Constable on the Prowl
by Nicholas Rhea
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Pub Date 24 Jan 2019 | Archive Date 1 Feb 2019
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Description
‘No policeman ever forgets those first faltering steps of nights. If there is a time when the public is at its most vulnerable, it is during the hours of darkness.'
PC Nick is still settling into his role at the Ashfordly Section police station, and he’s drawn the short stick of shifts: night duty.
A sleeping village doesn’t mean a simple shift, though. Between the early risers of the farming community, a badger with a sweet tooth, and getting to know his new workmates, there’s no time for Nick to kick his feet up in the station.
Amble into Aidensfield under the cloak of night and tag along with PC Nick as he deals with high-jinks, jokesters, and a few nocturnal creatures in Constable on the Prowl.
Nicholas Rhea’s delightful Constable tales paint an endearing and hilarious picture of police work in the British countryside and were the inspiration for the Heartbeat TV series.
Constable on the Prowl was first published in 1980.
A Note From the Publisher
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781912194537 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 266180
Another visit to Aidensfield and Ashfordly police station where Constable Nick is still trying to settle into his role as the village bobby. Poor Nick has been lumbered with a string of night shifts and soon realises that not all is quite as quiet as he expected under cover of darkness. A delightful and engrossing read, gentle and full of humour.
Sandra L, Reviewer
For anyone who doesn’t know, this is one of the books by Nicholas Rhea that the Heartbeat TV series was based on, so if you enjoyed that series you will no doubt enjoy the books too. Some of the characters from the series are found in this book, Sgt Blaketon, Alf Ventress, and of course, Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, as well as many other memorable characters.
The book centres around Constable Nick Rhea, newly posted to Aidensfield in North Yorkshire and is unusual in the fact that it takes place entirely at night. It is a selection of stories from Nick’s night duties, with each chapter dealing with a different aspect of his work, making it an easy book to read if you can only snatch an hour here and there. As the book is set in the late 60s/70s things are very different to policing today. In those days the police actually investigated crimes such as burglary. Just imagine!
The book does seem a little dated now, but is still an interesting read, full of gentle humour. There are some lovely stories, especially the one about Belinda the Badger, and there are lots of amusing anecdotes about the pranks the bobbies played on each other.
Librarian 431790
I'm a fan of Nicholas Rhea's books: I like the gentle humour and the cosy atmosphere.
I liked all those I read and this one is no exception.
I like the setting, the characters and the style of writing and this was one the best I read.
Highly recommended!
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