Each year, the more traditional residents of Elverton-Cum-Latterly do battle in a dominoes competition that pits village teams against each other and dates back decades. But when the event occurs the same night as a drag queen fundraiser for a terminally ill teenager, the resulting clash of cultures is epic--and deadly.

The beautiful, historic watermill in Lower Blissingham is home to award-winning artisan baker Tom Larkton and his wife, pastry chef Chrissie. The mill has been in Chrissie"s family for centuries, and the couple have restored it and turned it into a thriving business with an online following. But their popularity has overshadowed Lower Blissingham, and many of the villagers are not happy about it….

Challis Court seems to be a tight-knit community for retired police officers, but hierarchies from the force have remained--and resentments. When a new arrival is found dead, the other residents regard a murder on their doorstep as an affront and a challenge. Since Challis is a gated estate, Barnaby realizes that the killer is likely a resident… and therefore an ex-police officer.

Deep in Blacktrees Forest is a bombproof shelter built by a man named Warren Kaine. His extreme paranoia has drawn other survivalists to the village, and now a doomsday prepper group meets weekly. But after the controversial ousting of a member, Warren has a target on his back. Preaching survival at any cost comes back to haunt him as the Blacktrees Prophecy claims its first--but not last--victim.