Miss Seeton's Finest Hour

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Pub Date 23 Feb 2017 | Archive Date 4 Aug 2017

Description

The year is 1940 and the British have their backs to the wall. Everyone is preparing for the battle that, as Winston Churchill said, would see the “whole fury and might of the enemy turned upon us.” Everyone including the young Miss Emily Seeton, London art teacher, who finds her strangely prophetic sketches do not go unnoticed by the secret services. 

At first suspected of being a fifth columnist, she soon finds herself recruited by the dashing Major Gerry Haynes and sent to carry out a very special observance task at a rural Spitfire factory.

Faced with bombs, sabotage and murder, Miss Seeton must summon all her courage – it is after all her nature to Keep Calm and Carry On!

The acclaimed prequel to the classic series of humorous mysteries. 

The year is 1940 and the British have their backs to the wall. Everyone is preparing for the battle that, as Winston Churchill said, would see the “whole fury and might of the enemy turned upon...


Advance Praise

Reviews of the Miss Seeton series:

‘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

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

‘She’s a joy!’ Cleveland Plain Dealer

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

‘Depth of description and lively characters bring this English village to life.’ Publishers Weekly

Reviews of the Miss Seeton series:

‘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

‘This is not so...


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I hadn’t read this series before, but it’s an enjoyable book nonetheless. Despite the time jump, it may not be the ideal series entry point, but it’s very readable & engaging.

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