Hamilton Crane zet de Miss Seeton-serie voort, oorspronkelijk gecreëerd door Heron Carvic. Deze serie staat bekend om zijn kenmerkende humor en spanning. Crane streeft ernaar voort te bouwen op de nalatenschap van de oorspronkelijke auteur en levert de lezers verdere ingewikkelde plots. Zijn schrijven richt zich op het creëren van boeiende mysterieverhalen.
Set against the backdrop of the harvest moon, the story revolves around the lively Cockney hop-pickers who flock to the countryside near Plummergen. Amidst this vibrant scene is Miss Emily Seeton, an artist with a knack for solving mysteries, who finds herself entangled in the events that unfold in her village. The narrative blends charm and intrigue, showcasing the unique dynamics of rural life and the colorful characters that inhabit it.
The story revolves around a clever plan to catch an art thief using a painting provided by the talented Miss Seeton for Scotland Yard. However, when a second thief emerges at a prestigious English estate, Miss Seeton goes undercover to investigate the unfolding mystery. As she navigates the art world and the complexities of the thefts, her unique skills and insights are put to the test in this intriguing tale of deception and detection.
Customs & Excise are tracking a gang of cigar-smugglers who operate on the quiet Kent coast near Plummergen, home to retired art teacher Miss Emily Seeton. Their attempt at a midnight ambush goes wrong, and a man is found dead.
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!
A brilliant, far-reaching collection of stories from Washington Irving to John Updike. The Classic Stories Edgar Allan Poe’s Ms. Found in a Bottle Bret Harte’s The Outcasts of Poker Flat Sherwood Anderson’s Death in the Woods Stephen Vincent Benét’s By the Waters of Babylon The Great Writers Melville James Dreiser Faulkner Hemingway Steinbeck McCullers The Little-Known Masterpieces Edith Wharton’s The Dilettante Finley Peter Dunne’s Mr. Dooley on the Popularity of Fireman Charles M. Flandrau’s A Dead Issue James Reid Parker’s The Archimandrite’s Niece
A sketch she makes at a cricket match reveals to Miss Seeton vital clues to a series of burglaries that has upset the town of Plummergen
Set against the backdrop of a festive pantomime production in a quaint English village, the story revolves around Lady Colveden's hilarious rendition of Cinderella. Miss Emily Seeton, excited about her involvement, takes on the role of set designer, leading to a series of delightful events. The narrative captures the charm of community spirit and the joy of the holiday season, blending humor with the warmth of village life.
Retired art teacher Emily Seeton assists in Scotland Yard's sleuthing when, during a moto coach tour, the bus is held up by highwaymen and the danger thereafter follows her to her home
Retired art teacher and unlikely sleuth, Miss Emily Seeton, steps in to investigate when a woman is found dead after a gang of thieves plunders a fortune in antiques from a village.
While Miss Seeton and her trusty sketch pad assist in the investigation of a certain asphalt company whose otherwise healthy elderly customers end up dead, an eccentric and determined artist stalks her, keeping his eyes on her cottage for his newest work, a chocolate-covered house
