CONSTABLE ON THE PROWL a perfect feel-good read from one of Britain's best-loved authors

<p><strong>DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE SERIES. MEET BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED VILLAGE POLICEMAN.</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>It's original it's funny . . . one of life's little pleasures.</strong> <em>Yorkshire Post</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>THE BOOKS WHICH INSPIRED HEARTBEAT</strong> The brilliantly entertaining and heartwarming books behind the hit 90s TV series <em>Heartbeat</em>. <strong>One of the top ten most watched shows of the decade.</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>CONSTABLE NICK IS ON NIGHT DUTY</strong> </p><p>Nick is still settling into his role at the Ashfordly Section police station and he's drawn the short straw: night duty. <strong>Alone in the midnight hours with nothing but dead leaves stray cats and legends of ghosts and ghoulies to accompany him.</strong> A sleeping village doesn't mean a simple shift though. <strong>Between the early risers of the farming community a badger with a sweet tooth</strong> and getting to know his new workmates there's no time for Nick to kick his feet up in the station. <strong>THE VILLAGE IS ASLEEP BUT THE WRONG-DOERS AREN'T</strong> And of course there's <strong>Claude Jeremiah Greengrass!</strong> Why did he have to <strong>retreat hastily down a ladder from a lady's bedroom and what happened to his trousers and shirt?</strong> And can he really be innocent of taking a deer during the night when he was seen emerging from the forest carrying a particularly fine set of antlers? </p><p></p><p><strong>Stories of a constable on his village beat in North Yorkshire.</strong> All very gentle and far far removed from the hurly burly of modern day city policing. Daily Telegraph </p><p></p><p>In the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside of the 1960s Constable Nick's roles are as varied as the eccentric villagers. </p><p></p><p><strong>IT'S NOT THE BIG CITY BUT THE YORKSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE IS STILL FULL OF INCIDENT</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>Perfect for fans of James Herriot T.E. Kinsey Gerald Durrell J.R. Ellis or anyone who loves a great read.</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>CONSTABLE NICK'S COLLEAGUES</strong></p><p><strong>Sergeant Oscar Blaketon.</strong> A good solid and dependable character who runs his little police station with fierce efficiency but under a tough exterior is full of warmth generosity and kindness </p><p></p><p><strong>PC Alf Ventress.</strong> The old easy-going constable whose local knowledge is vital to the running of Ashfordly Police Station. He does like Mrs Ventress's hard-boiled eggs! </p><p></p><p><strong>WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT NICHOLAS RHEA</strong> </p><p><strong>Just love Nicholas Rhea's Constable books</strong>. . . easy reading delivers a heart-warming amusing trip back to a very different kind of policing in the '60s. Joy Ellis</p><p>Recommended if it's <strong>laughter</strong> you're after. <em>Bolton Evening News</em> </p><p>Richly <strong>entertaining</strong>. <em>Yorkshire Evening Post</em> </p><p><strong>Splendid</strong> reading. <em>Police Journal</em> </p><p>I <strong>enjoyed</strong> this tremendously. Melissa </p><p>A <strong>wonderful and relaxing</strong> dip into the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors. David </p><p>A <strong>highly entertaining</strong> book which anyone who is looking for easy and humorous reading will enjoy. Granny </p><p></p><p><strong>IN THE AUTHOR'S OWN WORDS</strong> </p><p>The concept of the Constable books arose because I wanted to write a book which showed that the police undertook much work which was not associated with crime or detective investigations. As I had served as a village constable in a delightful part of the North York Moors it seemed logical to use that experience as a background to the stories and to add a touch of humour which is always present in police work.</p>