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How long does it take to read The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries?

Emily Brightwell

The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 42 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1993. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 49 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 42 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 56 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #1 She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon...and keeps him on his toes. Everyone is astonished by the Inspector's Scotland Yard successes--but they don't know about his secret weapon. In fact, even he doesn't know about his secret weapon...because she's as ladylike as she is clever. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detection skills are up to the task, proving that behind every great man there's a woman--and that a crime-solver's work is never done... A delightful mystery series set in Victorian England--and featuring the most charming characters ever to crack a case!

Subjects: Fiction, Police, Mrs. Jeffries (Fictitious character), Women household employees, Women domestics, England, fiction

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