Thank you to Hamilton Crane and Farrago for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It isn’t quite 40 days and 40 nights, but the relentless downpour has been blighting the village of Plummergen for over a fortnight, keeping everyone indoors.

Even the ever resourceful Miss Seeton is beginning to experience cabin fever, when her old friend Lady Colveden proposes a welcome shopping expedition, taking in the local auctioneers. Miss S is well aware of the dangers of making any sudden moves at an auction, so how is it that this quiet ex-art teacher becomes the possessor of an ancient padlocked chest, that speaks thrillingly of long-lost treasure?

The mysterious box and its contents will not only lead her to discover a forgotten noble lady – but also a ruthless killer.

Serene amidst every kind of skullduggery, this eccentric English spinster steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles, armed with nothing more than her sketchpad and umbrella!

Sold to Miss Seeton is number 19 in the reissued Kindle ebook edition of this delightful series begun in the 1970s. This was one of the more enjoyable of the later books in the series. Miss Seeton, retired art teacher and a accidental detective, joins her friend, Lady Colveden, at an auction. It has been raining for a fortnight and the village denizens are becoming stir crazy. At the auction--her first--Miss Seeton ends up returning home with a mysterious locked chest from hundreds of years ago. Of course, her path also inadvertently crosses that of some criminals and true to form, Miss Seeton ends up helping the local police and Scotland Yard catch them.

Another fabulous Miss Seeton mystery! I can't get enough of this character and the knack for solving! She is fun, unique to the genre and timeless.

Few of us can resist the lure of an auction, and neither can Miss Seeton. Attending one with a friend, she accidentally bids on an old locked chest. The romance of the chest is great and she continues to bid, eventually winning it.

Knowing Miss Seeton, we expect that the box, when opened, will have a mystery, as indeed it does. But it is not the only mystery here. There is the fantastic escape from prison of a crime boss near to the time of his release. Plus other murders and break-ins. Are they related to each other? Are they related to Miss Seeton's box?

Unravelling this one is a delight.

The Miss Seeton books are a nicely plotted series of crime stories, not too challenging and ideal to while away a quiet afternoon or journey

The wrapup of the mysteries held in Miss Seeton's drawing room is well within traditional genre boundaries; the tangled threads thus unraveled, however, defy the cleverest of us to have drawn the conclusions from the clues offered to any but Scotland Yard's computer at the beck and call of The Oracle. While I enjoyed fully the deft interweaving of items in Miss Seeton's drawings with "recent" history (World War II's aftermath was still being felt strongly in Britain when this tale was written) I concluded that even devotees of Jack Crabbe's puzzles could not have pulled this one of of their hats.

Now if you've never read one of the Miss Seeton series of cozy murder mysteries (cosy for our British bretheren, as this is one of their delightful sleuths), much of what I said above makes no sense. And you certainly don't need to have read any to follow the story in this book as each is most carefully set up with appropriate background so it can stand alone. Of course, having gone through the group almost in order (there are some numbering issues IMHO) I can further enjoy some of the subtle byplays among characters near and dear. Outside of the resolution this is a delightful romp (and if you figure it out before the end, I expect you to drop me a note bragging of your expertise!) and fun escape.

A mid - level Miss Seeton mystery that starts off quite strongly (the first three chapters are a very good time) and then just kind of meanders around for a while. This one's a bit shaggy really. Anyway, it's mercifully light on The Nuts, my least favorite characters, so that's a plus!

This is the first book I've read in this series and I found it to be quite good.
Miss Seeton is quite a quirky character and her inquisitive mind makes her a perfect sleuthing.
When she is the winner at an auction, Miss Seeton has no idea what she bought and the secrets are sure to get her in more trouble than she asked for.
I am looking forward to reading more in the series.

I received a free electronic copy of this novel from Netgalley, Hamilton Crane, and Farrango in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all, for sharing your work with me!

This novel, based on a character created by Heron Carvic, was originally published October 1st 1995 by Berkley Hardcover. Hamilton Crane has MissEss true to form in this fast read. If you love her, you will not be disappointed by Sold to Miss Seeton. This ending came as a surprise - Thanks, S. J. Mason and Farrango, for bringing life back to an old favorite.

A good story, an English village,colorful villagers ,a miss Marple type of heroine, a cosy atmosphere...it has it all,and yet, the overall impression is a bit confusing,a bit messy. It reads as if the story isn't ready yet,as if it still needs some good editing.

This a delightfully , humor filled book it's mix of Jessica Fletcher meets Hyacinthe Bucket

I would like to thank Netgalley and Farrago for an advance copy of Sold To Miss Seeton, the 19th novel in Heron Carvic's series and the 11th to be written by Sarah J. Mason using the pseudonym Hamilton Crane.

It is all quiet in Plummergen with New Year rains keeping everyone frustrated and cooped up indoors. By way of distraction Lady Colveden invites Miss Seeton to an auction where she inadvertently buys an old locked box. In the meantime Superintendent Brinton of Ashford police is trying to solve the murder of an eccentric scientist and Chief Superintendent Delphick is trying to find an absconded prisoner and deal with the subsequent gang warfare.

Sold To Miss Seeton is quite a subdued novel with plenty of scene setting and little real action until the last third of the novel. Miss Seeton's drawings, so essential to the early novels, are like a deus ex machina in this novel - they are drawn, Delphick interprets them immediately and the case is solved. I thought it was disappointing.

I think anyone new to the series would still enjoy the charm of this novel but it is not one of the best in the series.

3 and ½ stars

It seems like it has been raining in the village of Plummergen forever. As a diversion, Ms. Seeton goes to an auction. She gets a mysterious trunk. At the same time, there is a murderer running around the village.

These are delightful books, a sure fire enjoyable read on a rainy (no pun intended) afternoon. I like British cozy mysteries, and this book is right there with them.

Thank you to Netgalley and Prelude Books for forwarding me a copy of this book to read.