<p><b>The close-knit community of a Yorkshire village is rocked when local secrets are revealed in <i>Date with Mystery</i>, the third cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman’s Dales Detective series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s <i>The Thursday Murder Club</i> and M. C. Beaton.</b><br><br>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 ago, Samson O’Brien is about to find out that things in Bruncliffe are rarely that straightforward.<br><br>Things get particularly complicated when the solicitor insists that Delilah Metcalfe, with her wealth of local knowledge, works alongside Samson on this sensitive investigation. Delilah is eager to help, needing to take her mind off the impending custody case for her precious dog, Tolpuddle, and problems
