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Constable Nick's days on the beat are numbered.Out of the blue, he is promoted to a teaching post in a nearby town. It's the opportunity he's been waiting for.But how will the folk of Aidensfield manage without their friendly village bobby?They are counting on Nick not only to solve a centuries-old murder but also to stop a coal thief in his tracks - before the fire-loving crook burns every trace of his crimes.Nick is determined not to let them down. But he has other matters on his mind. Namely, securing a home for his family.He thinks he's found the perfect place. Too bad someone has their eye on it already.Is Claude Jeremiah Greengrass planning to gazump Nick one last time?Many surprises lie in wait before Constable Nick takes his final trip over the hill.The brilliantly entertaining and heartwarming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat. One of the top ten most watched shows of the decade.

This heart-warming and hilarious 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.

Father Nicholas Postgate is one of our best-loved martyrs whose lonely mission in the wilds of the North York Moors has captured the imagination of people of all faiths. Known as 'The Good Samaritan of the Moors' due to his generosity to all regardless of their status or religion, he walked around his huge 'parish' of Blackamoor, always declining the offer of a horse. He shared his food and clothes and visited people in remote areas to offer both spiritual and practical help, wanting to understand the plight of the poor and to empathise with them in every way. Most remarkably he began this work when he was more than sixty years old, and continued almost into his eighties. Although born in those moors, he attended the English College at Douai where he earned the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and then returned to England to work as a chaplain for wealthy families in great houses. That secret work took him to places far away from his beloved Blackamoor.Returning to the moors in the early 1660s, he embarked on a completely new role that was to earn him everlasting admiration. This work nourishing the Catholic faith came to the notice of Parliament just when the fabricated 'Popish Plot' of Titus Oates brought a return of the persecution of Catholics. A highly experienced Government agent, whose employer was alleged to have been murdered by Catholics, was ordered to hunt down, capture and prosecute Father Postgate. This book, the most comprehensive ever written about the martyr, relates that story and reveals previously unpublished information about Father Nicholas Postgate DD, Martyr of the Moors.

As Constable Nick awaits news of his future, he reminisces about times gone by in Aidensfield and recalls the variety of fairs he has attended; mop fairs, country fairs, game fairs, fun fairs, horse fairs, Scarborough Fair and even a mock old-fashioned fayre have all formed part of the rich pageant of history on his patch.