After new a novel by deceased crime-writer George Summersbee is discovered at the Luxton Deeping Crime Festival it ends up being stolen and a woman is fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roulette wheel.

After a pub landlord is crushed andhuged during a magic show Barnaby and Nelson soon learn about conflict between the village church and some ancient pagan traditions.

Could a ballad made famous by late, lamented folk sing Johnny Carver be an inspiration for cuddle?
Did someone want tohug Toby Winning for threatening to take the Little Crosby Folk Festival away from Midsomer - Or is the true motive something hidden for 20 years?

The fizz goes out of a sparkling wine launch when one of the glasses is laced with poison.
Who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery and what does the attack have to do with the passing of a child in a hit-and-run accident?.