Date with Malice

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Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second 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. It's dark in the Dales this winter . . . When Mrs Shepherd arrives at the Dales Detective Agency, quite convinced that someone is trying to kill her, Samson O'Brien dismisses her fears as the ramblings of a confused elderly lady. But after a series of disturbing incidents at Fellside Court retirement home, he begins to wonder if there is something to her claims after all . . . With Christmas around the corner, Samson is thrown into a complex investigation. One that will require him to regain the trust of the Dales community. Faced with no choice, he enlists the help of a local - the tempestuous Delilah Metcalfe. Against the backdrop of a Yorkshire winter, Samson and Delilah must work together once again if they are to uncover the malevolence threatening the elderly residents of Bruncliffe. Could the danger be perilously close to home Filled with wit, warmth and a cast of charming characters, continue the crime capers with Date with Mystery. 'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' - Dalesman

Reviews

Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit * Northern Echo *
A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin * Dalesman *
This second in The Dales Detective Series has Chapman well into her stride. With her eye for detail, we feel the chill of a Yorkshire deep mid-winter, while taking comfort from the warmth of a close-knit community * Daily Mail *
Chapman delivers on every level in this intriguing murder mystery . . . a big helping of recognisable small town life, a suitably menacing air of malevolence, an undercurrent of suspense, lashings of Yorkshire wit and a seductively simmering relationship between handsome Sansom and the delightful Delilah. * Lancashire Evening Post *
Great fun -- Carol Drinkwater
An engaging cast of characters and a cleverly clued puzzle move Chapmans debut to the top of the English village murder list * Kirkus *
As village murder mysteries go, this clever, witty and realistic series is quite out of the ordinary and strongly recommended * Crime Review *
A classic whodunit featuring two very likeable characters . . . A satisfying read riddled with dry Yorkshire humour (and dry stone walls) -- Cath Staincliffe
Nicely told and rather charming, so it should give traditionalists hours of innocent delight * Literary Review *

Author Bio

Julia Chapman is the pseudonym of Julia Stagg, who has had five novels, the Fogas Chronicles set in the French Pyrenees, published by Hodder. Date with Malice is the second novel in the Dales Detective series, following on from Date with Death.