Author(s): Julia Chapman

Crime

Wonderfully engaging, Julia Chapman's latest Dales Detective mystery is perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club series.

In the eighth novel in the series, 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 danger comes directly to their door?

Stolen washing. Inheritance investigations. And a mother insisting her son is missing despite all evidence to the contrary. Following recent successes, Bruncliffe's two detectives are being inundated with cases. Or at least one of them is.

With Samson O'Brien still in London helping the Met Police clear his name, Delilah Metcalfe is struggling to meet the mounting demands for the Dales Detective Agency's services. So when Ida Capstick seeks assistance after discovering two men hiding out in her barn, Delilah is relieved to have Samson return to help.

Little do the detective duo know that several of their cases are about to collide, as what appears to be a simple matter of identifying the origins of the mysterious men becomes something far more sinister. Something that will finally expose the network of evil that has been infiltrating the Dales town over the past decade, and in doing so place Delilah in the utmost danger.

Following on from Date with Betrayal, this new mystery delights with its combination of beguiling charm and witty ingenuity.