Constable among the Heather, Nicholas Rhea
Constable among the Heather, Nicholas Rhea
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Constable among the Heather

Author: Nicholas Rhea

Narrator: Philip Franks

Unabridged: 5 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2021


Synopsis

Britain’s most popular bobby gets back on the beat.Constable Nick proves once again that a policeman’s lot on the windswept heather-clad moors of North Yorkshire was a very happy one.In this delightful collection of tales of Daffodil Duty and Sheep Worrying, his duties are as varied and humorous as ever. Young Nick joins Albert Potter for a drink and discovers his homemade moorland wines are a headache in every sense of the word. When a farmer fits an ejector seat to his tractor, Constable Nick is forced to cope with the rumors of Roman soldiers racing their chariots across the moors.With mysterious graves to uncover and visitors’ illicit romance to cover up, with motor accidents involving goats, peat bogs, and his police van, Nick continues his fascinating and frequently hilarious career.

About Nicholas Rhea

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy

Read on my kobo. I love the Heartbeat TV series, so enjoyed reading this book about the constable's many exploits doing his job in the Yorkshire Dales.......more

Goodreads review by Roger

Another enjoyable collection of anecdotes from PC Nicholas Rhea PC Nick Rhea is well known as the beating heart behind the TV series Heartbeat. This collection of anecdotes is at times, hilarious, whilst sometimes sad and thought provoking. PC Rhea strikes me as an honest, likeable and down to earth......more

Goodreads review by Claudia

In this book Constable Nick Rhea shares stories that relate in various ways to the beauty of the countryside where he patrols. He tells us about lost hikers, hippies squatting in a vacant cottage, daffodil duty, and accidents that happen on unmarked roads. Sightseers and tourists create their own se......more