**In the seventh novel in Julia Chapman’s Dales Detective series, Date with Betrayal, treachery is rife in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales as Samson O’Brien, owner of the Dales Detective Agency, is targeted by a hitman. Can Bruncliffe save him?A brilliantly engaging and witty mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and M. C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin series.**Death is coming to Bruncliffe: its target is Samson O’Brien.Oblivio...

Julia Chapman's fifth Dales Detectives Agency novel, Date With Danger, sees our intrepid leads Samson and Delilah on the trail of a sheep rustler turned killer. A heartwarming cosy crime caper, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton.In the heart of Yorkshire, the Dales Detective Agency is about to face its biggest challenge.A fatal accident at the local livestock auction mart summons the detective duo ...

In the eighth novel in the Dales Detective series, Date with Evil, Samson and Delilah are about to discover that all of their new cases may be connected to a network of evil that seems to be surrounding Bruncliffe. Will they solve them all before the danger comes directly to their door?'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' – DalesmanEvil is stalking the streets of Bruncliffe . . .From stolen washing to inheritance investigat...

Poisoned pooches and a missing teenager bring our detective duo back together in Date with Poison the fourth cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series.Spring is in the air in the Yorkshire Dales, but not everyone is filled with the joys of the season.Samson O’Brien of the Dales Detective Agency is being questioned by...

A bordo della sua moto rossa, Samson O’Brien ritorna dopo dieci anni di lontananza a Bruncliffe, un’accozzaglia di fabbricati bassi cinta su tre lati dalle ripide colline delle Yorkshire Dales. È nei guai, come ogni agente di polizia sospeso dal servizio e in attesa del giudizio. Sa bene anche che a Bruncliffe non festeggeranno di certo il suo arrivo, considerati i suoi trascorsi in paese. Tuttavia, cosa gli resta se non il ritorno a casa, dove reinventarsi magari come investigatore privat...

The close-knit community of a Yorkshire village is rocked when local secrets are revealed in Date with Mystery, the third 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.The Dales Detective Agency’s latest assignment appears to be an open and shut case. But, hired by a local solicitor to find a death certificate for a young woman who died over twenty years ag...

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...

**Don't miss the final instalment in the Dales Detective series!'A rollicking tale of everyday crime life among rural folk' - Daily MailFrom 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...

Julia Chapman’s sixth Dales Detective Agency novel, Date with Deceit, sees Delilah going undercover at a shoot involving dangerous criminals. A page-turning cosy crime mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton.A woman in tears is never the best way to start the week at the Dales Detective Agency. And when it's the town mayor's wife, asking the detectives to investigate whether her husband is having an af...

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.'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' – DalesmanIt’s dark in the Dales this winter . . .When Mrs Shepherd arrives at the Dales Detective Agency, quite convinced that someon...

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent?The Dales Detective Agency is on the brink of closure.Samson O’Brien has returned to his position as an undercover operative for the Met in London, and his relationship with sleuthing partner Delilah Metcalfe is under pressure.Their troubles are only m...

Un pugno di case con i tetti in ardesia annidate nel fondovalle, una rupe torreggiante alle spalle, una quinta di verdissime colline: benvenuti a Bruncliffe, paesino delle Yorkshire Dales, dove tutti gli abitanti hanno opinioni da esprimere con veemenza e, con rare eccezioni, vantano radici autoctone da plurime generazioni. A Bruncliffe è ritornato l’ex poliziotto Samson O’Brien, dopo un’assenza di molti anni che è sembrata più una fuga, aprendo la Dales Detective Agency proprio nello stab...