Date with Malice

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second cozy 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.

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