Date with Malice

A Charming Yorkshire Winter Murder Mystery

By: Julia Chapman

Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower

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' - Dalesman

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.

Praise for The Dales Detective series:

'Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit' Northern Echo

'A classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales' Cath Staincliffe

'Full of dry wit and clever plotting' Countryside

'Chapman delivers on every level' Lancashire Evening Post

'Enlivened with numerous subplots, the story moves at a cracking pace' Daily Mail

Critic reviews

Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit

A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin

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

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.

Great fun (Carol Drinkwater)

An engaging cast of characters and a cleverly clued puzzle move Chapman’s debut to the top of the English village murder list

As village murder mysteries go, this clever, witty and realistic series is quite out of the ordinary and strongly recommended

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