Simon Bright is found dead in a vintage car at a disused airfield in Cooper's Cross. The previous evening, he had been on a romantic date with his girlfriend Laura Sharp, who is nowhere to be found. Barnaby and Jones, newly promoted to DS, need to work out whether it was a suicide pact gone wrong, or murder, and to find Laura. Their investigation reveals that the couple had met at Elaine Trim's dancing classes in Morton Fendle. The two attend a 1940s-style dance night at the village hall, before
Faith Alexander arrives in Midsomer Deverell to visit her estranged Uncle Rex, much to the surprise of his friends and associates who had been told she was dead. The problem is Rex is missing and Barnaby's initial investigation into his disappearance becomes more sinister when Rex's body is found at the bottom of the weir. The case becomes more complicated as it appears the eccentric Rex left several different wills and everyone wants a slice of his estate. Was this the reason for murder, or is
On a business trip to China, Alan King suddenly dies. The family firm, King's Crystal, is in financial uncertainty, with plans to close its factory in Midsomer Magna. Six months later Alan's widow Hilary and his brother Charles are married, much to the chagrin of Alan's son Ian. With family feuds and factory workers angered by the loss of their jobs, motives abound when Peter Baxter, the firm's accountant, is found dead, stabbed with a Masonic poniard, and Ian is fatally poisoned. Barnaby and Jo
The Midsomer Rocks festival is due to take place and music fans descend on neighbouring fields to enjoy the fiesta. The recently reformed band Hired Gun is one of the headline acts, and during their opening performance, the band's vocalist Mimi Clifton is electrocuted on stage. Barnaby and Jones soon discover that other band members could be targets. When another is murdered, they discover that a former member, Ginger Foxton, who disappeared 30 years before and had been presumed dead, could stil
When popular GP Dr Alan Delaney borrows fellow doctor James Kirkwood's new car for an evening call-out, he is mysteriously killed in a hit-and-run accident. Barnaby and Jones start investigating in Midsomer Market and discover that James may have been the intended victim. The case leads them to North Wales – the former home of Delyth Mostyn, James's fiancée, to delve further. The possible suspects for the attempted murder on Kirkwood include Delyth's children, who oppose the engagement, Delyth's
There is a fierce rivalry between traditional and digital photographers in the village of Luxton Deeping. When the photographic society's committee decides not to accept digital images at the annual photographic exhibition, matters take an ugly turn and there is a confrontation. The following day, photographer Lionel Bell is found murdered in woodland, strangled with the cord of his light meter. As the detectives begin to investigate, evidence seems to implicate Barnaby in the murder and he is t
Inhabitants in the village of Midsomer Magna are in the spotlight when a film crew arrives at the village Manor House for a production of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Its presence coincides with the arrival of a well-known criminal, George Ince, who is spotted lurking around the Manor. When Nick Cheney, the film's director, is found dead by the use of the prop guillotine, the detectives have several motives to examine. The trail leads to an elaborate planned robbery before the truth emerges.
Ex-convict Ronnie Tyler departs from the village of Midsomer Holm, having successfully participated in a rehabilitation scheme for reformed criminals. At his send-off are DCI Tom Barnaby and Jack Colby, a disgraced ex-policeman and former colleague of Barnaby. Jack is decidedly frosty towards his former friend and refuses to chat. When Jack is later murdered, Barnaby must search for answers in his past for motives. Shortly afterwards another reformed criminal, Eddie Marston, is murdered after ha