Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree

Beaton, M.C.

ISBN 10: 1472117220 / ISBN 13: 9781472117229

Published by Constable, London, 2017

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A near Fine unmarked copy with near ine dustjacket which is not price-clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Rory and Molly Harris, thenew vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They struggle to see the road ahead - but then screech to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in their headlights, a body hangs from a lightning-blasted tree at the edge of town. But it's not suicide; Margaret Darby, an elderly spinster of the parish, has been murdered - and the villagers are bewildered as to who would commit such a crime, and why. Agatha Raisin rises to the occasion, delighted to have some excitement back in her life - and two further murders follow, and Agatha begins to fear for her reputation - and her life. That the village has its own coven of witches certainly doesn't make her feel any better. D4B Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree
• Publisher: Constable, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472117220
• ISBN 13: 9781472117229
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Murder Mystery Thrillers Fiction

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Synopsis

The Witches’ Tree continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Cotswolds inhabitants are used to inclement weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Devere, the new vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They strain to see the road ahead—and then suddenly brake, screeching to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in the headlights, a body hangs from a gnarled tree at the edge of town. Margaret Darby, an elderly spinster, has been murdered—and the villagers are bewildered as to who would commit such a crime. Agatha Raisin rises to the occasion (a little glad for the excitement, to tell the truth, after a long run of lost cats and divorces on the books). But Sumpton Harcourt is a small and private village, she finds—a place that poses more questions than answers. And when two more murders follow the first, Agatha begins to fear for her reputation—and even her life. That the village has its own coven of witches certainly doesn't make her feel any better...

About the Author

M.C. Beaton is the author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her Agatha Raisin books are currently being turned into a TV series on Sky. She lives in Paris and in a Cotswold village that is very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely.