Barnaby and Troy investigate the murder of Tara Cavendish, who is beaten to death with a cricket mallet near a quarry on her husband's estate. She is the young wife of Robert Cavendish, a local landowner who is also capt…

Death’s Shadow—A string of bizarre murders leads to the discovery of a long-buried secret.　　Strangler’s Wood—The strangling of a beautiful Brazilian woman harks b…

Death of a Stranger—When a tramp dies fleeing from fox hunters, the investigation uncovers a trail of murderous deceit.　　Blue Herrings—A series of deaths at a nursi…