by Heron Carvic
Part of Miss Seeton, book 21
First published 2017
Miss Emily Seeton accompanies Plummergen village schoolchildren on their educational trip to France. They visit the historic chateau of the charming Comte de Balivernes, who takes an immediate liking to the former art teacher. The trip goes so well that the Comte and his daughter Louise accept an invitation back to England. Romance blooms when Lord Colveden's son Nigel falls for the lovely Louise. But the cross-cultural courtship takes a deadly turn when murder disrupts the village tranquility. The chaos culminates in an explosive Grand Bulldozer Race between six Kentish teams that proves far more dangerous than anyone expected. Miss Seeton navigates the mayhem with her usual serenity, stepping in where Scotland Yard falters. Armed only with her trusty sketchpad and umbrella, this eccentric English spinster unravels the mystery through her gentle intuition and unexpected insights.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, mystery, cozy-mystery
Vibes: cozy, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: England, France, Kentish, Plummergen
Period: 20th-century
268 pages · Kindle Edition · Farrago