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 and killed 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 hug?
Did someone want to hug 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 death of a child in a hit-and-run accident?.