A growing unease compels Barnaby to accept Causton’s invitation to their annual Brighton excursion. He suspects the mayor is embroiled in a scheme to acquire coastal land for holiday chalets, and he intends to uncover the truth behind the d…

In Milton Cross, a village shaped by the traditions of a feudal estate – complete with church, farms, dwellings, and sprawling fields – the lives of its inhabitants are inextricably linked to their lord, Edward Milton. Two years after the d…

Ford Florey is a town steeped in tradition, home to a Wild West Society and simmering with old resentments. At the annual village fair, during a Wild West performance, the woman portraying the witch on the 'Dunk the Witch' stall is thorough…

In the village of March Magna, a dark night saw Joyce, Barnaby’s wife, veer her car sharply, avoiding what appeared to be a shadowy figure in the road. Whether it was truly a person remains uncertain. Later that night, a body is found withi…

Zoe Stock, a promising piano student, has earned a coveted spot at the Devington Manor Winter School, where she will study under the guidance of Sir Michael Fielding, a musician celebrated worldwide. While practicing near the riverbank on t…

The ambitious world title fight of local boxer John Kinsella has stirred long-buried emotions in the village of Midsomer Morchard. As preparations for a celebratory re-enactment of a Victorian prizefight take hold, a volatile mix of jealous…

A disagreement over local development escalates into violence when a prominent member of the Midsomer Conservation Society becomes convinced her neighbours are orchestrating a fraudulent scheme for personal gain. In the seemingly idyllic vi…

Barnaby agreed to accompany Joyce on a spa weekend at Swavely Manor, though with considerable reluctance. Hoping for respite from his troubles, he finds his plans disrupted when a woman is discovered deceased in the flotation chamber. Aband…