At the West London Archery Club's annual competition, blustering businessman Jeremy Marks is killed by arrows loosed during a sudden storm. His clownish public act hid a lifetime of cheating partners and clients, giving Mrs Jeffries and Witherspoon a field full of sharp eyed suspects.

In a locked conservatory fragrant with exotic plants, Harriet Andover is discovered strangled with a sash, the room secured from the inside. As family resentments and a suspicious earlier death come to light, Mrs Jeffries and the household race to solve a chilling midwinter puzzle.

Inspector Nivens is arrogant and inept, but even Mrs Jeffries knows he is no cold blooded killer. When Nivens's own antique pistol is found beside a murdered informant, she and Witherspoon have to work together for once to clear his name and hunt the real shooter.

At the lively Lighterman's Ball, an odious board member collapses after someone slips poison into his drink during a brief blackout. Witherspoon's footman Wiggins was there and saw more than he realises, so Mrs Jeffries must use his memories to unmask a killer hiding in plain sight.

Respected churchwoman and philanthropist Margaret Starling is murdered in her garden while meddling in a charity called the Angel Alms Society. Pushed aside by rival Inspector Nivens, Witherspoon needs Mrs Jeffries and the staff to probe feuds, lawsuits and pious hypocrisy to find who wanted Margaret silenced.

Smooth talking Thomas Mundy dies in his hotel room, bludgeoned with his own walking stick, and no one can imagine why such a polite guest was targeted. Mrs Jeffries and the household soon uncover a trail of cons and ruined lives stretching across two continents.

During Abigail Chase's Guy Fawkes Night dinner, rude guest Christopher Gilhaney insults everyone present, then is later shot under cover of the fireworks. With Christmas looming and the case going cold, Luty Belle, Ruth and Mrs Goodge push Mrs Jeffries to help Witherspoon find the killer at last.

A new case brings Mrs Jeffries into a world where status, money and reputation are prizes people will do anything to protect. When ambition turns lethal, she and the household peel back layers of envy and resentment to reveal who decided that murder was the quickest way to win.

A woman strangled in a North London cemetery clutches an old newspaper clipping, and Inspector Witherspoon realises she once lived under another name in a case that still haunts him. With Mrs Jeffries's help, he must revisit the past before the killer escapes justice again.

Charming widow Ellen Langston Jones seems to have no enemies, yet she is found dead on the steps of the house where she tutors. All of London is ready to blame an odious aristocrat, but Mrs Jeffries suspects a frame up and fights to turn the tide of opinion.

Winter brings carols, parties and another killing that strikes close to Inspector Witherspoon's circle. As a group of well connected gentlemen close ranks, Mrs Jeffries and the servants slip between drawing rooms and kitchens to learn which jovial face is hiding a deadly secret.

Office manager Ronald Dearman has made enemies in every department of Sutcliffe Manufacturing, so few mourn when he is murdered. But when a woman from Mrs Jeffries's past is accused, the housekeeper and her friends work overtime to clear her name and expose the real killer.

Beautiful Arlette Montrose Banfield upset plenty of women when she married eligible Lewis Banfield, and even more people when she started meddling in their affairs. After she is fatally poisoned at a smart London gathering, Mrs Jeffries digs into jealousies and financial schemes to expose the truth.

Art collector Daniel McCourt is found in his study beneath a swag of mistletoe, his throat slashed by a ceremonial sword. Was the killer sending a message about love, or about his ruthless deals? Mrs Jeffries must unwrap motives in both his love life and his gallery.

Eccentric Olive Kettering insisted someone meant her harm, but no one believed her until she was found shot in her own garden. With a strange new church, resentful servants and angry relatives in the mix, Mrs Jeffries speaks up for the dead woman and chases a patient killer.

A baffling new case arrives just as winter closes in, and the slightest delay could let a clever killer slip away for good. Mrs Jeffries and the household race to piece together scattered clues in time to save both the investigation and an innocent life.

As Christmas approaches, the household prepares for the long awaited wedding of Betsy and Smythe, only to have joy overshadowed by the stabbing of a former governess outside a fashionable home. Between two very different weddings, Mrs Jeffries must keep murder from ruining the season.

Respected medical supply owner Michael Provost is found floating face down in the Thames near Chelsea. Everyone insists he had no enemies, but clues link his death to an earlier crime. Mrs Jeffries must discover what Provost learned and who silenced him before Witherspoon is next.

At a lavish holiday dinner in West Brompton, wealthy host Stephen Whitfield keels over after sipping poisoned wine. Mrs Jeffries and the busy household sort through family squabbles, old investments and a deadly tontine to find who used Christmas cheer as cover for murder.

A kindly local woman is killed during a robbery, and someone has already been convicted and sentenced to hang. When a desperate friend begs for help, Mrs Jeffries and the servants race to re investigate the case, uncovering shoddy work and a very different killer.

