Pannett's "tales of a yorkshire bobby" are soothingly funny, often quirky and in one case, desperately tragic.This book details his return to Yorkshire after spending a few years working for the Met. It's a slower pace of life and offers the possibility of romance together with a shift in focus e.g. towards wildlife crime.
The writing isn't quite as tight as the oft-compared to Herriot vet books - but overall, the prose is easy and engaging. Like Herriot, he adds just enough operational detail (I loved the wishing for the help of PC Rain to help keep the criminals off the street) and deftly combines it with an obvious love of North Yorkshire and the characters that populate it.
It'll be interesting to see how they age and whether they become classic period pieces like Herriot's.
Verdict: The Gentle Touch.
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