FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK! Miss Seeton crosses the English Channel--and captures the hearts of readers and critics everywhere--in her newest case of mystery and mayhem. But this time, an uncovered bomb from World War II promises a most explosive conclusion...
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If you've ever wondered why the Channel tunnel didn't open 20 years ago, you can thank everyone's favorite retired art teacher/sleuth, Miss Emily Seeton (Sweet Miss Seeton, 1996, etc., etc.). Caught up in a burst of Plummergen charity spurred by an unexpected legacy of reclusive pensioner Horace Jowett, Miss Seeton still has time to accompany the village Junior Mixed Infants on a day trip to France, where she meets Sir George Colveden's old friend Count Jean-Louis de Balivernes; to help entertain the Count when he and his daughter Louise repay the visit; and to make the sketches that help Scotland Yard--already thoroughly alarmed by an unexploded wartime bomb the tunnel drilling crew has run up against--identify first a murder victim and then her killer. This time, though, Miss Seeton is hampered by a pallid mystery and a culprit who'll fool only readers dazed by the thick overlay of village gossip. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good addition to the series,
By A Customer
This review is from: Bonjour, Miss Seeton (Heron Carvic's Miss Seeton) (Hardcover)
The indomitable Miss Seeton escorts several local children from her
English village of Plummergen across the channel to conduct a one day tour
of WW II battle sites and a local art museum. While in France, Miss Seeton
meets an attractive widower, Count Jean-Louis de Balivernes before
returning home. Romance seems to be in the air when the Frenchman visits
Miss Seeton in her quaint village.
However, the Count's idyllic English visits is disrupted by the discovery of a corpse in the kitchen of one of the eccentric but colorful townsfolk. Amateur detective Miss Seeton, sketch pad and umbrella in hand, begins to investigate the case. BONJOUR MISS SEETON is an interesting English cozy due to the depth of all the characters. In her latest appearance, Miss Seeton remains the classic stereotype senior citizen cum amateur sleuth that make up this sub-genre. Regardless of whom writes as Hamilton Crane, this remains one of the top who-done-it series on the market today. Harriet Klausner
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tres bon, Miss Seeton!,
By CMBohn "cmb" (Orem, UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bonjour, Miss Seeton (Heron Carvic's Miss Seeton) (Paperback)
Plummergen, that "peaceful" village in Kent where Miss Seeton resides, is currently the center of three exciting activities. One, a local charity group is sponsoring a drive to buy wheelchairs for children, Two, The construction of the channel tunnel is inspiring a visit to France, and Three, Mrs. Blaine and Miss Nuttel (the Nuts) have a visitor. Guess which topic is generating the most discussion?All seems quiet on the Miss Seeton front, at least, and the book is deceptively crime-free for the first half or more. But murder eventually strikes, and all that peace and quiet is bound to come to a spectacular end. It's enough to put Anglo-French relations back 20 years! I really enjoy this series. I love Miss Seeton and her crazy neighbors crack me up. Really funny.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Awful!,
By Aset (Paris) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bonjour, Miss Seeton (Heron Carvic's Miss Seeton) (Paperback)
Having read some Miss Seeton books years ago, I was pleasantly surprised to find a "new" one although it was obviously by another writer. Little did I realise that it was not in the same style as the ones I had previously read (and enjoyed immensely). It wasn't even amusing or insightful. In fact, it is bloody awful.
After trying for several days and 20-odd pages to try to get into this book, I did a search on the original author and found this on Wiki: "Sarah J. Mason, writing under the name of Hamilton Crane, then took up the series writing 14 books in all, some of which are still in print. Mason's books modify Carvic's characters so much that only the names will be recognisable to readers of the first five books." Even if I don't particularly enjoy a book, I generally finish reading it. This one I don't even want to try to finish. Don't bother with this one.
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