该剧为BBC在2001—2003年间播出的一套以谋杀案为主题的系列剧，由Anthony Horowitz担任创造者，共三季23集，每集一个主角，讲述的故事会涉及至少一起谋杀案，有的故事在一开始就告知观众凶手，重点在于刻画凶手由清白到产生杀机再到实行谋杀直至最后被捕或逃脱的内心世界变化（Teacher、Rage、Stalker），有的故事则暗藏玄机，重在最后出人意料的情节逆转，逆转点包括凶手身份（Victim、Flame、Swan Song）、手法（Mercy）、受害者（Sleeper）、作案动机（Motive）、尸体下落（Cornershop）等多个元素。
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 Bright's girlfriend, Laura Sharp, is nowhere to be found, but the death of the aging village Lothario and the attempted murder of another of her friends narrows the list of possible murderers somewhat. Barnaby is convinced that one of Laura's ex-lovers is responsible but given her rather active life, the question becomes which one?
八年前，他的父母神秘失踪后，年轻的埃里克·达拉拉斯开始寻找真相，并进入了一个可怕的世界。他和妹妹乌玛是在外祖父母的陪伴下长大的。埃里克决定离开他的家乡，回到他童年的地方，Cabo Qwert，他想在Tierra Incógnita恐怖游乐园寻找答案，因为这是他的父母最后被看到的地方。埃里克必须和他的朋友，他的妹妹和他的阿姨一起克服他的恐惧，以解决谜题，最终导致他所有的问题的答案，这是隐藏在一个未知的宇宙，因为它是黑暗的。
When two bodies are discovered by the side of a fishing stream, Barnaby and Troy have yet more murders to solve. Isobel Hewitt had a zest for life that some can only hope for. She loves to drive her red Jaguar at top speed and generally enjoyed the finer things in life. Although loved by many, there were those who weren't quite so charmed by her. Margaret Seagrove was convinced that she was the member of the local fishing club using weighted lures in the local stream. Her nephew and his wife, with whom she resided, saw her as a burden now that she had spent most of her accumulated capital. The second victim is the local doctor, Duncan Goff, a well-known philanderer who had affairs with many of the local ladies. The police must first determine if both were intended victims or if one was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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 of the village squire’s daughter. Dark Autumn—A postman is brutally murdered, and it turns out he was delivering more than the mail to village women. Tainted Fruit—A wealthy young landlady fears for her life after she callously ignores the plight of an elderly tenant.
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 back to three earlier murders. Dead Man’s Eleven—A cricket bat used as a murder weapon implicates a tycoon’s son. Blood Will Out—Rival clans of travelers disrupt the peace and incense a local magistrate.
When Bentham DeQuetteville falls to his death from a roof after seeing a headless horseman, his aristocratic family seem more concerned about their forthcoming Civil War re-enactment than the incident. As Barnaby and Jones try to find out the truth behind the ghostly figure, their investigation uncovers shocking secrets about the DeQuettevilles.
New DCI John Barnaby arrives in Midsomer and is bemused by the quaint villages and their quirky residents. But when a local DJ is crushed to death at a traditional girls’ boarding school, he soon discovers that murder and deception are never far away. As the death toll rises, could Barnaby’s first case also be his last?
Bullying snob Alistair Kingslake is killed with a golf iron at the Whiteacres golf club. After another member, Miles Tully, tells Barnaby about illegal gambling among players, another member, who has had an 'odd phone call' is also slain. A figure in a blue tracksuit is seen at both murders. In fact there have been unreported assaults on members over the months. Barnaby discovers that the gambling is rife and the social-climbing steward , Mrs. Fountain, and her two warring sons are lending money to the gamblers and assaulting them if they fail to pay. Indeed Mrs. Fountain's scheming has driven the killer to commit the Dogleg Murders.
A 90 years long feud between two families, the Hicks and the Hammonds, appears to have escalated to murder.
