Miss Seeton is a retired school teacher living in Plummergen. the police have discovered that her paintings can sometimes, mysteriously, lead to solutions to crime. This time someone is setting fires around the area. Plummergen is also in the running for the beautiful village competition when lawns suddenly turn brown and moles start appearing. ( )

The second one by Hamilton Crane. This one features the race to the 'Best Kept Village Competition.' Miss Seeton is keeping very busy, doing a bit of substitute teaching and drawing some pictures for the village to go along with the improvements. But what has police concerned is that she seems to be drawing buildings in flames. And there's an arsonist about. What is Miss Seeton trying to tell them? And will they figure it out before her own house goes up in flames? ( )