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Constable Nick Mystery #37
CONSTABLE ON TRIAL
This brilliant prequel completes the series featuring Britain's best-loved bobby. And its publication coincides with the 30th anniversary of Heartbeat's first episode, the smash-hit TV show based on the books.
Perfect for fans of James Herriot, T.E. Kinsey, Gerald Durrell, J.R. Ellis or anyone who loves a great read.
“It’s original, it’s funny . . . one of life’s little pleasures.” Yorkshire Post
**This heart-warming prequel winds back the clock on Nicholas Rhea’s beloved mystery series taking readers back to where it all started**
Constable Nick is a fresh-faced young policeman, with dreams of making it as a detective.
At last, he gets his big break.
With holiday madness at its height, the Crime Investigation Department needs a new recruit.
Nick jumps at the opportunity. He heads to the hectic seaside resort of Strensford and finds himself on the trail of two thieves.
The first is a phantom knicker-pincher. The second steals a van from under the driver’s very nose, along with its surprising cargo.
And that’s not all.
The race is on for Constable Nick to solve the toughest case of his fledgling career.
The brilliantly entertaining and heart-warming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat. One of the top ten most watched shows of the decade.
“Stories of a constable on his village beat in North Yorkshire. All very gentle and far, far removed from the hurly burly of modern-day city policing.” Daily Telegraph
DISCOVER ONE OF BRITAIN’S BEST-LOVED AUTHORS.
CONSTABLE NICK MYSTERIES
Book 1: CONSTABLE ON THE HILL
Book 2: CONSTABLE ON THE PROWL
Book 3: CONSTABLE AROUND THE VILLAGE
Book 4: CONSTABLE ACROSS THE MOORS
Book 5: CONSTABLE IN THE DALE
Book 6: CONSTABLE BY THE SEA
Book 7: CONSTABLE ALONG THE LANE
Book 8: CONSTABLE THROUGH THE MEADOW
Book 9: CONSTABLE IN DISGUISE
Book 10: CONSTABLE AMONG THE HEATHER
Book 11: CONSTABLE BY THE STREAM
Book 12: CONSTABLE AROUND THE GREEN
Book 13: CONSTABLE BENEATH THE TREES
Book 14: CONSTABLE IN CONTROL
Book 15: CONSTABLE IN THE SHRUBBERY
Book 16: CONSTABLE VERSUS GREENGRASS
Book 17: CONSTABLE ABOUT THE PARISH
Book 18: CONSTABLE AT THE GATE
Book 19: CONSTABLE AT THE DAM
Book 20: CONSTABLE OVER THE STILE
Book 21: CONSTABLE UNDER THE GOOSEBERRY BUSH
Book 22: CONSTABLE IN THE FARMYARD
Book 23: CONSTABLE AROUND THE HOUSES
Book 24: CONSTABLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY
Book 25: CONSTABLE OVER THE BRIDGE
Book 26: CONSTABLE GOES TO MARKET
Book 27: CONSTABLE ALONG THE RIVERBANK
Book 28: CONSTABLE IN THE WILDERNESS
Book 29: CONSTABLE AROUND THE PARK
Book 30: CONSTABLE ALONG THE TRAIL
Book 31: CONSTABLE IN THE COUNTRY
Book 32: CONSTABLE ON THE COAST
Book 33: CONSTABLE ON VIEW
Book 34: CONSTABLE BEATS THE BOUNDS
Book 35: CONSTABLE AT THE FAIR
Book 36: CONSTABLE OVER THE HILL
Book 37: CONSTABLE ON TRIAL
Perfect for fans of James Herriot, T.E. Kinsey, Gerald Durrell, J.R. Ellis or anyone who loves a great read.
“It’s original, it’s funny . . . one of life’s little pleasures.” Yorkshire Post
**This heart-warming prequel winds back the clock on Nicholas Rhea’s beloved mystery series taking readers back to where it all started**
Constable Nick is a fresh-faced young policeman, with dreams of making it as a detective.
At last, he gets his big break.
With holiday madness at its height, the Crime Investigation Department needs a new recruit.
Nick jumps at the opportunity. He heads to the hectic seaside resort of Strensford and finds himself on the trail of two thieves.
The first is a phantom knicker-pincher. The second steals a van from under the driver’s very nose, along with its surprising cargo.
