
Cheryl Lanham was born on 11 October 1948 in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, USA. Her family moved to Southern California in 1959 and she grew up in Pasadena. After graduating from California State University, she decided to work her way around the world and took off for England. She didn’t get much further because she met Richard James Arguile, the Englishman who became her husband, got married on May 1976, and had two children, Matthew and Amanda. While working in international shipping, she decided to pursue her dream and become a writer – which, of course, is the best job ever. She has written romance novels as Sarah Temple, and Young Adult novels as Cheryl Lanham. As Emily Brightwell, she is the author of the “Mrs. Jeffries” mysteries. Cheryl Lanham Arguile returned to California, where she lives with her husband and a cranky old cat named Kiwi.
Series
Books

Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel
2019

Mrs. Jeffries Aims to Win
2023

Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case
2003

Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders
2021

The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries
1993

Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump
2008

Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock
1994

Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi
1996

Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight
2005

Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict
2006

Prime Crime Holiday Bundle
2010

Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney
2004

Mrs. Jeffries Demands Justice
2020

The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries
1993

Mrs. Jeffries Defends Her Own
2012

Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail
1995

Mrs. Jeffries Learns the Trade
2005

Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected
1996

Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen
2007

Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter
2004

Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide
2013

Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer
1997

Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art
1998

Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time
2009

Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead
2011

Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot
2000

Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake
1998

Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball
1994

Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up
2011

Mrs. Jeffries and the One Who Got Away
2015

Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans
2007

Mrs. Jeffries and the Merry Gentlemen
2013

Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues
1993

Mrs. Jeffries Wins the Prize
2016

Mrs. Jeffries Speaks Her Mind
2010

Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings
2009

Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat
1999

Mrs. Jeffries and the Three Wise Women
2017

Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook
1995

Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post
2001

Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods
2019

Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage
1997

Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong
2017