A stolen maypole, romantic con artists, and the case of a missing child.

The villagers are quite a handful, from the rogue that is Claude Jeremiah Greengrass and his wily dog, Alfred, to the mysterious spinster Adelaide Bowes.

Even some of the newcomers seem to be a little odd. But thankfully for Constable Nick, they are mostly law-abiding characters.

But when old conflicts between villages flare up, it’s Constable Nick who has to sort things out.