Mrs. Jeffries and Inspector Witherspoon should be checking off their
Christmas present lists but instead they're listing murder suspects in
this latest entry of the beloved Victorian Mystery series.
TIS THE SEASON FOR MURDER
Harriet Andover was a smart businesswoman who did not suffer fools
gladly, yet somehow her house was full of them. With a husband who has
no head for money and two grown stepchildren who would rather do
anything than an honest day's work, Harriet had every intention of
righting the ship and putting her family back on the path to
respectability. But she soon discovers that the best intentions can lead
to murder when she is strangled inside her mansion with a house full of
holiday guests.
It would seem that everyone present had a motive to kill the rich woman,
and no one is being quite honest regarding their whereabouts at the time
of the murder. And to put the icing on the Christmas cookies, the room
where Harriet's body was found was locked from the inside and she had
the key in her pocket. But Mrs. Jeffries and the household have no
intention of letting Inspector Witherspoon down and soon mine valuable
evidence from the depths of Harriet's past. As the clues mount, this
dedicated band of merry sleuths will not rest until they've delivered a
stocking full of coal to a crafty killer.