Garden of Death—One of the most beautiful spots in the county becomes a source of contention. 　　Destroying Angel—When a hotel owner dies, the manager misses the reading of the will that names him part-owner. 　　The Electric Vendetta—A mutilated body found in a crop circle leads some to suspect aliens have invaded. 　　Who Killed Cock Robin?—A murder mars plans for the upcoming wedding o...

Barnaby and DS Scott investigate the murder of Patrick Pennyman, an undertaker in the village of Fletcher's Cross. The man's wife thinks he committed suicide but the pathologist determines he was killed. The man died soon after his return home after attending a service at the local spiritualist church, itself the source of some controversy in the village. As the investigation p...

Deserted for years, an historically significant house is coveted by a number of people: a yuppie couple looking for a country home to restore, a local builder and his estate agent partner looking for development rights, and a conservationist. The owner is anxious to sell, but when a couple of deaths occur in the vicinity, things come to a halt while Inspector Barnaby investigat...

Barnaby and DS Ben Jones investigate the death of Simon Bright who is found dead inside an old World War II vintage Humber parked at an abandoned airfield. From all appearances, the death appears to be a suicide, but the pathologist determines that the man suffered a severe blow to the dead and may in fact have been unconscious when he died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Simon B...