The Brenda and Effie Mysteries (series)

The Brenda and Effie Mysteries was a series of "gothic mystery" prose and audio stories by Paul Magrs.

The series followed the adventures of the eponymous Brenda and Effie Jacobs who, along with Whitby and its residents, have made numerous appearances within the Doctor Who universe. Some notable instances include Talented Witches, where Brenda appears alongside Iris Wildthyme and Deirdre Whatsit from The Nest Cottage Chronicles, the short story Brenda's B&B, which heavily referenced the events of the first few Brenda and Effie novels, and the Christmas tale A Tingle of Happiness.

The Brenda and Effie novels also often featured characters and concepts that originated in Magrs' Doctor Who stories. The Bride That Time Forgot was a sequel to the Big Finish Fifth Doctor audio The Boy That Time Forgot, featuring the characters of Beatrice Mapp and Rupert Von Thal. Likewise, Brenda and Effie Forever! heavily featured Panda, who was first mentioned in the Doctor Who Magazine Seventh Doctor short story Teenage Kicks and was voiced by David Benson in Big Finish's Iris Wildthyme audios.

Additionally, Something Borrowed included Cleavis and the Smudgelings from the Eighth Doctor Adventure Mad Dogs and Englishmen, who also became the subjects of The Brenda and Effie Mysteries's first spinoff, Fellowship of Ink. Another spinoff novel, 666 Charing Cross Road, was set in the shared continuity of both Magrs' EDAs and The Brenda and Effie Mysteries.

Novels

 * Never the Bride
 * Something Borrowed
 * Conjugal Rites
 * Hell's Belles
 * The Bride That Time Forgot
 * Brenda and Effie Forever!
 * A Game of Crones

Anthologies

 * A Treasury of Brenda and Effie

Audio

 * The Woman in a Black Beehive
 * Bat Out of Hull
 * Spicy Tea and Sympathy
 * Brenda Has Risen from the Grave