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The holiday season brings a mix of merriment, mayhem, and murder. And it falls to Inspector Witherspoon—with a significant portion of help from the ever-watchful Mrs. Jeffries—to find the culprit… THE BUSINESS OF DEATH 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 Christmas, he is found sprawled across his doorstep, murdered.
About the Author
Emily Brightwell was born in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia. Her family moved to Southern California in 1959 and she grew up in Pasadena. After graduating from California State University Fullerton, she decided to work her way around the world and started in England. She didn't get any further because she met future her husband there, got married and moved back to California. While living in Long Beach, she decided to pursue her dream and become a writer - despite having two children and a full-time job. She began the Mrs. Jeffries series in 1993 with "The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries" and has written thirty-eight more mysteries in the series in the following twenty-eight years. The latest mystery is "Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice" - a trade paper - published January 26 2021. Currently Emily has just finished writing the next Mrs. Jeffries mystery entitled "Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders" coming in late November 2021.tNow that her children are grown and have left home - Emily and her husband live in Northern Nevada with one cat. Her books are also sold in the United Kingdom, Japan, and Hungary. Emily is an Everton FC supporter, loves Korean TV dramas, and "high altitude" baking.
