Description:
A stolen maypole, romantic con artists, and the case of a missing child.
The villagers are quite a handful, from the rogue that is Claude Jeremiah Greengrass and his wily dog, Alfred, to the mysterious spinster Adelaide Bowes.
Even some of the newcomers seem to be a little odd. But thankfully for Constable Nick, they are mostly law-abiding characters.
But when old conflicts between villages flare up, it's Constable Nick who has to sort things out.
Brief description:
Nicholas Rhea (1936-2017) began to writing in the late 1950s after years of casual interest, having his first short story published in the Police Review. As he continued to rise through the ranks at the region's police headquarters in Northallerton, he published his first novel, Carnaby and the Hijackers, in 1976. He is primarily known for his Constable Nick series, inspired by his many years of police service. He retired in 1982 to concentrate on his writing, encouraged by an interest in his Constable books from Yorkshire Television. This was to become the highly popular Heartbeat series, which ran for eighteen seasons and over 350 episodes.
Review Quotes:
"Humorous, touching, and imbued with a deep affection for the Yorkshire countryside...Heartwarming."
-- "Worcester Evening News"