Friendless miser and banker Lawrence Boyd is found dead in his own home, and nearly everyone who knew him had a reason to rejoice. With suspects ranging from servants to society, Mrs Jeffries must prove which long nursing enemy finally put a plan into action.

A festive evening meant to celebrate the season ends instead in sudden death, leaving Inspector Witherspoon with a Christmas murder and few solid clues. While London prepares for holiday cheer, Mrs Jeffries and the household quietly work to unmask the killer before the year turns.

A corpse dressed as a vicar is found propped against a church wall, clutching the address of a derelict cottage that hides a human skeleton. To connect two deaths years apart, Mrs Jeffries must sweep through parishes, pubs and parlours in search of buried sins.

Sir Edmund Leggett is flattered to be followed around London by a pretty young woman, until he is shot dead and she vanishes. The police are quick to blame her, but Mrs Jeffries suspects a hunter who has used the girl as clever camouflage.

A magistrate rules wealthy Harlan Westover's shooting a suicide, but the evidence feels wrong. Worried that someone has staged the scene to hide murder, Mrs Jeffries digs into Westover's life and enemies before another convenient "suicide" silences a vital witness.

Hard dealing businessman Harrison Nye is murdered soon after a tense visit from his partner. When Nye's maid disappears as well, Mrs Jeffries and the household sift through his shady past, convinced that one of his many underhanded deals has finally turned deadly.

Eccentric Annabeth Gentry lives quietly with her beloved bloodhound until he digs up a murdered thief in her garden. Three attempts on Annabeth's life soon follow. Mrs Jeffries has to protect the nervous heiress while working out who wants her inheritance badly enough to kill.

Mirabelle Daws sails from Australia to surprise her sister in London, only to be found dead in a locked communal garden. Every resident of Sheridan Square owned a key and a grudge. Mrs Jeffries must untangle jealousies and secrets from both sides of the world.

After a dinner party, wealthy Mr Ashbury is found shot beside two dessert plates and a half eaten slice of cake. Everyone seems to have hated him, including his own family. Mrs Jeffries has to decide whether he really shared his last treat with his killer.

A young artist's model vanishes on her way to a sitting at Neville Grant's elegant home. When an unpleasant art dealer collapses from poisoned sweets at the same house, Mrs Jeffries and the staff juggle two tangled cases involving missing women, forged paintings and greed.

A vicious theatre critic is pulled from the water after one spiteful review too many leaves half of London's stages rejoicing. With suspects in every dressing room, Mrs Jeffries has to sort bruised egos from real motives to reveal who chose murder as revenge.

Unpopular Hannah Cameron is found stabbed, and most people are content to blame a burglar and move on. When smug Inspector Nivens takes over the case, Mrs Jeffries and her friends must tiptoe around him while gathering the real evidence that points elsewhere.

When the landlord of a busy neighbourhood pub is stabbed in the back, everyone from regulars to relatives has something to hide. While Witherspoon gropes for answers, Mrs Jeffries works the bars, kitchens and back alleys to make sure the right person is charged.

A brazen killer leaves Inspector Witherspoon's name at the scene of Peter Hornsley's murder, turning the mild detective into the prime suspect. To clear their employer before scandal ruins him, Mrs Jeffries and the household must uncover who is framing him and why.

One of London's best known, and least liked, businessmen is found dead, and his list of enemies runs from jilted associates to furious servants. Mrs Jeffries and the staff peel back his polished public image to learn who finally decided he had to go.

On the foggiest night of the year, a young flower seller is found murdered on deserted London streets. With almost no clues to go on, Inspector Witherspoon is stumped, and Mrs Jeffries must trace the girl's last steps through alleys, markets and drawing rooms.

A wealthy financier is murdered soon after cheating his shareholders out of a fortune. With dozens of ruined investors holding grudges, Inspector Witherspoon faces a tangle of motives, and Mrs Jeffries must follow the money to discover who finally struck back.

During a glittering Jubilee ball in Queen Victoria's honour, a widely disliked member of the Hyde Park Literary Circle drops dead. Surrounded by gossip and petty grudges, Mrs Jeffries sifts jealousies and snubs to uncover who turned a celebration into a crime scene.

Unpleasant doctor Bartholomew Slocum is found poisoned in his surgery, and kindly Inspector Witherspoon quickly latches onto an easy suspect. Behind the scenes, housekeeper Mrs Jeffries and the household dig into the doctor's enemies to uncover the real killer before an innocent woman hangs.

Mean spirited miser Abigail Hodges returns from a séance in a fury, only to be shot in her own parlour. With forged notes pointing toward a convenient heir, Mrs Jeffries looks past talk of ghosts and greed to expose a very human murderer.

A priceless brooch and a young parlour maid vanish on the same night. Months later the brooch turns up on a corpse, but the girl is still missing. Mrs Jeffries and her crew follow a trail of old secrets to find both the killer and the servant.