M.C. Beaton: The Witches' Tree (USA 2018)

From the Publisher:
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...

M.C. Beaton: The Witches' Tree. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781250057471 (June, 2018), 295 p., $7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree (UK 2018)

From the Publisher:
Toil and trouble in store for Agatha!
Cotswolds inhabitants are used to bad weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Harris drive home slowly 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 the headlights of their car, a body hangs from a lightning-blasted tree. But is it suicide - or murder?

Agatha Raisin is called in to investigate, delighted to have some excitement back in her life. But Sumpton Harcourt is an isolated and unfriendly village, and when two more deaths follow the first, 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...

Praise for M.C. Beaton
'The Agatha Raisin series is my guilty pleasure - it's full of perfectly pitched interest, intrigue and charm' -- Lee Child
'The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.' -- The Times

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472117366 (April, 2018), 232 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree (UK 2017)

From the Publisher:
Toil and trouble in store for Agatha!
Cotswolds inhabitants are used to bad weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Harris, the new 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 the headlights of their car, 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 as if truth be told, she was getting bored of the long run of lost cats and divorces on the books. But Sumpton Harcourt is an isolated and unfriendly 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 her life. That the village has its own coven of witches certainly doesn't make her feel any better...

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472117229 (October, 2017), 232 p., £16.99.

M.C. Beaton: The Witches' Tree (USA 2017)

From the Publisher:
Molly hunched over the steering wheel. A breeze started to move the fog, which danced in swaying pillars in front of her headlights, somehow even more difficult to drive through than the previous thick fog. As she approached the village, through the shifting fog, she saw the lightning-blasted limbs of the witches' tree...

Driving home from a dinner party in the village of Sumpton Harcourt, Rory and Molly Harris, the new vicar and his wife, 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. 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 when two more murders follow the first, Agatha begins to fear for her reputation-and even her life. The village is a small and very private place, she finds. It even has its own coven of witches...

The Witches' Tree continues the tradition in this beloved mystery series - now a hit TV show.

M.C. Beaton: The Witches' Tree. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9781250057464 (October, 2017), 277 p., $25.99, eBook $12.99.