The classic series of humorous cosy mysteries. "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 How do you catch an art thief? With artistic bait, of course. And who else but the talented Miss Seeton would provide a painting for Scotland Yard, hoping it will get stolen? Before the trap is sprung, a second thief strikes ... in one of England's most stately homes. Now Miss Seeton incognito is off to the scene to draw her own conclusions ... Serene amidst every kind of...

The classic series of humorous cosy mysteries. "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 From her discovery of an aristocratic infant abandoned in a village telephone booth, to dark doings amongst Scottish banks and braes, it's a rollercoaster ride for Miss Seeton in this adventure with a tartan touch. Grateful parents Lord and Lady Glenclachan sweep Miss S. northward to MacSporran Castle, their ancestral home, where, as her admiring reporter pal Amelita Forby (scenting...

The classic series of humorous cosy mysteries. "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 It's summertime in Plummergen and cricket madness has overtaken Miss Emily Seeton's pretty village. The pavilion urgently needs repairs, but there's a needle match coming up against arch rivals Murreystone. Miss S's chums Sir George Colveston and his son Nigel talk of little else, especially as the opposition's demon bowler wrought havoc at last year's game, while their own star, the...

The classic series of humorous cosy mysteries. "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 Every year when the harvest moon shines, families of noisy Cockney hop-pickers descend on the bountiful countryside near the village of Plummergen, home to Miss Emily Seeton, artist and Scotland Yard aide extraordinaire. But the holiday jollity brings no cheer for local police Superintendent Brinton, who is all too aware it's a whole year since the gruesome "Blonde in the Bag" murder,...

The classic series of humorous cosy mysteries. "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 Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat and all over England rehearsals are getting underway for the much-loved seasonal panto. In Miss Emily Seeton's home village of Plummergen, Lady Colveden is directing an uproarious production of Cinderella, and Miss S is delighted to be offered a backstage role as set designer. Then while walking in Rytham Hall woods in search of mistletoe,...

The classic series of humorous cosy mysteries. "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 'Ibbley, obbley, onker, my first conker!' The ancient warcry of English conker battles heralds autumn in the Kentish countryside, where Plummergen, Miss Seeton's home village, and its great rival Murreystone, are holding their Produce Show and this year impromptu fisticuffs! Plus it's Trafalgar Day, and at Admiral Buzzard's 'gin pennant' party for local ex-officers there's another...