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Mrs. Jeffries Books in Order

Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell contains 41 books, published between 1993 and 2023. The first book is The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993) and the newest is Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1993–2023
Confirmed
41 of 41 titles
Pages on record
9,003 in 38 of 41 books
Reading time
150–225 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,003 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 41 titles with a page count on record.

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Mrs. Jeffries is a household employee who works murder investigations alongside Inspector Gerald Witherspoon of the Metropolitan Police. Emily Brightwell wrote 41 of these British mysteries, from The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993) to Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win (2023), each title built on the same naming pattern. No new entry has appeared since 2023.

How many Mrs. Jeffries books are there?

Mrs. Jeffries has 41 books, released between 1993 and 2023.

Mrs. Jeffries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Mrs. Jeffries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell, book 1 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1993)
  2. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues by Emily Brightwell, book 2 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1993)
  3. Cover of The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell, book 3 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1993)
  4. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball by Emily Brightwell, book 5 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1994)
  5. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail by Emily Brightwell, book 6 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1995)
  6. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook by Emily Brightwell, book 7 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1995)
  7. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi by Emily Brightwell, book 8 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1996)
  8. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected by Emily Brightwell, book 9 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1996)
  9. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage by Emily Brightwell, book 10 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1997)
  10. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer by Emily Brightwell, book 11 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1997)
  11. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art by Emily Brightwell, book 12 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1998)
  12. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake by Emily Brightwell, book 13 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1998)
  13. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat by Emily Brightwell, book 14 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (1999)
  14. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot by Emily Brightwell, book 15 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2000)
  15. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post by Emily Brightwell, book 16 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2001)
  16. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case by Emily Brightwell, book 17 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2003)
  17. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney by Emily Brightwell, book 18 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2004)
  18. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter by Emily Brightwell, book 19 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2004)
  19. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight by Emily Brightwell, book 20 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2005)
  20. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict by Emily Brightwell, book 21 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2006)
  21. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans by Emily Brightwell, book 22 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2006)
  22. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell, book 23 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2007)
  23. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump by Emily Brightwell, book 24 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2008)
  24. Cover of Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time by Emily Brightwell, book 25 of the Mrs. Jeffries series (2009)
  1. 1
    The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries1993 · 181 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993181
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  2. 2
    Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues1993 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993184
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  3. 3
    The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries1993 · 198 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993198
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  4. 4
    Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock1994 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19941
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  5. 5
    Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball1994 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994200
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  6. 6
    Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail1995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  7. 7
    Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook1995 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995240
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  8. 8
    Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi1996 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19961
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  9. 9
    Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected1996 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996224
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  10. 10
    Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage1997 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997224
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  11. 11
    Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer1997 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997259
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  12. 12
    Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  13. 13
    Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake1998 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998227
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  14. 14
    Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat1999 · 198 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999198
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  15. 15
    Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot2000 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000214
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  16. 16
    Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post2001 · 197 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001197
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  17. 17
    Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case2003 · 197 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003197
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  18. 18
    Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney2004 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004215
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  19. 19
    Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter2004 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004215
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  20. 20
    Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight2005 · 234 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005234
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  21. 21
    Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict2006 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006224
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  22. 22
    Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006240
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  23. 23
    Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen2007 · 263 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007263
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  24. 24
    Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008256
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  25. 25
    Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time2009 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009260
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  26. 26
    Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings2009 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009288
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  27. 27
    Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind2010 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010290
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  28. 28
    Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead2011 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011294
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  29. 29
    Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up2011 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011272
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  30. 30
    Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own2012 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012294
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Is there a chronological order for Mrs. Jeffries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Mrs. Jeffries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Mrs. Jeffries books in order?

You should read the Mrs. Jeffries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mrs. Jeffries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Mrs. Jeffries

Start with The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mrs. Jeffries book?

Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win (2023) is the newest Mrs. Jeffries book released so far.

Is there a new Mrs. Jeffries book coming?

No next Mrs. Jeffries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mrs. Jeffries at a glance

Paused
No new Mrs. Jeffries title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Mrs. Jeffries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,003 pages across the 38 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mrs. Jeffries books, 14 of 41, were published in the 1990s.

What the Mrs. Jeffries books are about

40 of the 41 Mrs. Jeffries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gerald witherspoon (fictitious character) is tagged on 21 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Emily Brightwell

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.