Date with Destiny

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Don't miss the final instalment in the Dales Detective series! From death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life's never that simple in Bruncliffe, is it As the couple are beset with worries about their upcoming wedding, a charismatic celebrity comes knocking on the Dales Detective Agency's door, seeking their services. Samson is initially reluctant to help, for many reasons. But things quickly escalate following a shocking murder at Fellside Court and, as a friend comes under suspicion, Samson and Delilah must set aside their personal problems to catch a killer. In a case that will bring so many of Bruncliffe's secrets out into the open, this final investigation for the Dales Detectives may be the one that breaks them for ever . . . Date with Destiny is the final instalment in Julia Chapman's much-loved Dales Detective series set in Yorkshire. Praise for The Dales Detective series: 'Chapman has an enviable talent for sharing the ups and downs of country life. Fans of The Archers will lap it up' - Daily Mail 'Enlivened with numerous subplots, the story moves at a cracking pace' - Daily Mail 'Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit' - Northern Echo 'A classic whodunnit' - Cath Staincliffe, author of Blue Murder 'Full of dry wit and clever plotting' - Countryside 'Chapman delivers on every level' - Lancashire Evening Post 'As village murder mysteries go, this clever, witty and realistic series is quite out of the ordinary and strongly recommended' - Crime Review

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Cosy and twisty * Peterborough Telegraph *
If book series are for you, make sure to catch Date with Destiny by Julia Chapman (Pan). Sob, it's the last in the Dales Detective Series and for fans, it's a good 'un. * The Belfast Telegraph *
Moving her story along at a cracking pace, Chapman has an enviable talent for sharing the ups and downs of country life. Fans of The Archers will lap it up -- Daily Mail on Date with Justice
Bags of Northern charm and wit * Northern Echo *
Beautifully written whodunnit with fabulous Yorkshire characters, winding love affairs, sheep, murder and mugs of tea, set against the background of the Dales -- The Times on Date with Death
On her way to literary pastures new Julia Chapman rounds off her Dales Detective series with this rollicking tale of everyday crime life among rural folk * Daily Mail *

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. She is also the author of the Dales Detective series, which follows the adventures of Samson O'Brien and Delilah Metcalfe as they solve cases in the Yorkshire Dales. Born with a wanderlust that keeps her moving, Julia has followed her restless feet to Japan, Australia, the USA and France. She spent the majority of that time as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language, but also dabbled in bookselling, pawnbroking, waitressing and was once 'checkout chick of the month' at a supermarket in South Australia. She also ran an auberge in the French Pyrenees for six years with her husband. Having spent many years wandering, she is now glad to call the Yorkshire Dales home. Its distinctive landscape and way of life provide the setting for her latest set of novels, the Dales Detective series.