Witches' Tree - (Agatha Raisin) by M C Beaton (Paperback)

About the Book

Beaton's beloved mystery series--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television--continues. An elderly spinster has been murdered and the villagers are bewildered as to who would commit such a crime. Agatha Raisin investigates, but soon begins to fear for her reputation--and even her life. Minotaur Books.

Book 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...

Review Quotes

"Agatha Raisin is in top form in bestseller Beaton's 27th mystery...a twisty plot, a familiar cast of eccentric characters, and a charming English country setting mean that lovers of cozy mysteries will be satisfied indeed." --Publishers Weekly on Pushing Up Daisies

"Once you meet Agatha Raisin, you'll keep coming back." --New York Journal of Books

"M. C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery." --The New York Times Book Review

Full of perfectly pitched interest, intrigue, and charm." --Lee Child

About the Author

M. C. Beaton (1936-2019), the "Queen of Crime" (The Globe and Mail), was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels -- the basis for the hit show on Acorn TV and public television -- as well as the Hamish Macbeth series and the Edwardian Murder Mysteries featuring Lady Rose Summer. Born in Scotland, she started her career writing historical romances under several pseudonyms and her maiden name, Marion Chesney.

In 2006, M.C. was the British guest of honor at Bouchercon.