A series of accusations regarding unsportsmanlike behavior have troubled the angling community of Midsomer, drawing Barnaby into an interview with Isobel Hewitt. The widow, a woman of considerable wealth and a reputation for a vibrant life,…

Barnaby examined the scene, a death staged to appear as a suicide. The deceased was a man burdened by despair and a string of losses at the gambling tables, yet Barnaby’s instincts whispered of something more sinister. His nose, that keen i…

While participating in a watercolour class on Midsomer Florey’s village green, Barnaby’s wife, Joyce, discovers the body of Miss Fairfax. Joyce immediately recognizes the deceased. The case is initially assigned to Barnaby, but he is soon r…

A relentless series of misfortunes is befalling the venerable Smythe-Webster family of Upper Walden, and the long-simmering animosity between the two villages flares anew. The first tragedy strikes with the sudden death of young actor Larry…

Julian Shepherd, his fortune largely tied up in Charles Edmonton’s latest invention, was discovered drowned. The circumstances strongly suggested suicide, a consequence of financial distress. Soon after, a villager known for pilfering pereg…