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Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
502 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Jeffries, housekeeper to Scotland Yard Inspector Witherspoon, helps solve three murder cases, including one in which a theater critic known for his harsh reviews turns up dead in a canal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
286 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
From innocent chambermaid-to the Sheikh's pregnant queen! The last thing sensible maid Hannah Wilson expects is to be whisked off to a glamorous party by Sheikh Kulal Al Diya. Their intense chemistry and searing kiss lead to the most amazing night of her life - with the most shocking consequences! Now Kulal will do anything to claim his heir. Even if it means making Hannah his desert queen!
85) Tall poppies
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Dorset, 1917. If it's not enough that a girl from a good background is forced to work as a maid, Livia Carr is then violated by the master of the house and becomes pregnant. Her only course is to marry the son of the house, Richard Sangster, a World War One hero who has returned home an invalid. He is not expected to live, and he offers Livia and the child legitimacy, as well as his name and estate. Livia grows to love Richard, but even though it's...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Old sins cast long shadows. Normally dead bodies in a graveyard are buried--but not this one. When a woman is found strangled in a North London cemetery with an old newspaper clipping clutched in her hand, Inspector Witherspoon is surprised to find that he and the victim have crossed paths before. Mrs. Robinson was a respectable widow who ran a quiet Islington lodging house. None of her lodgers have any apparent motive to murder their landlady. But...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The ladies of the Mayfair Orchid and Exotic Plant Society are known for a bit of friendly rivalry, but the backstabbing has never been literal--until now. When Hiram Filmore, an orchid hunter and supplier, is found dead in Mrs. Helena Rayburn's conservatory, Inspector Witherspoon is called in to weed out a murderer. When it comes out that Mrs. Rayburn and her flowery friend knew each other from long ago, Mrs. Jeffries begins to suspect that there's...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xlv, 546 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Based on actual events, Pamela is the story of a young girl who goes to work in a private residence and finds herself pursued by her employer's son, described as a 'gentleman of free principles.' Unfolding through letters, the novel depicts with much feeling Pamela's struggles to decide how to respond to her would-be seducer and to determine her place in society.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Orlando Edison is a stockbroker using London's infatuation with foreign mining ventures to make a fortune. He has curried favor with the nation's most respected aristocrats, even inviting three of the most influential investors in England--known as the Merry Gentlemen--to be part of his latest enterprise. Despite his mysterious past, Edison is now welcomed in the highest circles and moves with ease among the rich and powerful. Yet a few days before...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a wealthy widow is murdered, Mrs. Jeffries investigates what happens when money can't buy your life in this all- new installment in the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Margaret Starling wasn't the sort of woman anyone expected to be murdered. She was on the advisory board of the London Angel Alms Society, an active member of St. Peter's Church and, best of all, she was always willing to lend a hand to a friend or neighbor in need of advice....
Author
Series
Lady Hardcastle mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems...
Author
Series
Blanche White mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
Blanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer home. That plan goes awry when there's a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. So she's forced to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to discover...
94) Like family
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young married couple hire a middle-aged widow during the wife, Nora's, difficult pregnancy, they don't realize the dominating force she will become in their small family. Signora A--maid, nanny, and confidante--becomes the glue in their household, and over time, the steady and loving presence whose benign influence allows them to negotiate the complexities of married life. But the delicate fabric of the young family comes undone when Signora...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
501 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If you like Downton Abbey, you'll love Mrs. Jeffries! NOW IN ONE VOLUME-THREE VICTORIAN MYSTERIES FEATURING MRS. JEFFRIES A DETECTIVE IN THE HOUSE Everyone's awed by Inspector Witherspoon's Scotland Yard successes, but they don't know about his secret weapon. Her name is Mrs. Jeffries, and she keeps house for the Inspector-and keeps him on his toes. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, her polished detection skills are up to the...
96) The housemaid
Author
Series
Housemaid novels volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I pick up their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband, Andrew, seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full...
Author
Series
Housemaid novels volume 2
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I...
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