When DCI Barnaby and DS Winter discover a dead body covered in live rabbits it reveals a sinister side to the annual summer pet show at Bellville Hall. Is this a rivalry taken too far or is the killer driven by something darker?

DCI Barnaby and DS Winter uncover multiple motives when the winner of a fought-after music award is found strangled with a violin string moments before a performance, including rivalry over the prize, disagreements about the music festival business, and a missing Stradivarius violin.