The Lazarus Tree by Robert Richardson Book

The picture-postcard English village of Medmelton is a pretty place for a murder. The air remains thick with enchantment of centuries past as superstition is nurtured and embraced by many of the residents. Here, the women have strange eyes — one brown and one green — since magic is not a myth in these parts.
When the famous London poet Patrick Gabriel is murdered beneath the legendary Lazarus Tree, Medmelton is forced into the spotlight. The intrusion of the press is not welcomed by the village. They are fiercely protective of their own, refusing to assist the police they resent such interference and wish to safeguard the mystery of the Medmelton murder from outsiders.