Julia Chapman

The Dales Detective

1 - Date with Death (Apr-2017)
2 - Date with Malice (Apr-2018)
3 - Date with Mystery (May-2021)
4 - Date with Poison (Jun-2021)
5 - Date with Danger (Jul-2021)
6 - Date with Deceit (Aug-2021)
7 - Date with Betrayal (Jul-2022)
8 - Date with Evil (Apr-2023)
9 - Date with Justice (Apr-2024)

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  Date with Death
  

  • Apr-2017
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  The Dales Detective - 1
  

  Delilah Metcalfe, the owner of The Dales Dating Agency, is besieged by financial concerns, struggling to keep two businesses afloat and a roof over her head. She has no choice, but to accept Samson O'Brien as a new tenant for her office space. Dis...

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  Date with Malice
  

  • Apr-2018
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 2
  

  The second book in a delightful new English village mystery series set in the Yorkshire Dales. When a pensioner turns up at the Dales Detective Agency and tells Samson O’Brien that someone in her old people’s home is trying to kill her, he dis...

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  Date with Mystery
  

  • May-2021
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 3
  

  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...

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  Date with Poison
  

  • Jun-2021
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 4
  

  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. Beat...

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  Date with Danger
  

  • Jul-2021
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 5
  

  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 ...

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  Date with Deceit
  

  • Aug-2021
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 6
  

  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....

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  Date with Betrayal
  

  • Jul-2022
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 7
  

  In the seventh novel in Julia Chapman’s Dales Detective series, Date with Betrayal, betrayal 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 brilli...

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  Date with Evil
  

  • Apr-2023
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 8
  

  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...

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  Date with Justice
  

  • Apr-2024
  • / Law Enforcement
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  The Dales Detective - 9
  

  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.Sam...

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  Date with Destiny
  

  • Apr-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  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 wedd...

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