Picture Miss Seeton
by Heron Carvic
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Pub Date 5 May 2016 | Archive Date 7 Jul 2016
Description
Fans of Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs Pollifax or E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia will love this first outing in Heron Carvic’s classic series of humorous cozies.
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 endeavor 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: retired art teacher Miss Seeton 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.
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
‘A most beguiling protagonist!’ New York Times
‘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
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780993576300 |
| PRICE | US$3.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Sheri O, Reviewer
I'm going to start this off by saying that I do have a big partiality to murder mysterys set in English villages/small town murder mysteries. This book did not disappoint. It was funny, the author gave the reader a good view of the village and did a great job describing the characters, their characteristics/idiosyncrasies, and how no matter whether they agree with one another or disagree, her fellow villagers pull together as a village and support one another. Miss Seeton's arrival came with mixed feelings, although I think she has already made some very close lifelong friends.
It was a fantastic mystery and I really enjoyed reading it. I finished it all in one day, and trust me, there are not many books like that that I can put down. I strongly recommend this to lovers of cozies and British themed novels.
*I'd like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for making this book available to read on exchange for a fair and honest review*
Lisa S, Librarian
Love Miss Seeton. Great to see it re-issued. One of the original cozy mysteries.
Ellen F, Librarian
The first in a series written by a now deceased author, this cozy mystery is a delight. Miss Seeton, aka the Battling Brolly, is a retired art teacher who becomes embroiled in a small town's drug problems after inheriting a house in the village. With the requisite quirky characters, the story is filled with humor. I loved it.
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