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Constable along the Lane
The Constable Nick Mysteries (Book 7)
- Author
- Nicholas Rhea
- Narrator
- Philip Franks
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 10 July 2021
- Run Time
- 5 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
There is a crime wave in the village.
“If we suffered three crimes in the district during a month, the local papers described it as a crime wave. These waves were very tiny, therefore, more like ripples on a village pond than the kind of waves that swamp ocean liners.”
A hay barn is set on fire at Low Dale Farm. It seems that an arsonist is targeting isolated barns.
Arnold Merryweather’s ancient bus helps catch a car thief.
And when Nick arrests not only a pig thief but also the expectant pig, the police station cleaner is not very pleased.
But it’s not all crime. A glider crashes into a romance in a thatched cottage, and then Constable Nick is involved in a plot to force a penny-pincher to spend money.
In the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside of the 1960s, Constable Nick’s roles are as varied as the eccentric villagers.
Critics Review
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“Recommended if it’s laughter you’re after.”
Bolton News (England), praise for the series
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“It’s original, it’s funny…One of life’s little pleasures.”
Yorkshire Post (UK), praise for the series
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“Easy reading…[that] delivers a heart-warming, amusing trip back to a very different kind of policing in the ‘60s.”
Joy Ellis, author of the Matt Ballard mysteries
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Details
- Author
- Nicholas Rhea
- Narrator
- Philip Franks
- Duration
- 5 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 July 2021
- ISBN
- 9781799925934
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
There is a crime wave in the village.“If we suffered three crimes in the district during a month, the local papers described it as a crime wave. These waves were very tiny, therefore, more like ripples on a village pond than the kind of waves that swamp ocean liners.”A hay barn is set on fire at Low Dale Farm. It seems that an arsonist is targeting isolated barns.Arnold Merryweather’s ancient bus helps catch a car thief.And when Nick arrests not only a pig thief but also the expectant pig, the police station cleaner is not very pleased.But it’s not all crime. A glider crashes into a romance in a thatched cottage, and then Constable Nick is involved in a plot to force a penny-pincher to spend money.In the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside of the 1960s, Constable Nick’s roles are as varied as the eccentric villagers.
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