Hands up, Miss Seeton

Miss Seeton accused! The kindly Miss Seeton? A thief? A preposterous notion – until the lovable spinster mistakes tomato ketchup for blood . . . and the “wounded” man she’s trying to help is robbed by a pickpocket. In a flurry of confusion, Mis Seeton is accused of being the thief’s accomplice! And in the hands of the London police, our unlikely jailbird uncovers a veritable nest of crime . . .

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!

Un tome qui m'a bien plu. Miss Seeton arrêtée et soupçonnée, c'est une première!

Miss Seeton at the helm

Lucky Miss Seeton is thrilled to be 'awarded' a luxury cruise from Venice to the Greek islands, for her services as official artist to Scotland Yard. But also on the good ship Eurydice are her friends, Sir George and Lady Meg Colveden, who know all about Miss S’s talent for tripping up wrongdoers. And by coincidence of course, there are a couple of well-known warring art experts, one of whom soon ends up dead. 

This voyage is heading into stormy waters, but by the crook of her brolly Miss S untangles the truth and brings them all safely into harbor. 

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!

Miss Seeton joue un rôle très secondaire dans ce tome, bien qu'elle ait tout compris et dessiné, comme à son habitude.  

Advantage, Miss Seeton

Miss Seeton's summer outing to a tennis match serves up more than expected when Britain's up-and-coming female tennis star is hounded by death threats. The girl's father, stern Judge Thumper, seems to have provoked one of the miscreants passing before his bench -- and the target of the ex-convict's wrath is the athletic Miss Thumper. The police are counting on Miss Seeton to unravel some baffling clues before victory goes to the villain ... game, set, and match.

On sent bien le changement d'auteur dans cet ouvrage, et si mes souvenirs sont bons, dans les suivants écrits par Hampton Charles.  On s'éloigne de l'univers "so british" un peu désuet, avec son style propre.  Ce ne doit pas être évident de reprendre ainsi la plume d'un autre... mais était-il nécessaire d'ajouter des scènes qui - si elles ne sont pas décrites - sont annoncées ou suggérées de façon plutôt crue.

Miss Seeton, by appointment

Miss Seeton a une garden party a Buckingham, des bijoux menaces de vol, du chantage et une tête réduite qui vole...

Encore une belle aventure du Pebroc vengeur.