Patrick Drury

The disappearance of a villager brings DCI Tom Barnaby face to face with old adversary Melvyn Stockard, now reinvented as the local squire. When a body is pulled out of a well, Barnaby is convinced Stockard is somehow involved.

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.