The Wychford Poisoning Case (Detective Club Crime Classics)

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The opening sentence of Malice Aforethought has been described as "immortal": [7] "It was not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Doctor Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter.

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It is a light comic mystery, and should preferably be read in one sitting by a man in the 1920s who enjoys the comic stories of 'Punch and 'The Humourist'. The Wychford Poisoning Case has a certain charm as a period piece, but the ending is unsatisfying -- after 217 pages of detecting with his friends, Roger Sheringham goes off to Paris and gathers the information needed to solve the case "off camera". At the start of this book, Roger Sherringham is staying with his friend Alec Grierson, who we met in, “The Layton Court Mystery,” and who is now married to Barbara Shannon. Roger Sheringham, on no very definite evidence, believes her to be innocent even though he hasn't met any of the people involved in the case.

Visitors might also care to sample the delights of The Lamb Inn, another historic establishment located in the village. At the other end of the village is the 4 star hotel The Wychwood Inn, a family run restaurant, hotel and pub. Shipton is the largest of the three nearby villages that feature Wychwood in their name (the other two are Ashton under Wychwood and Milton under Wychwood), named after the ancient Wychwood forest, the 500 acre remains of which are to the east.

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As well as woodland, the medieval Forest included a rich patchwork of meadows, cultivated open fields, heaths and downs - a wide range of wildlife habitats, and important aspects of the Forest’s landscape. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.

A dappled landscape of ancient forest, meadows, fields and heaths, the historic Wychwood Forest provided a variety of wild spaces for flora and fauna. Without any delay, Sheringham and his Scots sidekick Alec, set off for Wychford to unravel the mystery and find the real killer. In a similar vein, there are also a couple of bizarre incidents where Sheringham and his sidekick Alec smack or "scrag" Alec's annoying cousin, Sheila, with a rolled-up newspaper - she appears to be perfectly happy about this horseplay! The Wychwood was far from entirely wooded, and yet it was one of the most wooded Forests in England. Its tower dates back to the 13th century and can be seen as a prominent feature of the skyline from various parts of the village.

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Pidgeon’s, but Layton Court, maybe because it’s a traditional country house murder mystery, read better than Wychford.

In 1086, the Domesday book designated swathes of modern West Oxfordshire the 'Royal Hunting Forest of Wychwood'. In the 18th century it was enhanced with an open stairwell, and a stone chimneypiece and wooden panelling in one of the principal rooms. He also wrote for the Sunday Times in the 1940s and for the Manchester Guardian, later The Guardian, from the mid-1950s until 1970. The Wychwood Barns site, a former Toronto Transit Commission streetcar maintenance facility located to the north of Wychwood Park, was transformed into a community park in 2008.