Nicholas Rhea
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English
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Detective Inspector Montague Pluke, of CID, is England's most superstitious police officer. With crime at its lowest level for years, he decides to conduct a cold-case review. But there are no major unsolved crimes so, alerted by his wife, Millicent, to a large number of recent deaths - all attributed to natural causes - his expert knowledge of superstitions and folklore lead him to identify areas of suspicion sufficient to justify re-opening the...
3) Life assured
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Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Continuing the tale of a North Yorkshire insurance agent in the 1950s which began with 'Some Assured'. Following Matthew's motorcycle accident in which he broke his leg, he is unable to tour his widespread moorland agency, and so Evelyn, his wife, now completes the rounds on his behalf.
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English
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When Constable Nick leads the long-established procession of villagers around Aidensfield's ancient parish extremities, he realises his duty as a rural bobby comprises lots of boundaries over which he should not cross. Nonetheless he must occasionally ignore such restrictions and go beyond limitations to fulfil his role.
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Robert Hale
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The body of an unknown man is discovered in a huge stone coffin in the crypt, and Constable Nick and DCS Napier welcome the assistance of the 'monkstables', as their knowledge of the abbey, its history and personnel proves invaluable to the detectives. As the investigation hots up, a pupil of the college goes missing, pitching the monkstables into an intense investigation as they search for the missing boy.
Author
Publisher
Robert Hale
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
From a lofty vantage point, Constable Nick Rowan of Aidensfield sees a red-coated woman who vanishes minutes later and notices the theft of thousands of trees from the side of a dale, but deals with more local problems, such as the family who are locked out of their home.
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Lamplight Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nick is still settling into his role at the Ashfordly Section police station, and he's drawn the short straw: night duty. Alone in the midnight hours with nothing but dead leaves, stray cats and legends of ghosts and ghoulies to accompany him. A sleeping village doesn't mean a simple shift, though. Between the early risers of the farming community, a badger with a sweet tooth, and getting to know his new workmates, there's no time for Nick to kick...