Promotion and city life beckon for hardworking Constable Nick.

But he is a country boy at heart, born and bred out on the Yorkshire moors. And he isn’t ready to leave Aidensfield yet.

Besides, who else could keep up with the villagers’ antics?

Claude Jeremiah Greengrass has a flash new Cadillac. He was last seen joyriding round town with a pop band in tow. And then there’s the Beast of Aidensfield, a shady creature that seems to be popping up at every turn.

Is it a black dog? An escaped panther? Or what?

Can Nick get to the bottom of it all before everything goes to the dogs?

The brilliantly entertaining and heartwarming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat. One of the top ten most watched shows of the decade.