And that’s not all.
The race is on for Constable Nick to solve the toughest case of his fledgling career.
The brilliantly entertaining and heart-warming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat. One of the top ten most watched shows of the decade.
“Stories of a constable on his village beat in North Yorkshire. All very gentle and far, far removed from the hurly burly of modern-day city policing.” Daily Telegraph
DISCOVER ONE OF BRITAIN’S BEST-LOVED AUTHORS.
CONSTABLE NICK MYSTERIES
Book 1: CONSTABLE ON THE HILL
Book 2: CONSTABLE ON THE PROWL
Book 3: CONSTABLE AROUND THE VILLAGE
Book 4: CONSTABLE ACROSS THE MOORS
Book 5: CONSTABLE IN THE DALE
Book 6: CONSTABLE BY THE SEA
Book 7: CONSTABLE ALONG THE LANE
Book 8: CONSTABLE THROUGH THE MEADOW
Book 9: CONSTABLE IN DISGUISE
Book 10: CONSTABLE AMONG THE HEATHER
Book 11: CONSTABLE BY THE STREAM
Book 12: CONSTABLE AROUND THE GREEN
Book 13: CONSTABLE BENEATH THE TREES
Book 14: CONSTABLE IN CONTROL
Book 15: CONSTABLE IN THE SHRUBBERY
Book 16: CONSTABLE VERSUS GREENGRASS
Book 17: CONSTABLE ABOUT THE PARISH
Book 18: CONSTABLE AT THE GATE
Book 19: CONSTABLE AT THE DAM
Book 20: CONSTABLE OVER THE STILE
Book 21: CONSTABLE UNDER THE GOOSEBERRY BUSH
Book 22: CONSTABLE IN THE FARMYARD
Book 23: CONSTABLE AROUND THE HOUSES
Book 24: CONSTABLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY
Book 25: CONSTABLE OVER THE BRIDGE
Book 26: CONSTABLE GOES TO MARKET
Book 27: CONSTABLE ALONG THE RIVERBANK
Book 28: CONSTABLE IN THE WILDERNESS
Book 29: CONSTABLE AROUND THE PARK
Book 30: CONSTABLE ALONG THE TRAIL
Book 31: CONSTABLE IN THE COUNTRY
Book 32: CONSTABLE ON THE COAST
Book 33: CONSTABLE ON VIEW
Book 34: CONSTABLE BEATS THE BOUNDS
Book 35: CONSTABLE AT THE FAIR
Book 36: CONSTABLE OVER THE HILL
Book 37: CONSTABLE ON TRIAL
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233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2022
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December 14, 2022
Constable Nick is telling stories of when he was first assigned to learn to be a detective. Subsequently these seem more like mysteries than some of the other books. There is even an account of a murder although there are the usual incidents that turn out to be something other than real crimes. This book was published in April 2022. I hope there are others and this is not the last one in the series. They have given me much delight in reading.
May 7, 2022
A good fit with the set of books that can also be read as a stand alone story.
September 11, 2022
Definitely feel good and none the worse for that
December 8, 2023
Having never read a Constable book, but have seen many a Heartbeat episode, I was wondering how it would go.
My overall impression is to stick to TV series.
This was set as a prequel and had Nick as an aide to CID in Strensford (which I think is Whitby from the descriptions), and is just a series of events, each chapter being a story of its own.
It had its humour but was never, laugh out loud. And it saved its most serious story to the end.
The author's prose was very "matter of fact", you would think it was a factual book at times, not fiction ... or was it fiction?
Easily readable, but never engrossing.
I wonder if the early Constable books are better, but at the moment I won't attempt them unless readers' comments encourage me to do so.
My overall impression is to stick to TV series.
This was set as a prequel and had Nick as an aide to CID in Strensford (which I think is Whitby from the descriptions), and is just a series of events, each chapter being a story of its own.
It had its humour but was never, laugh out loud. And it saved its most serious story to the end.
The author's prose was very "matter of fact", you would think it was a factual book at times, not fiction ... or was it fiction?
Easily readable, but never engrossing.
I wonder if the early Constable books are better, but at the moment I won't attempt them unless readers' comments encourage me to do so.
June 29, 2025
I found this book a bit boring. There is too much info about police procedure and history which slows down the narrative.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews