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2000s: Toil and trouble in store for Agatha!
Agatha Raisin and the Witches’ Tree
What you need to know before your trail
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.
Travel Guide
Agatha Raisin’s Cotswolds
Cotswolds – “Carsely”
Agatha Raisin lives in a fictional village – Carsely – in the Cotswolds but even though you can’t visit the village, there are plenty of places you can go and walk around as if you were Agatha herself. Just don’t get into quite the same trouble as her, will you?
Some ideas of places to visit:
Charlbury
This is a nice little village. Could it be Carsely?
Moreton in Marsh
This is the village where the “Books Yule Love “ bookshop is and where market day is. We can imagine Agatha popping in here! What a lovely name!
Evesham
This may be the place to go and find out more about the village whilst Agatha gets her hair done in the local hairdressers. The Evesham Road features in the novel.
Visit: almonryevesham.org
Chipping Camden
This is the village where Agatha and James go for a spot of dinner. Try the Red Bull for real Cotswold charm!
Visit: theredlioninn.org Lower High St, Gloucestershire GL55 6AS
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Agatha Raisin and the Witches’ Tree (28)
Destination : Cotswolds, Carsely (fictional), Moreton in Marsh Author/Guide: M.C. Beaton Departure Time: 2000s
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