A classic British humorous detective story, with the typical slightly ditzy spinster who, without really knowing how, solves the most intricate situations. Miss Seeton, a retired schoolteacher, is probably the most clueless of them all, as she solves mysteries by means of an artistic version of automatic writing: she, in fact, draws, and it is left to a Scotland Yard detective, aptly named the Oracle, to interpret the drawings to find the solution they contain. Very costume-y, perhaps a little too English, to be palatable off the island.

In Miss Seeton Rules, book 18 in the series, Miss Seeton is embroiled in another exciting adventure. She meets British royalty yet again when she ends up escorting one of her students, who is the winner of an essay contest, to the opening of a nearby power station where her charge is to present Princess Georgina, darling of the press and country, with a bouquet. When Miss Seeton inadvertently has a "powerful" effect on the proceedings, Princess Georgina disappears. Miss Seeton ends up uncovering a treasonous plot against the government in the form of modern Guy Fawkes Day conspirators and helping to discover what has happened to the princess. Humor and intrigue thread this enjoyable read.

This entry in the Miss Seeton series of cozy mysteries will certainly keep you guessing. As is the case with many of the later books in the series, the action revolves around a great British tradition, Guy Fawkes Day in this case. But the celebration is central to the plot, something alert readers will know from the first page.

It's great how the original circumstances of the Gunpowder Plot have been modernized in this story that kept me guessing until the end.

And, happily for lovers of Miss Seeton, her drawings are more central to solving the case than they are in some of the recent books.

Another enjoyable entry in the Miss Seeton series, this one centered on Guy Fawkes Night and a royal kidnapping. Miss Seeton twinkles as usual and her gentle naivete is used efficiently in solving the mystery - as mentioned by other reviewers, Hamilton Crane's version of Miss Seeton can get a bit itchy with all of her incoherence and needless rambling and this entry is no better, but it didn't bug me as much this time, though I couldn't tell you why.

I haunt Netgalley for the Miss Seeton releases and regret that they will soon come to an end. As with the other books in the series, the author is careful to include enough details about pertinent prior adventures that you can read this as a standalone but if you've been following the tales you know this is the summer of Plummergen v. Murreystone and this story follows closely on the heels of its predecessor, "Miss Seeton Undercover." I pride myself at having figured out the ending--or at least part of it!--but only thanks to ample and generous clues liberally scattered. There is a reason these are called cozy mysteries; they are like comfort food for the brain in which one can indulge in front of the fireplace with a mug of steaming cocoa . . . wait, I'm getting carried away. I don't even HAVE a conventional fireplace.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Farrago for a review copy of Miss Seeton Rules, the 18th novel in Heron Carvic's series and the 10th written by Sarah J. Mason, using the pseudonym Hamilton Crane.

It is bonfire time in Plummergen and the villagers are worried about reprisals from their arch rivals, Murreystone after the conker contest defeat so the village watch is once more summoned into action. In the meantime the villagers are puzzling over the Nuts' (even more than usual) eccentric behaviour and gearing up for HRH Princess Georgina opening the new Dungeness power station, especially as young Sally from the village will be presenting the bouquet. When Miss Seaton is arrested for treason after "Georgy Girl" as the press know her disappears from the power station Chief Superintendent Delphick springs into action to defend her. It all goes Miss Seeton shaped after that.

I thoroughly enjoyed Miss Seeton Rules. It is not as exuberant as some of the other novels but it has a tight plot, a bit of tension and some humour. If you are looking for a light, fun read it will fit the bill admirably and is an ideal way to pass a few hours. It will work as either a stand alone or part of the series.

These are not up to Miss Marple! The small village community, is made to sound stupid, gossipy, and illiterate! I don't recommend, unless you like truly bizzarre, and you understand extremely dry wit! It's not anyone I would like to read again.