{"product_id":"advantage-miss-seeton","title":"Hamilton . Crane: Advantage Miss Seeton [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sunny summer's day at the Hurlingham Club resounds to the thwack of ball on racket, as Britain's young hopeful, the splendidly named Trish Thumper, seems likely to knock out her American opponent. Yet not all the eyes following Trish's strokes belong to tennis fans - it soon emerges that her father, the notoriously stern Judge William Thumper, has made an enemy who will stop at little to harm him and his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the wrongdoers have reckoned without artistic sleuth Miss Emily Seeton, who in a series of apparently mistimed shots with torch and umbrella, defeats them game, set and match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerene amidst every kind of skullduggery, this eccentric English spinster steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles, armed with nothing more than her sketchpad and umbrella!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat people are saying about Miss Seeton:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Seeton is a hoot! I was torn between laughter and eye rolling with each page turn. The characters are loveable and thoroughly British. This is a \u003cstrong\u003eperfect specimen of classic British mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat a joy Miss Seeton is. Why did I wait so long to read them? \u003c\/strong\u003e Splashy characters, lovely setting, and just plain funny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've become a Miss Ess addict. \u003cstrong\u003eGreat characters that get better with each book\u003c\/strong\u003e. A must for anyone who loves a good British cozy with a twist, and surprising revelations of what a good brollie can do in a pinch.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a great series. This is \u003cstrong\u003eone of the best in English light reading mysteries\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Seeton is a delightful sendup of the amateur sleuth. \u003cstrong\u003eIf your doctor has prescribed laughter as the best medicine\u003c\/strong\u003e, run and buy the entire series as fast as you can.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial reviews:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003emost beguiling protagonist!\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Seeton gets into wild drama with fine touches of farce . . . This is a \u003cstrong\u003elovely mixture of the funny and the exciting\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is not so much black comedy as black-currant comedy . . . \u003cstrong\u003eYou can't stop reading. Or laughing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eDepth of description and lively characters\u003c\/strong\u003e bring this English village to life.\" \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fun to be had with \u003cstrong\u003ea full cast of endearingly zany villagers\u003c\/strong\u003e . . . and the ever gently intuitive Miss Seeton.\" \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Seeton is \u003cstrong\u003ethe most delightfully satisfactory character since Miss Marple\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Ogden Nash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I think, on the whole, Miss Seeton is the most loveable and entertaining of any of today's fiction detectives. \u003cstrong\u003eMay she live forever\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eLondon Mystery Selection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crane, Hamilton . \u0026 Carvic, Heron","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46484372947283,"sku":"9781788420785","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/crane-hamilton-carvic-heron-hamilton-crane-advantage-miss-seeton-2018-paperback-9781788420785-1152879307.jpg?v=1743283177","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/advantage-miss-seeton","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}