Download or read book Murder at Maddleskirk Abbey written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Magna Large Print Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Constable Nick of Aidensfield and Heartbeat fame's retirement, he helped create a small private police force of monk-constables serving Maddleskirk Abbey and its adjoining college. The body of an unknown man is discovered in a huge stone coffin in the crypt and Nick and DCS 'Nabber' Napier of the local constabulary welcome the assistance of the monk-constables. With help from retired Sgt Oscar Blaketon and ex-PC Alf Ventress, plus some input from Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, Nick's experience is put to the test as a killer stalks the hushed corridors of Maddleskirk Abbey.
Download or read book The Magic Chair Murder written by Diane Janes and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing amateur sleuths Frances Black and Tom Dod in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in the north of England. 1929. The night before she’s due to make a speech to the Robert Barnaby Society on the subject of the famous writer’s ‘magic chair’, committee member Linda Dexter disappears. When her body is discovered two days later, fellow members Frances Black and Tom Dod determine to find out the truth about her death. Could Linda have discovered something about Robert Barnaby that got her killed? Or does the answer lie in the dead woman’s past? As they pursue their investigations, Fran and Tom find the Barnaby Society to be a hotbed of clashing egos, seething resentments and ill-advised love affairs – but does a killer lurk among them?
Download or read book The Missing Diamond Murder written by Diane Janes and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1930. Frances Black is worried – divorce proceedings are under way and her solicitor has learnt of a spiteful letter sent to the court claiming that there is more to her friendship with her sleuthing partner, Tom Dod, than meets the eye. Fran takes Tom’s advice to get away, travelling down to Devon to help the Edgertons with their family mystery. After meeting the charismatic Eddie Edgerton and arriving at their residence, Sunnyside House, Fran soon learns that Eddie’s grandfather, Frederick Edgerton, died in mysterious circumstances when his wheelchair went off a cliff. Was it really an accident? And what happened to Frederick’s precious diamond which went missing at the time of his death? As Fran investigates, she uncovers family scandal, skulduggery and revenge, but can she solve the mystery of the missing diamond?
Download or read book Confession at Maddleskirk Abbey written by Nicholas Rhea and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a woman confesses to Father Will, one of the monk-constables at Maddleskirk Abbey, that she has committed murder, he can do nothing but absolve her from her sin. The Seal of Confession is absolute.He cannot discuss her crime, ask the identity of her victim, or share the responsibility of this information with anyone. His hands are tied. When a body is found in the nearby woodland, his moral dilemma grows. As the enquiry progresses and the clues confirm his fears that it is a murder case, Father Will must still not reveal his knowledge.Detective Chief Superintendent “Nabber” Napier and his team have a murder to solve, but monks sworn by oath to silence are hardly the ideal candidates for questioning... The search for the killer intensifies, and the team begin to uncover some disturbing facts. When the murder weapon is discovered, concealed in the Abbey, and the detectives learn of the mysterious disappearance – and violent past – of one of the Abbey’s monks, the race is on to find the culprit before anybody else gets hurt. Questions need to be answered and confessions must be made.
Download or read book Superstitious Death written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Constable. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mrs Cholmondeley's bay tree withered and died for no apparent reason, the highly superstitious Detective Inspector Montague Pluke knew that a death was imminent in the Yorkshire town of Crickledale.
Download or read book A Well pressed Shroud written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Constable Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Inspector Montague Pluke finds, face down in the shallow waters of an historic horse trough, the recent heir to the Trippingdale castle. He was a thoughtful man much liked by his employees. So why would anyone want to kill him?
Download or read book Casting the First Stone written by Frances Fyfield and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year after her husband's death, young widow and art collector Diana Porteous listlessly roams the beach near her home. Her friend and agent Saul takes action, introducing her to his stylish, anarchic sister, Sarah, to pep her up. They plan that Di should rediscover her talents as a thief, as well as art expert, to recover stolen paintings - and begin with Steven, the neighbour's son, who is amassing works of art in a strange building in London, including work stolen from his mother. But if Di is interested in his illicit treasures, he is equally fascinated by hers - and in the secrets still held in that house by the sea. . .
