Title: Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage (Victorian Mystery)
Description: Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #10

Poisoned Pen

It was a most peculiar murder. A man's body was found in the canal--but the evidence showed that he had drowned in a bathtub. A theatre critic known for his savage reviews, the victim had had a full cast of enemies. While Inspector Witherspoon scoured the theatre, Mrs. Jeffries uncovered the critic's secret past: a real-life drama more compelling than any stage play...
Subjects: Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office, Fiction, Great Britain, Women domestics, Gerald Witherspoon (Fictitious character), Mrs. Jeffries (Fictitious character), History, Jeffries, mrs. (fictitious character), fiction, Witherspoon, gerald (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Fiction, historical, general, London (england), fiction, England, fiction