Written in the stars: A blow to the head kills an amateur astronomer during a total eclipse of the sun. Was he the victim of a curse, a straying spouse, corporate greed, or a clandestine scientific discovery? Barnaby and Jones find that al the signs point to murder.
The Sicilian defence: As the detectives investiagte the murder of a chess society president, they find a connection to the previous year's attack on a couple trying to elope. To break the case, Barnaby must immerse himself in the world of chess.
Schooled in murder: A woman crushed by a giant wheel of cheese had been embroiled in controversy both at the dairy where she worked and at the local prep school her daughter attends. As a group of prep school alumnae with ties to the dairy find their long-held secrets coming to light, the death toll mounts.