n the splendid countryside of North Yorkshire, there’s barely time to stop for Constable Nick Rhea… Not when missing sheep need locating, stray dogs need homing and thieves need identifying! As Britain’s most popular copper continues his work around the village, he has to cope with an array of eccentric characters: a postman who can't read, a helpful lady who steals from the elderly people in her care, and a delightful small-time villain called Tin Lid Talbot. Winning an aged tin of sardines in a local raffle and upsetting the villagers by getting first prize at the local whist drive, PC Nick Rhea must contend with the variety and humorous exploits of a Yorkshire village.

This is book 11 in a series. A lovely book-reminds me of watching the tv series of Heartbeat. Gentle days before guns, stabbing etc that seem the norm today.

Book received from NetGalley.

While I really enjoy this series I wasn't as big of a fan of this book. It is an anthology of short stories that take place in during Constable Nick's time in North Yorkshire. The stories add more to the background of the constable and how he starts fitting in, in his new assignment on the police force, but I was expecting a full novel, not bits and pieces of his life. Still, a good read and I will be reading more of this series in the future.

The book is set in a gentler time and this Constable is definitely much more diplomatic, more gentler than most. The stories are told almost in a lyrical way very soothing and though the underlying theory of justice and law enforcement are inherent, what is more apparent is the milder and more caring way of handling people. Apart from our constable the characters themselves are quirky and interesting as well.

It is a time long gone with methods which worked then, but may not work at all now.

I am trying to post on Goodreads and Amazon Burt failing to get through. Will keep on trying though.
If I do get through reviews will be posted 18/5. On my blog it will appear mid August.

Constable by the Stream is a book of short stories that centers around the wrong goings -on in a small English village as told by their Constable. His retelling of the events are very humorous. It is a book that is not to be devoured in one sitting but to be read by chapters so that the reader could get the full effect of the author's humor. It is a book that one could read during one's lunch time at work or to get away from life's moments. It is a good book to give as a gift to someone who likes cozy novels.