Miss Seeton books in order

The Miss Seeton series follows a retired English art teacher who accidentally helps Scotland Yard solve crimes through her sketches.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Miss Seeton’s Finest Hour: A Prequel 1999 Heron Carvic N/A
2 Picture Miss Seeton 1968 Heron Carvic Buy
3 Miss Seeton Draws the Line 1969 Heron Carvic Buy
4 Miss Seeton, Bewitched / Witch Miss Seeton 1971 Heron Carvic Buy
5 Witch Miss Seeton 1971 Heron Carvic N/A
6 Miss Seeton Sings 1973 Heron Carvic Buy
7 Odds on Miss Seeton 1975 Heron Carvic Buy
8 Miss Seeton by Appointment 1990 Heron Carvic Buy
9 Advantage Miss Seeton 1990 Heron Carvic Buy
10 Miss Seeton at the Helm 1990 Heron Carvic Buy
11 Miss Seeton Cracks the Case 1991 Heron Carvic Buy
12 Miss Seeton Paints the Town 1991 Heron Carvic Buy
13 Hands Up, Miss Seeton 1992 Heron Carvic Buy
14 Miss Seeton by Moonlight 1992 Heron Carvic Buy
15 Miss Seeton Rocks the Cradle 1992 Heron Carvic Buy
16 Miss Seeton Goes to Bat 1993 Heron Carvic Buy
17 Miss Seeton Plants Suspicion 1993 Heron Carvic Buy
18 Starring Miss Seeton 1994 Heron Carvic Buy
19 Miss Seeton Undercover 1994 Heron Carvic Buy
20 Miss Seeton Rules 1994 Heron Carvic Buy
21 Sold to Miss Seeton 1995 Heron Carvic Buy
22 Sweet Miss Seeton 1996 Heron Carvic Buy
23 Bonjour, Miss Seeton 1997 Heron Carvic Buy
24 Miss Seeton’s Finest Hour 1999 Heron Carvic Buy
25 Miss Seeton Quilts the Village 2017 Heron Carvic Buy
26 Miss Seeton Flies High 2018 Heron Carvic Buy
27 Watch the Wall, Miss Seeton 2019 Heron Carvic Buy

The Miss Seeton series began in 1968 with Picture Miss Seeton and has grown to include 27 books spanning over five decades. Miss Seeton is one of the great accidental detectives in cozy mystery fiction: a prim, retired art teacher whose sketches somehow capture details that crack cases, even though she has no idea she is doing it.

Heron Carvic wrote the original five books, establishing the character and her Kent village setting. After his death, the series was continued by other authors who maintained Miss Seeton’s essential charm – her politeness, her artistic eye, and her complete obliviousness to the danger she regularly walks into. The series has maintained a dedicated readership for its gentle humor and quintessentially English atmosphere.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Miss Seeton series?

There are 27 books in the Miss Seeton series, published between 1968 and 2019.

What is the first book in the Miss Seeton series?

The first book in the Miss Seeton series is Miss Seeton’s Finest Hour: A Prequel, published in 1999.

Who is Miss Seeton?

Miss Emily Dorothea Seeton is a retired art teacher living in a Kent village. She has no interest in crime, but her habit of sketching what she sees produces drawings that inadvertently contain clues to criminal cases, making her an unlikely asset to Scotland Yard.

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