Date with Betrayal by Julia Chapman

(Ad) Today I bring you a review of Date with Betrayal by Julia Chapman. This is the 7th Novel in the Dale’s Detective Series.

Blurb

Death is coming to Bruncliffe: its target is Samson O’Brien.

Oblivious to his impending date with fate, Samson is busy juggling a number of cases at the Dales Detective Agency. Too busy, in fact, to notice his partner behaving oddly.

Because Delilah Metcalfe knows what is coming. A hitman. Sent from London with one objective: to finally silence the troublesome O’Brien before his corruption case can make it to court.

With Samson’s life in peril, and betrayal around every corner, Delilah has no choice but to call in favours from all of her Bruncliffe connections in order to counteract the menace threatening to engulf the Dales town.

The only trouble is the townsfolk have long memories and deep grievances when it comes to Samson O’Brien. Trust must be earned and they will take some convincing before they put themselves in danger in order to save him.

And even then, it might not prove enough . . .

Review

This was the first book I have read by Julia and the first in this series. While I feel reading the other books may have given some context on some situations they are not necessary and this could be read as a standalone.

I really enjoyed this book, it was full of mystery and intrigued from the very beginning and reminded me very much of classic who-dun-it books.

I particularly liked the characters, Ida’s accent through the dialogue is a fantastic touch.

This is a solid 4* read from me and I will certainly be picking up the other books in the series.

About The Author

Julia Chapman is the pseudonym of Julia Stagg, who has had five novels, the Fogas Chronicles set in the French Pyrenees, published by Hodder. She is also the author of the Dales Detective series which follows the adventures of Samson O’Brien and Delilah Metcalfe as they solve cases in the Yorkshire Dales. Born with a wanderlust that keeps her moving, Julia has followed her restless feet to Japan, Australia, the USA and France. She spent the majority of that time as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language but also dabbled in bookselling, pawnbroking, waitressing and was once ‘checkout chick of the month’ at a supermarket in South Australia. She also ran an auberge in the French Pyrenees for six years with her husband. Having spent many years wandering, she is now glad to call the Yorkshire Dales home. Its distinctive landscape and way of life provide the setting for her latest set of novels, the Dales Detective series.

Book Details

Price:£8.99

Binding:Paperback

Format:B Format (197 x 130)

Extent:368

ISBN13:9781529049602

Age Range:18+ years

Thanks for reading.

Emma-Louise x