Meet two sleuths from a sleepy Yorkshire village as they investigate
murders and discover the secrets behind the twitching curtains. Date
with Death is the first cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales
Detective series, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday
Murder Club and M. C. Beaton.
Samson O'Brien has been dismissed from the police force, and returns to
his hometown of Bruncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales to set up the Dales
Detective Agency. However, the villagers aren't that welcoming to a man
they see as trouble.
Delilah Metcalfe is struggling to keep her business, the Dales Dating
Agency, afloat as well as trying to control her wayward dog, Tolpuddle,
when Samson's first case - a supposed suicide - takes an unexpected
turn, and a trail of deaths lead back to the door of Delilah's agency.
With suspicion hanging over someone they both care for, the two feuding
neighbours soon realize that they need to work together to solve the
mystery of the dating deaths. But working together is easier said than
done . . .
Full of wit, warmth and characters you'll care about, continue the
murder mystery series with Date with Malice.
'A classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire
Dales . . . A satisfying read riddled with dry Yorkshire humour (and
dry-stone walls)' - Cath Staincliffe, author of the Scott & Bailey
series.
