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Pub Date 30 Jun 2016 | Archive Date 2 Aug 2016

Description

At the roulette table an elderly, ludicrously made-up woman in dazzling diamonds is making a killing. Who would guess the bejewelled high roller is actually retired art teacher Miss Emily Seeton, in disguise to help capture a mysterious crime boss?

Miss S. must get a good look at the crook’s face to produce a sketch for the police, a simple task surely. It’s not her fault things escalate, and after half-blinding one baddie with the tail of her mink stole and whacking another with her handbag, she’s soon gambling for the very highest stakes – her own life.

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!

At the roulette table an elderly, ludicrously made-up woman in dazzling diamonds is making a killing. Who would guess the bejewelled high roller is actually retired art teacher Miss Emily Seeton, in...


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

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...


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