by Heron Carvic
Part of Miss Seeton, book 23
First published 2018
Miss Seeton's Premium Bond win brings her a week in Glastonbury, where she plans to sketch scenes for the village production of Camelot. The retired art teacher gets more than scenic inspiration when Chief Superintendent Delphick asks her to create her trademark insightful drawings to help locate a kidnapped heir from an industrial family. Her sketches produce bizarre images of sheep in straitjackets and flashing dentures that baffle even Delphick. A murderer stalks the ancient town as the heir faces mortal danger. When Miss Seeton's raffle ticket wins her a hot air balloon flight, her aerial view reveals clues that Scotland Yard missed from ground level. Armed with her sketchpad and trusty umbrella, this unflappable English spinster cuts through every kind of criminal mischief with gentle intuition and accidental brilliance.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, cozy-mystery
Vibes: cozy, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: accidental-brilliance, amateur-sleuth
Setting: Glastonbury, Scotland Yard
275 pages · Kindle Edition · Farrago