As Barnaby and his wife search for a new house, he falls into a murder investigation. As is often the case with this series, there is a history here. We are made privy to an explosion in a quarry that took the life of a young man. Of course, that will be important as things unfold. Central figures include a wealthy family. A rich man with a young wife and a resentful, profligate son. There are other assorted townspeople who must kowtow to this guy. One day, his wife goes for a walk with her dog and has her head bashed in with a cricket bat. The interesting thing is that he had planned to sell his estate no move to Orlando, Florida with her. Now everything changes. Things center around a cricket team that is the passion of the nasty old guy. There are others involved who are obviously hiding things. This is another richly plotted episode with a very satisfactory resolution.
Review of Dead Man's Eleven
