Constable in Disguise, Nicholas Rhea
Constable in Disguise, Nicholas Rhea
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Constable in Disguise

Author: Nicholas Rhea

Narrator: Philip Franks

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2021


Synopsis

A delightful account of Constable Nick’s foray into the CID, or, as he thinks of it, “Constable In Disguise”Nick joins the Criminal Investigation Department to learn about the work of the detectives in civilian clothes.Asked to keep a watchful eye on a house thought to be used as a brothel, Nick quietly climbs the roof and sends a tile crashing through the window. When the woman inside and her five brothers attack the neighbors for causing the damage, the police turn out in force and arrest everybody. Meanwhile, Nick lies low on the roof.

About Nicholas Rhea

Nicholas Rhea (1936–2017) began to writing in the late 1950s after years of casual interest, having his first short story published in the Police Review. As he continued to rise through the ranks at the region’s police headquarters in Northallerton, he published his first novel, Carnaby and the Hijackers, in 1976. He is primarily known for his Constable Nick series, inspired by his many years of police service. He retired in 1982 to concentrate on his writing, encouraged by an interest in his Constable books from Yorkshire Television. This was to become the highly popular Heartbeat series, which ran for eighteen seasons and over 350 episodes.


Reviews

Nick Rhea's Constable... series have been a delightful read so far and I am looking to the E-release/availability of books ten through whatever to prove the same. Village PC Nicholas Rhea has taken us over the course of the first nine books through the early years and professional growth of a rural......more

Goodreads review by Claudia

Constable Nick Rhea has the opportunity to get some hands on experience as a detective. He gives a lot of background information on laws and how they have evolved over the years. We join him as he gets involved in stake-outs which can be boring, but can sometimes result in catching the criminal in t......more

Goodreads review by Annette

many smaller stories I thought I was getting a whole book, with only one story, instead of a slew of smaller stories. Nothing on the cover of the book indicates this is the case, so I guess my disappointment is that I didn’t do a more thorough search up of what this book was about. I prefer a whole b......more

Goodreads review by Sonya

Funny, but I picked this up at the library thinking it was a mystery book. I kept waiting for for a murder to happen with clues, etc. I finally looked it up when I suspected it was a memoir. It was interesting, delightful and had a lot of humor, though not all the cases were funny. Love tales of the......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Always a treat We love the constable series. Each book, though dated gives us a window into British life and culture. We also enjoy learning about the investigations and relationships that make up the characters written about by Rhea. We look forward to each new book in the series and are currently "......more


Quotes

“It’s original, it’s funny…One of life’s little pleasures.” Yorkshire Post (UK), praise for the series