This is the second book in the series which inspired the British TV series Heartbeat.

Having read Constable On the Hill and not liking it. I went into this one hoping that I might like it but sadly I didn't.

I recommend this to people who have not watched Heartbeat

#ConstableOnTheProwl #NetGalley

Lovely book, the North Yorkshire setting is idyllic, and the antics of the characters are amusing. I look forward to Nicholas Rhea books, having missed them first time around.

Wonderful series a charming look back in town a police procedural a book I really enjoyed wonderful author,#agorabooks#netgalley

I’m very late to the table with this - I didn’t grow up in the UK so never watched Heartbeat and I haven’t read any other of Nicholas Rhea’s books (yet), but I really enjoyed this one. It provides a humorous insight into a different time and whilst some of it might be a little dated, it was still lovely to dive into the author’s memories of small-town/rural policing in the 60s.
The stories are all fairly harmless, easy to read and really quite cosy so this makes a nice difference from all the gory stuff out there..
I think this would make an excellent audio book if read by the right person but the audio version seems to only exist on cassette tapes - maybe time for a remaster or a remake?

Another wonderful meander in a world of an English constable in a time that seems so far away from the present, yet is only under a generation ago. Nicholas Rhea has a wonderful way of painting a picture with word, to such an extent that the reader feel that they are on the prowl with him.
Try it after a stressful time battle traffic, computers and all the rest the modern world brings.

Thanks Netgalley, the Publisher and the Author, another great Police book in the series. Reminds me so much when I used to watch Heartbeat on the tv,

A lovely entry in the Constable series - only slightly marred by a whole town's peeping tom habit which today, hopefully, would get them all locked up. Beyond that the reader gets to enjoy more of Mr. Rhea's recollections of his days in the uniform, this time with a nice focus on night duty; it's more of the same, really, but sometimes that's just what you need.

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!
Many thanks to Agora Books and Netgalley for this ARC

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.

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.