This is a humourous novel about a village policeman in North Yorkshire, based on the author's own experiences. He has to work night duties in the nearby villages and market towns, but finds it less simple than he'd expected. Farming folk are early-risers - often they have a good reason to be up late as well. There are also others engaged in dark activities that they'd rather not explain. Nicholas Rhea is the pen-name of Peter N. Walker, formerly an Inspector with the North Yorkshire Police. As Peter N. Walker he has also written "Murders and Mysteries from the North York Moors", "Murders and Mysteries from the Yorkshire Dales", "Folk Tales from the North York Moors", "Folk Stories from the Yorkshire Dales", "Folk Tales from York and the Wolds" and "Folk Stories from the Lake District".
- ISBN10 070905341X
- ISBN13 9780709053415
- Publish Date May 1994 (first published 25 September 1980)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 September 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
- Imprint Robert Hale Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 192
- Language English