Download or read book Constable Around the Village written by Nicholas Rhea and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As he settles into the village life of Aidensfield, North Yorkshire, Police Constable Nick Rhea begins to understand the complexities of rural law enforcement, much of with proves to be very unofficial but highly effective. We hear of his dilemmas as he is torn between his desire to prove the crippled Sidney Chapman's dog innocent of sheep-worrying, and the need to do his duty. Farmer Lowe's sheepdog presents a different problem: the overworked old dog is pretending to be deaf and Rhea finds himself drawn into the crisis; without the dog, the cows cannot be milked. Local colours and characters abound. The mixed creeds of the community provide more headaches for Rhea: for example Jame Bathurst's funeral goes quite smoothly except that the village grave-digger does not want the death-bed convert buried in Catholic ground and has omitted to dig the grave. Rivalry abounds between Anglicans, Catholics and Methodists, and Rhea has his work cut out. More problems stem from the unlawful activities of Arnold Merryweather's bus, with its massive conductress, Hannah, a jockey who steals supplies for his hungry horse and the old railway worker who vanishes as the last train passes through the village.
Download or read book Constable at the Dam written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Robert Hale Limited. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constable Over the Stile written by Nicholas Rhea and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day-to-day life of Aidensfield is full of surprises for Constable Nick -- a frightened lady who hides in her garden shed; a wronged wife who wreaks vengeance upon an unfaithful husband and a local posse of menfolk who hunt down a thief who is stealing ladies' underwear. Not forgetting Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, who finds it cache of silver coins. There is serious crime too. A convicted murderer comes to the village, and Nick and Sergeant Blaketon have a major problem on their hands when they hear that an escaped Great Train Robber is hiding on Nick's patch.
Download or read book Constable about the Parish written by Nicholas Rhea and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of tales from the North Yorkshire moorland community of Aidensfield, well-known from its portrayal in the TV series Heartbeat. Constable Nick and Sergeant Blaketon find themselves perambulating the parish boundaries.
Download or read book The Curse of the Golden Trough written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Constable & Robinson. This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Montague Pluke, England's most eccentric detective, and international authority on horse troughs, visits the Italian town of Siena he is determined to find the world famous Golden Trough of Siena. As it has not been seen for six hundred years, he has to use all his detective skills to trace it back to a small folk museum on the North York Moors. When Pluke arrives to examine a miniature replica in the form of a snuffbox, not only has it been recently stolen, but he has a mysterious family secret and a sinister curse to contend with.
Download or read book Constable Along the Lane written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Accent Press (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CRIME & MYSTERY. "Constable Along the Lane".
Download or read book Constable Under the Gooseberry Bush written by Nicholas Rhea and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring characters from 'Heartbeat' including Sergeant Craddock and garageman Bernie Scripps, this is a tale of rural drama laced with humour, pathos and very large gooseberries.
Download or read book Mercury for Hire written by Steve Rzasa and published by Mercury Hale. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mercury Hale is out of a job. That's not stopping him from fighting crime in San Camillo - for a fee, of course. But when one of Procyon Foundation's top Tracking specialists is missing, he discovers a new breed of monster is terrorizing his city. The appearance of a rival force and a mysterious stranger leaves Mercury juggling dangers.
Download or read book Constable Along the Highway written by NICHOLAS. RHEA and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With at least 3,000 possible offences, many of a very minor nature, it was a good or a very lucky driver, who survived without breaching one of them. With a new sergeant keeping all the constables around Aidensfield in order, PC Nick is focused on putting his best foot forward. But between a reckless cyclist and a traffic-stopping newcomer, making a good first impression is the least of Rhea's worries. PC Nick must solve the mysterious cause of an accident black-spot outside Field House and please his new sergeant all while keeping the busy streets of Aidensfield safe. Nicholas Rhea's delightful Constable tales paint an endearing and hilarious picture of police work in a rural district and was the inspiration for the Heartbeat TV series. Constable Along the Highway was first published in 2001.
Download or read book Constable in Control written by Nicholas Rhea and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the TV series, Heartbeat, comes a story of tragedy and humour set in the dramatic landscape of the North York Moors. Featuring PC Nick Rowan, Dr Kate Rowan and the rogue Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, the story ranges from Claude's mysterious grass-cutting errands to reckless driving.
