Barnaby investigates whether a ballad made famous by a late, lamented folk singer could have been the inspiration for a murder. Did someone want to kill Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer - or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years?
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Barnaby investigates whether a ballad made famous by a late, lamented folk singer could have been the inspiration for a murder. Did someone want to kill Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer - or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years?
When a pub landlady is crushed to death during a magic show in Midsomer Oaks, Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflict between the village church and ancient pagan traditions. Is famous magician Gideon Latimer to blame or is he the target?
The crime drama returns for a new series. The unveiling of a newly-discovered novel by deceased Midsomer crime-writer George Summersbee at the Luxton Deeping Crime Festival is jeopardised when the manuscript is stolen and a woman is fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roulette wheel. Can new dad Barnaby untangle a web of jealousy and obsession to find the killer?
Schoolteacher Connie Bishop keeps waking in the night, convinced she has an intruder. Just days later a local councillor, said to be obsessed with her, is found murdered in her garden. Is Connie the innocent victim she seems? Barnaby and Jones uncover jealous rivals, ruthless social climbers and a cottage with secrets as they search for the killer in Badger's Drift.
DCI Barnaby's secret past as a spy is revealed when a former agent is found dead after a cricket match in Midsomer Parva. While locals blame the brutal killing on the 'beast of Midsomer', Barnaby suspects otherwise. He soon finds links to a network of spies that operated in Cold War Berlin, but his investigation is obstructed at every turn.
DCI Barnaby finds a tangled world of crime and intrigue in the art world. A recently discovered masterpiece by local artist Henry Hodgson realises an impressive price at auction just hours before its previous owner is tortured and killed. Can Barnaby and Jones prevent the body count from rising further?
The peaceful setting of prestigious Whiteoaks Golf Club is rocked by death and controversy when a golfer is bludgeoned to death near the notorious 13th hole known as Crisp's Folly. Barnaby and Jones discover gambling is rife at the club - along with illegal money-lending and violent assault. Then, as the club considers giving ordinary villagers full membership rights, another golfer is killed.
When an old colleague of DCI Barnaby's is found murdered, a sex scandal at Causton police station 16 years previously comes back to haunt him. His investigation takes him to Midsomer Holm, a halfway house for ex-prisoners founded by Lord Holm, a man who also served time for the murder of his wife. As they try to find links between the suspects and a seedy group known as the Friday Nighters, another person goes missing.
When Dr Alan Delaney is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Barnaby realises that the real target was Delaney's senior partner, Dr James Kirkwood. Is the killer trying to prevent James from marrying beautiful divorcee Delyth Mostyn? How is the death linked to the £30,000 which is missing from the surgery account?
When old rock band Hired Gun re-form to play a gig at the Midsomer Rocks Festival, paranoid lead singer Gary Cooper is convinced that someone is trying to scare them off and stop the reunion. Firstly, rock diva Mimi Clifton is electrocuted on stage, then drummer Nicky Harding is found dead in his swimming pool. Barnaby has to face the possibility that one of his heroes is a murderer.
A glassware factory in Midsomer Magna faces ruin after the death of its co-owner Alan King. His widow Hilary angers her son Ian by marrying Alan's brother Charles, and rumours begin to circulate that Charles and accountant Peter Baxter have embezzled funds. When Peter is stabbed to death with a Masonic dagger and Ian starts behaving strangely, Barnaby is called.
When Faith Alexander arrives in Midsomer Deverell to meet her long-lost uncle Rex Masters, she is surprised to find that he has disappeared and that he had told everyone that she was killed in a plane crash. Then Rex's body is found in the weir, and his friends produce wills, each claiming to inherit his fortune, but what is the truth about Rex's life of mischief-making, and who wanted him dead?
When the body of a young man is found in a WWII-era motor car full of exhaust fumes, it looks like suicide. However, Simon Bright was not alone - as he was hit on the head before he died. Where is his girlfriend, newcomer Laura Sharp? What is her hold on the people of Morton Fendle, a village still overshadowed by the gloomy spectre of the war?
When wealthy farmer Martin Strickland is covered in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar, the investigation leads to restaurant Wyvern House and its tyrannical celebrity chef Ruth Cameron.
Barnaby and Nelson investigate a series of murders in Midsomer St Claire. The crimes appear to be inspired by the macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered in the church crypt.
It may be Christmas, but Charlie is given no time to familiarise himself with his new surroundings. He finds himself thrown straight into an intriguing mystery in the village of Morton Shallows, as furniture maker and serial philanderer Conor Bridgeman is stabbed to death with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting party at the manor house.
Barnaby tries to find out just who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery - what does the attack have to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident?
Barnaby begins to question the guilt of a Midsomer Malham woman who is on trial for the murder of her best friend. The evidence is stacked against her, but she doesn't appear deluded or obsessed with the dead woman's husband as the prosecution claim. With the help of a frail pensioner - the key witness, can Barnaby and Jones discover what really happened on the night of the murder?
When Midsomer Worthy's baritone Connor Simpson is killed just days before a competition, the rest of the choir, including Joyce Barnaby, are in fear for their lives. Barnaby and Jones investigate and find an atmosphere of bitter rivalry and tense marital relationships. Then, there's another murder and the race is on to catch the killer before the choral showdown.
Controversial plans to build a supermarket in Elverton-cum-Latterly lead to murder when a man is stabbed to death and the pollution advisor for the site seems to be spending more time with the women of the village than at work. Can Barnaby and Jones discover the truth and learn what is really polluting Elverton?
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