The rigidly conservative town of Hexton-on-Weir, where twelve-year residents, such as veterinarian Marcus Kitteredge and his wife Helen, are still regarded as newcomers, sponsors a church fair which becomes the background for murder.
When Fr. Battersby, the Bishop's appointee as vicar in Hexton-on-Weir, turns out to be steadfastly celibate, the town's female population unites to force him out. "It's the women who rule in Hexton", and a vicar without a wife is unthinkable to the point of murder.
When Fr. Battersby, the Bishop's appointee as vicar in Hexton-on-Weir, turns out to be steadfastly celibate, the town's female population unites to force him out. "It's the women who rule in Hexton", and a vicar without a wife is unthinkable to the point of murder.