Odds on Miss Seeton (A Miss Seeton Mystery)

Odds on Miss Seeton (A Miss Seeton Mystery)

by HeronCarvic (Author), HeronCarvic (Author)

Synopsis

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!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 204
Publisher: Farrago
Published: 27 Jul 2017

ISBN 10: 1911440713
ISBN 13: 9781911440710
Book Overview:

The stakes are high as Miss Seeton gambles to catch a crime boss.


Media Reviews

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 *

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 *

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

* Amarillo News *

Miss Seeton is a star.

* Detroit News *
Author Bio
Heron Carvic (1913-1980) was an actor and writer, most recognisable today for his voice portrayal of the character Gandalf in the first BBC Radio broadcast version of The Hobbit. He started writing the Miss Seeton novels in the 1960s, after using her in a short story. He later recalled that Miss Seeton upped and demanded a book .