Constable Along The Highway

Rhea, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 070906828X / ISBN 13: 9780709068280

Published by Robert Hale Ltd, London, 2001

About this Item

First edition, first impression with full number line, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON THE TITLE PAGE. Some slight edge wear affecting top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly bruised, some slight foxing affecting page fore edges. Not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 221pp. There are changes in Aidensfield as Constable Nick continues his rural duties on the edge of the North York Moors. With ex-Sergeant Blaketon occupying the village post office, and a new sergeant in Ashfordly to keep the constables in order, everyone must now adapt to a different regime. Nicholas Rhea's (pseud Peter N. Walker) 'Constable' series is the inspiration behind the hugely successful tv series 'Heartbeat'. Quite scarce.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constable Along The Highway
• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 070906828X
• ISBN 13: 9780709068280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket illustration by Barbara Walton
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

There are changes in Aidensfield as Constable Nick continues his rural duties on the edge of the North York Moors. With ex-Sergeant Blaketon occupying the village post office, and a new sergeant in Ashfordly to keep the constables in order, everyne must now adapt to a different regime.

From AudioFile

These lively vignettes of police service in North Yorkshire are humorously and delightfully read by Graham Roberts, a former TV announcer in Scotland and Yorkshire. In the 1960s, the village of Aidenfield has a new Welsh sergeant, Craddock. He and PC Rhea, the local bobby, must deal with a number of colorful characters, including elderly Casper Netherton, who finds driving too dangerous and takes up "reckless" bicycling; elderly cousins Doris and Constance Potter, who refuse to divulge their true ages; and attractive Helen Newcombe, who literally stops traffic. Roberts easily switches accents, pacing, and timbre to provide memorable voices for all. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine