Cheryl Lanham Arguiles

Background

Cheryl Arguiles was born on November 10, 1948, in Richwood, West Virginia. Her family moved to Southern California in 1959 and she grew up in Pasadena.

Education

Cheryl graduated from California State University.

Career

After graduating, Cheryl decided to work her way around the world and took off for England. While working in international shipping, she decided to pursue her dream and become a writer. 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. Later Cheryl returned to California, where she lives now.

Achievements

• Cheryl Arguile is famous as the author of 37 titles in the Victorian murder mystery series that started with The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries in February 1993. Her mystery Mrs. Jeffries and The One Who Got Away made the New York Times Mass Market Fiction Bestseller List in 2015.

Works

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  • No Guarantees

    (Having everything money can buy and a new position on the...)

    1997
  • Good Intentions

    (Awakening from a coma, Chloe Marlowe resolves to become a...)

    1998
  • Remember Me

    (Caught shoplifting, Leeanne is sentenced to community ser...)

    1996
  • The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries

    (The first novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling...)

    1993
  • Fighting Back

    (Following the death of her mother, Amber Makepeace moves ...)

    2000
  • The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries

    (Nasty miser Abigail Hodges returns home angry at a warnin...)

  • Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues

    (A servant girl and a priceless brooch vanish at the same ...)

  • Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball

    (A festive Jubilee Ball in honor of Queen Victoria turns i...)

    1994
  • Mrs. Jeffries on the Trail

    (Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard resorts once again...)

    1995
  • Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock

    (A businessman has been murdered - and it could be because...)

    1994
  • Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art

    (A missing muse is the catalyst for a baffling case for In...)

    1998
  • Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods

    (When poison fells an arrogant and rude businessman in pub...)

  • Mrs. Jeffries & the Mistletoe Mix-Up

    (Ring in the season with another Mrs. Jeffries tale of hol...)

    2011
  • Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook

    (Meet the inspector and Mrs. Jeffries--in a delightful mys...)

    1995
  • Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi

    (Meet the inspector and Mrs. Jeffries--in a delightful mys...)

    1996
  • Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time

    (A two-story killer. Train enthusiast Francis Humphreys to...)

    2009
  • Mrs. Jeffries and the Three Wise Women

    (Mrs. Jeffries returns for the holidays in the latest myst...)

  • Mrs. Jeffries Rights a Wrong

    (Mrs. Jeffries is back in the New York Times bestselling V...)

  • Mrs Jeffries Weeds the Plot
  • Mrs. Jeffries Serves at Six 2015
  • Second Best 1996

Connections

In May 1976, Cheryl married Richard James Arguile. They have two children.

Spouse:

Richard James Arguile

Son:

Matthew Arguile

Daughter:

Amanda Arguile

References

• Detecting Women A Readers Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women
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