A Victorian Mystery Series

The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell is another one of those cozy mysteries that are popular with people who don't want too much real life and violence. There is a slower pace to the story, a little bit more character development, and more detail to give the readers a better sense of the place and the time. These mysteries are set in Victorian England, mostly at the home of the Inspector, and his sympathetic employees. They all want him to succeed in his investigations that they are willing to "help" him out. The main character, Mrs. Jeffries, is a widow housekeeper who was married to a police investigator. She is above intelligence, known to sit and have a quiet cuppa tea with her employer and let him open up about his case. He likes her to sit with him while he has his dinner and they have a good chat as she is an excellent listener. This leads to her gathering the help of the rest of the staff as they unknowingly get involved with the investigation at hand. A good first to a series that has been going strong since 1993 with 30 separate mysteries to date.