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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2017
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Full Series List in Order

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)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • 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...



  • 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...



  • 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...



  • 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...



  • 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 ...



  • 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....



  • 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...



  • 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...



  • 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...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Julia Chapman has published 9 books.

Julia Chapman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Date with Justice, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Julia Chapman, Date with Death, was published in April 2017.

Yes. Julia Chapman has 1 series.