Emily Brightwell

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 forty more mysteries in the series in the following twenty-nine years. Emily's last Mrs. Jeffries mystery : "Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win" was published in August 2023. Almost all books are available as audio books (unabridged) and most are available in large print format.

Emily and her husband live in Northern Nevada. Her books are also sold in the United Kingdom, Japan, and Hungary. Emily is an Everton FC supporter, like Andy Burnham, loves Korean TV dramas, and "high altitude" baking.

Recently Emily finished working on an 'alternate history' novel of the USA with her husband - 'Ain't This America' - planned to be on Amazon as an ebook in November 2026.

The story is told by Grenville Stark who rrives in a Queens New York hospital ER room after a traffic accident - totally unaware that he has been transported to this alternate society. This is almost five hundred pages of adventure as Grenville absorbs a 'new version of USA History 101 with elected monarchs and a political thriller as he is framed for a murder he did not commit.

Right now - the entire book - 485 pages - is available at Amazon as an ebook at a very special price. On November 10th, my birthday, the price is going back to its regular price. This special offer is made to thank my readers/followers for their love and support for the last thirty-five years of Mrs. Jeffries mysteries.