A 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.

But 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.

Serene amidst every kind of skulduggery, this eccentric English spinster steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles, armed with nothing more than her sketchpad and umbrella!

Miss Seeton's summer outing to a tennis match serves up more than expected...

About the Author

Hampton Charles was a pseudonym of English crime writer Peter Martin (1931-2014). Born a London cockney, he preferred for a number of years to live and write his books in a remote village even smaller than Miss Emily Seeton's Plummergen. He wrote three Miss Seeton titles: Advantage Miss Seeton, Miss Seeton at the Helm, and Miss Seeton, By Appointment.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR MISS SEETON:

'This is not so much black comedy as black-currant comedy... You can't stop reading. Or laughing' The Sun

'A most beguiling protagonist!' New York Times

'Light, zany, this novel is peopled by several genuine human beings you hate to see go' Houston Post

'Depth of description and lively characters bring this English village to life' Publishers Weekly

'Miss Seeton gets into wild drama with fine touches of farce... This is a lovely mixture of the funny and the exciting' San Francisco Chronicle

'For those who like a bit of fun in their mystery stories a new Miss Seeton yarn is always welcome. Heron Carvic once more provides his readers with a host of chuckles while at the same time assuring plenty of action' Lewiston Journal

'She's a joy!' Cleveland Plain Dealer

'Miss Seeton is a star!' Detroit News

'Not since Agatha Christie's Miss Marple has there been a more lovable female dabbler in crime and suspense' Amarillo News

'Miss Seeton is the most delightfully satisfactory character since Miss Marple' Ogden Nash

Book Information
ISBN 9781788420785
Author Hampton Charles
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Farrago
Publisher Duckworth Books