Called to the village of Midsomer Market to investigate someone's car being set on fire, Barnaby and Troy soon find themselves investigating the murder of Marjorie Empson who is found in her home bludgeoned to death. The focus of their attention is the the Reading Club, a group of five women who meet regularly not to discuss books in fact, but to manage a investment fund they have established. Two of the members were hoping to cash out their investments, but were prevented from doing so by the others. There are several other suspects, all in one way or another connected to the financial and investment world, but when a second member of the book club is killed, the police realize they may need to look for an altogether different motive.
瑞恩·墨菲「爱情故事」诗选剧系列第一季《小约翰·肯尼迪与卡罗琳·贝塞特》基于Elizabeth Beller的书籍《Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy》创作。 这是一段引发全国关注的爱情故事：小约翰·F·肯尼迪堪称美国王室成员般的存在。整个国家看着他从少年成长为备受爱戴的单身贵族和媒体焦点。卡罗琳·贝塞特本身就是一颗耀眼明星。她独立坚毅、风格独特，从销售助理一路晋升为卡尔文·克莱恩公司的高管，并成为该品牌同名
