Miles Burton 
The Secret of High Eldersham 

A mystery set in a sleepy village peopled by mistrustful residents. When the landlord Samuel Whitehead, a former London police sergeant is found murdered, Scotland Yard is called in. Detective Inspector Young finds that people are reluctant to give information and during his investigations he uncovers a witches coven and drug smuggling. It all culminates in an exciting finale with a satisfying end…