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. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series.

Spring is in the air in the Yorkshire Dales, but not everyone is filled with the joys of the season.

Samson O'Brien of the Dales Detective Agency is being questioned by police about a murder, with the truth about his policing past about to be brutally exposed.

Delilah Metcalfe is busy defending Samson to everyone in Bruncliffe, when her nephew runs away from home and a frantic search begins. And with attention elsewhere, only a local vet is paying attention to a worrying spate of canine poisonings happening throughout the village.

Bruncliffe is turning toxic and with suspicion raining down on him, Samson knows he has to ask Delilah for help. Can she forgive his transgressions and help him so that they can find the missing boy and the poisoner, or has the poison already spread too far?

Full of wit, warmth and characters you'll care about, continue the charming mystery series with Date with Danger.

'A delightful Dales tale to warm the cockles!' - Peterborough Telegraph

Praise for The Dales Detective series:

'Enlivened with numerous subplots, the story moves at a cracking pace' - Daily Mail

'Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit' - Northern Echo

'A classic whodunnit' - Cath Staincliffe, author of Blue Murder

'Full of dry wit and clever plotting' - Countryside

'Chapman delivers on every level' - Lancashire Evening Post

A teenager has gone missing from Bruncliffe, can Samson O'Brien and Delilah Metcalfe find him?

About the Author
Julia Chapman is the pseudonym of Julia Stagg, writer of the Fogas Chronicles set in the French Pyrenees. Date with Poison is the fourth novel in the Dales Detective series, following on from Date with Mystery.

Reviews
A delightful Dales tale to warm the cockles! * Peterborough Telegraph *
A rollicking read * Craven Herald *
For above all else, there is warmth and heart to her novels * Yorkshire Times *
Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit * Northern Echo *
A delightful read * Dalesman *
A classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, written with affection for the area and its people. A satisfying read riddled with dry Yorkshire humour (and dry stone walls) -- Cath Staincliffe, author of The Silence Between Breaths
Great fun! -- Carol Drinkwater



Book Information
ISBN 9781529006797
Author Julia Chapman
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 268g
Dimensions(mm) 130mm * 197mm * 26mm