Date with Deceit - The Dales Detective Series (Paperback)
Julia Chapman (author)Published: 01/04/2021
A delightful modern spin on the cosy crime genre, the sixth Dales Detective novel finds our sleuthing heroes caught up in a case of infidelity that quickly spirals into something altogether more deadly.
Julia Chapman's sixth Dales Detective Agency novel, Date with Deceit, sees Delilah going undercover at a shoot involving dangerous criminals.
A woman in tears in the Dales Detective Agency is never the best way to start the week. But when that woman is the wife of Bernard Taylor, town mayor and eminent businessman, there is even more cause for alarm. So when Nancy Taylor asks the detectives to investigate whether her husband is having an affair, Samson O'Brien and Delilah Metcalfe know they will have to tread carefully.
The case, however, proves to be more complex than even they had imagined. While Delilah is undercover at a local shoot to better keep tabs on the errant husband, she is on the scene for a fatal incident that sends the town into turmoil. Soon the detective duo are embroiled in a far more serious investigation than mere infidelity as they discover that deceit is rife in Bruncliffe. And it may well prove deadly ...
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529049572
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 298 g
Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 27 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Great fun! - Carol Drinkwater
A classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, written with affection for the area and its people - Cath Staincliffe
Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit - Northern Echo
Enlivened by numerous subplots . . . the story moves at a cracking pace . . . But Chapman's track record suggests that the next instalment will be well worth the wait. - Daily Mail
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Another good addition to this lovely series.
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“Murder and mayhem in the Yorkshire Dales.”
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