Bonjour, Miss Seeton
A Miss Seeton Mystery Book 21
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Publisher Description
Inspired by a wildly successful screening of Henry V, Plummergen village school decides on a trip to ‘the vasty fields of France’. The children are to visit the historic chateau of the Comte de Balivernes, and former art teacher Miss Emily Seeton is delighted to be asked to accompany them.
All goes so well that the charming Comte (definitely smitten by Miss S) and his daughter Louise are invited back to Plummergen – where Lord and Lady Colveden’s son Nigel is even more smitten with the lovely Louise.
But while l’amour blossoms, there’s also murder and mayhem to be reckoned with, and the Grand Bulldozer Race between six Kentish teams proves a more explosive finale than anyone anticipates . . .
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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That seasoned sleuth with the sketchbook and umbrella, talented Miss Seeton (Sweet Miss Seeton, 1996, etc.) returns in another village mystery. The Kentish hamlet of Plummergen is home to a variety of eccentric characters, among them Miss Erica Nuttel and her housemate, Mrs. Norah Blaine. When Miss Seeton is invited to accompany the local schoolchildren on a day trip to France, she meets a French count, widower Jean-Louis de Balivernes. Jean-Louis, an old war acquaintance of Plummergen's local squire, Sir George Colveden, brings his daughter, Louise, for a visit to the village, and romance may be in the air for Miss Seeton. Meanwhile, Mr. Folland, a traveling children's charity representative, is culling pledges from the locals in support of a bulldozer race taking place at the site of the Channel Tunnel excavation, where Plummergen will face off against rival village Murreystone. Amidst all this excitement, Miss Nuttel discovers a body in her kitchen, which may be related to the visit of Norah's niece, Ada Noble. Crane does an admirable job of weaving together all the threads as Miss Seeton, sketchbook in hand, witnesses an explosive conclusion. Depth of description and lively characters bring this English village to life in another success for the pseudonymous Crane. FYI: Crane, really Sarah J. Mason, is the third author to write this series, which was begun by Heron Carvic, who died in 1980.
