- When star cricketer Leo Henderson dies during a tournament, the investigation draws Barnaby into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from his past.
- Leo Henderson, star player of the Lower Pampling Panthers, is murdered following a one day tournament called C10, a format disapproved of by committee members St John Beachwood and retired player Germaine Troughton.. Barnaby is mystified by the unexplained amount of cash in Leo's account and the appearance of an unshaven Ben Jones, calling himself Jack Morris and with Leo's widow Melanie when her house is burgled. New captain Fitz Theara, who is taking bribes to throw matches, is the next victim, leading Jones to explain that, with Germaine's cooperation, he is investigating match fixing. - a possible key to Leo's new-found wealth and the financial problems of C10 organizer Elliot Luthando. Whilst a twenty year disappearance is resolved Jones' new role as the leading player makes him a likely target and, unless Barnaby unmasks the killer, the last man out.—don @ minifie-1
- After starring in an English league final qualification match for the novel C-10 (single match day Australian cricket variation) for the local Lower Pampling Panthers, Leo Henderson is murdered by wooden balls salvo from the training machine, tied down. Barnaby and Jamie Winter focus on the team owner, a gambling-addicted businessman who bought to C10 format rights for the UK, and the opposition form traditional cricket, spearheaded by St John Beachwood and retired female England player Germaine Troughton. While puzzled by the undercover appearance all over the place of Winter' predecessor Jones, obviously on secret mission, they also look into bribery, involving the far less talented new captain Fitz Theara, Leo's suspicious income, burglarized from the widow's home, and the shadow of a decades-old disappearance case .—KGF Vissers
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