Peter N. Walker
1936-2017
Pseudonyms: Andrew Arncliffe, Christopher Coram, Tom Ferris and Nicholas Rhea
 

Peter Norman Walker was a former policeman. He was born in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire.He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Andrew Arncliffe', 'Christopher Coram', 'Tom Ferris', and 'Nicholas Rhea'. Walker is the creator of:
1. 'Carnaby', a police detective with the North Yorkshire CID.
2. 'Constable Nick', a policeman in Aidensfield, North Yorkshire (as Nicholas Rhea) (adapted by Yorkshire TV as 'Heartbeat').
3. 'Mark Pemberton', a Detective Superintendent in North Yorkshire (as Nicholas Rhea).
4. 'Montague Pluke', a Detective Inspector in North Yorkshire (as Nicholas Rhea).
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Titles and year of publication:  

'Carnaby' Novels
 1) Carnaby and the Hijackers  1967
 2) Carnaby and the Gaolbreakers  1968
 3) Carnaby and the Assassins  1968
 4) Carnaby and the Conspirators  1969
 5) Carnaby and the Saboteurs  1970
 6) Carnaby and the Eliminators  1971
 7) Carnaby and the Demonstrators  1972
 8) Carnaby and the Infiltrators  1974
 9) Carnaby and the Kidnappers  1976
10) Carnaby and the Counterfeiters  1980
11) Carnaby and the Campaigners  1984
Other Novels
 1) Fatal Accident  1970
 2) Special Duty  1971
 3) Panda One on Duty  1971
 4) Identification Parade  1972
 5) Panda One Investigates  1973
 6) Major Incident  1974
 7) The Dovingsby Death  1975
 8) Missing from Home  1977
 9) The MacIntyre Plot  1977
10) Witchcraft for Panda One  1978
11) Target Criminal  1978
12) The Carlton Plot  1980
13) Siege for Panda One  1981
14) Teenage Cop  1982
15) Robber in a Mole Trap  1984
16) False Alibi  1991
As 'Andrew Arncliffe'
 1) Murder After the Holiday (Police Review Award)  1985
As 'Christopher Coram'
 1) A Call to Danger  1968
 2) Death in Ptarmigan Forest  1969
 3) A Call to Die  1969
 4) Death on the Motorway  1973
 5) Murder by the Lake  1975
 6) Murder Beneath the Trees  1979
 7) Prisoner on the Dam  1982
 8) Prisoner on the Run  1985
As 'Tom Ferris'
 1) Espionage for a Lady  1969
As 'Nicholas Rhea'
'Constable Nick' Novels
 1) Constable on the Hill  1979
 2) Constable on the Prowl  1980
 3) Constable Around the Village  1981
 4) Constable Across the Moors  1982
 5) Constable in the Dale  1983
 6) Constable by the Sea  1985
 7) Constable Along the Lane  1986
 8) Constable Through the Meadow  1988
 9) Constable at the Double  1988
10) Constable in Disguise  1989
11) Constable Among the Heather  1990
12) Constable by the Stream  1991
13) Constable On Call  1993
14) Constable Around the Green  1993
15) Constable Beneath the Trees  1994
16) Constable in Control  1994
17) Constable in the Shrubbery  1995
18) Constable Versus Greengrass  1995
19) Constable About the Parish  1996
20) Constable at the Gate  1997
21) Constable at the Dam  1997
22) Constable Over the Stile  1998
23) Constable Under the Gooseberry Bush  1999
24) Constable in the Farmyard  1999
25) Constable Around the Houses  2000
26) Constable Along the Highway  2001
27) Constable Over the Bridge  2001
28) Constable Goes to Market  2002
29) Constable Along the River-Bank  2002
30) Constable in the Wilderness  2003
31) Constable Around the Park  2004
32) Constable Along the Trail  2005
33) Constable in the Country  2005
34) Constable on the Coast  2006
35) Constable on View  2007
36) Constable Beats the Bounds  2009
37) Constable at the Fair  2010
38) Constable Over the Hill  2011
39) Constable on Trial  2015
'Mark Pemberton' Novels
 1) False Alibi (first published under his own name)  1991
 2) Grave Secrets (first published under his own name)  1992
 3) Family Ties  1994
 4) Suspect  1995
 5) Confession  1997
 6) Death of a Princess  1999
 7) The Sniper  2001
 8) Dead Ends  2003
 9) Murder Under the Midnight Sun  2008
'Montague Pluke' Novels
 1) Omens of Death  1996
 2) Superstitious Death  1998
 3) A Well-Pressed Shroud  2000
 4) Garland for a Dead Maiden  2002
 5) The Curse of the Golden Trough  2004
 6) Prize Murder  2006
 7) A Full Churchyard  2014
Other Novels
 1) Sergeant Simpson's Sacrifice  2005
 2) Murder at Maddleskirk Abbey  2013
 3) Confession at Maddleskirk Abbey  2015

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