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 myst
