After ten years with the Metropolitan Police, Mike has returned to his North Yorkshire roots. Working a rural beat in God's Own Country he finds that life and crime in the countryside continue to throw up fresh challenges.
When a drug dealer targets the towns and villages of Ryedale, Mike launches an investigation that will uncover nationwide connections. News of a proposed ban on hunting with dogs raises hackles amongst his friends and contacts, threatening to put him in the firing line. And, as he starts working towards his sergeant's exams, there's trouble on the home front. The roof at Keeper's Cottage springs a leak during a thunderstorm - and they have to share their love-nest with the builder.
But none of this matches the drama of the anti-hunt demo which threatens to stop a train bringing a local MP to town. With horseman racing alongside the steam engine, and a protester lying on the tracks, Mike has to call on all his resources to handle an inflammatory situation with the media looking on.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444708936
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 318 g
Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 27 mm
Pannett, the James Herriot of policing, tiptoes his way through domestic issues, stag nights, and sword-wielding madmen bent on decapitation and tells his tales with warmth and humour. - Daily Express on You're Coming With Me Lad
Move over James Herriot and Gervase Phinn - there is a new name on the North Yorkshire literary block. - York Press
Think 21st-century Heartbeat meets James Herriot with the occasional white-knuckle ride of The Sweeney throw in. All delivered with a Yorkshire twang. - The Telegraph
'After years in the Metropolitan Police, on the beat in central London, Mike Pannett is hoping for a quieter life when he moves back to his home county, Yorkshire. But crime lurks amid the hills and dales, moors, villages and towns and he finds some of the policing tactics he's learned in London come in very useful. More tales from this Yorkshire bobby, who is building a loyal collection of fans with his engaging books.' - Choice Magazine
the further adventures of mike the north yorkshire policeman in this the 4th book in the series still writing in his comic way with regulars walt turkey, sloe gin and all , soapy nothing wrong with the roof and ended... More
Yet another brilliant read from Mike Pannett telling us about the work of a North Yorkshire Bobby. Full of humour, adrenaline and the turmoil of everyday life in this beautiful part of the country, this book is... More
Long awaited 4th book. Only started reading the first 3 at the end of last year and got hooked. Not just about the police force that I liked but also describing Yorkshire in it's self and the homely food and... More
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