Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues

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Tantor Media, Inc
Publication Date
2013
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English

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A servant girl and a priceless brooch vanish at the same time, and it doesn't take a genius to put two and two together. The Inspector finds the brooch on a dead woman-but where's the missing servant? Fortunately, Mrs. Jeffries isn't one to give up on a case just because of a few loose ends . . .

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