Constable Nick doesn’t like to leave his own blissful rural beat out on the Yorkshire moors. But this time, it can’t be helped.

Over in Strensford, a charming resort by the sea, holiday mania is at its height. And Nick’s hard-pressed colleagues can’t do without him.

Donkeys running riot at dawn, a lone woman who keeps vigil on the clifftop, and a dinghy named Daphne, left abandoned on the rocks . . .

Nick must contend with all these problems and more besides.

Can he keep the peace in this once-sleepy little seaside town?

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