When a young police officer is transferred back to the area where he was born and raised, his career starts to get a little more interesting. Amid a mix of faces both old and new, Steve Shearwater answers calls that range from the hilarious to the humbling. Set in 1970s Cumbria and the Lake District National Park, My Cup Runneth Over fills the beautiful backdrop of northern England with a charming cast of characters – at the center of which, Shearwater strives to carry out his duties both big and small.

This collection of tales weaves together into one story that gives the reader a glimpse into Shearwater's early career successes and failures, all underpinned by his own personal life – sometimes with troublesome consequences. My Cup Runneth Over is the first in a series of Shearwater's rural policing adventures, soon to be followed by a second book, titled The Valley of the Shadow.

Despite the sex and violence in this book, this often humorous story reads as though the famous James Herriot had become a police officer rather than a veterinary surgeon.