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The classic British cosy mystery series – Meet Miss Emily Seeton, an art teacher with an unexpected talent…

When Miss Seeton walks out after a performance of Carmen and witnesses a real-life stabbing, all she can recall is a shadowy figure. But how could she have guessed that her latest artistic endeavour is a picture-perfect portrait of the killer?

Her sketch puts her in a perilous position, for back at her recently inherited cottage in Plummergen village, she’s fated to be a sitting duck . . . for murder most foul!

Meet Miss Emily D. Seeton: this retired art teacher steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.



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PRAISE FOR MISS SEETON:

'Miss Seeton is a star!' Detroit News


'Not since Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple has there been a more lovable female dabbler in crime and suspense' Amarillo News


'She’s a joy!' Cleveland Plain Dealer


'For those who like a bit of fun in their mystery stories a new Miss Seeton yarn is always welcome. Heron Carvic once more provides his readers with a host of chuckles while at the same time assuring plenty of action' Lewiston Journal


'Light, zany, this novel is peopled by several genuine human beings you hate to see go' Houston Post


'I think, on the whole, Miss Seeton is the most loveable and entertaining of any of today’s fiction detectives. May she live forever' London Mystery Selection


'Fun to be had with a full cast of endearingly zany villagers... and the ever gently intuitive Miss Seeton' Kirkus Reviews


'Depth of description and lively characters bring this English village to life' Publishers Weekly


'This is not so much black comedy as black-currant comedy... You can't stop reading. Or laughing' The Sun


'Miss Seeton gets into wild drama with fine touches of farce... This is a lovely mixture of the funny and the exciting' San Francisco Chronicle


'A most beguiling protagonist!' New York Times


'Miss Seeton is the most delightfully satisfactory character since Miss Marple' Ogden Nash

Picture Miss Seeton

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      Publisher: Duckworth Books
      Publication Date: 23/03/2017
      ISBN13: 9781911440536, 978-1911440536
      ISBN10: 1911440535

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The classic British cosy mystery series – Meet Miss Emily Seeton, an art teacher with an unexpected talent…

      When Miss Seeton walks out after a performance of Carmen and witnesses a real-life stabbing, all she can recall is a shadowy figure. But how could she have guessed that her latest artistic endeavour is a picture-perfect portrait of the killer?

      Her sketch puts her in a perilous position, for back at her recently inherited cottage in Plummergen village, she’s fated to be a sitting duck . . . for murder most foul!

      Meet Miss Emily D. Seeton: this retired art teacher steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.



      Trade Review

      PRAISE FOR MISS SEETON:

      'Miss Seeton is a star!' Detroit News


      'Not since Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple has there been a more lovable female dabbler in crime and suspense' Amarillo News


      'She’s a joy!' Cleveland Plain Dealer


      'For those who like a bit of fun in their mystery stories a new Miss Seeton yarn is always welcome. Heron Carvic once more provides his readers with a host of chuckles while at the same time assuring plenty of action' Lewiston Journal


      'Light, zany, this novel is peopled by several genuine human beings you hate to see go' Houston Post


      'I think, on the whole, Miss Seeton is the most loveable and entertaining of any of today’s fiction detectives. May she live forever' London Mystery Selection


      'Fun to be had with a full cast of endearingly zany villagers... and the ever gently intuitive Miss Seeton' Kirkus Reviews


      'Depth of description and lively characters bring this English village to life' Publishers Weekly


      'This is not so much black comedy as black-currant comedy... You can't stop reading. Or laughing' The Sun


      'Miss Seeton gets into wild drama with fine touches of farce... This is a lovely mixture of the funny and the exciting' San Francisco Chronicle


      'A most beguiling protagonist!' New York Times


      'Miss Seeton is the most delightfully satisfactory character since Miss Marple' Ogden Nash

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