Book of the Dead is the second episode of the twenty fourth series of the Midsomer Murders.
When the author of a book that sparked a nationwide treasure hunt is found dead, Barnaby and Winter must unravel the cryptic clues to find the killer among a group of dedicated seekers.
Tropes:
- Sand Necktie: Bertram Jewel, the first Victim of the Week, is buried up to his neck in the forest, and then has a glass bowl placed over his head so that he suffocates.
- Shovel Strike: Bertram is walking into the woods. He digs a hole and places the treasure under a glass globe. He takes a photo of it with his phone. Someone comes up and bashes him on the head with a shovel. Bertram is buried up to his neck with the glass globe over his head, suffocating him
- Stealing from the Till: Rev. Sebastian Butts has been embezzling money from hutch funds to pay for his mother's obsessive search for the treasure.
