J'ai trouvé la conclusion, en ce qui concerne Samson, idiote, il n'y a pas d'autre mot, avec l'impression une fois encore que l'auteur se ménageait les éléments nécessaires à une suite au détriment du patient, très patient lecteur et ça, franchement, ça m'agace. Betrayal runs rife in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales as Samson O’Brien, owner of the Dales Detective Agency, finds himself targeted by a hitman. Sally Lindsay, creative director, Saffron Cherry Productions, said: “We are thrilled that Julia has trusted us with her novels and are excited by the adaptation of A Date with Death that Stuart Harcourt has delivered.

At the same time, Poacher Pete Ferris has chosen to play his hand as well, setting into motion a blackmail plot which is going to ensure Samson gets pulled back into the trouble with Rick Procter, his nemesis. Sur la vallée, planent de sombres secrets et malversations qui se suivent de tomes en tomes et qui apportent malheureusement une forme de répétition aux deux derniers tomes. The Dales Detective series will be developed by Saffron Cherry’s Caroline Roberts-Cherry and Head of Scripted Jane Langford (Hollyoaks, Metastasis, Jordskott S2, Origin). PAF, on laisse tous les attachants personnages de Bruncliffe avec une suite que nous aurons imaginé.However, in this case I found myself fairly lost given what was clearly extensive character backstories and plot lines that appear to have been carried over from previous books. a big helping of recognisable small town life, a suitably menacing air of malevolence, an undercurrent of suspense, lashings of Yorkshire wit and a seductively simmering relationship between handsome Sansom and the delightful Delilah.

Combine that with a strong sense of character and place, add a good dose of laughter, and you have the perfect recipe.It doesn’t help that both his detective agency and Delilah’s business are lettered the same, ‘DDA’ and in the same building! But in this book, everything fits - and I really think that the author did great work connecting the dots of a complex mystery backstory spread across all the previous books.

This latest instalment had the now expected mix of mystery, comedy and acutely observed village life. I very much enjoyed and will continue recommending this series to all who love a cosy crime or indeed as a palette cleanser for those who love more gritty crime. Usually I am confident about just jumping into an ongoing mystery series as authors will provide background for readers new to the series. Delilah, along with Samson O’Brien, begin to investigate what appears to be a straightforward case little realising that several of their cases are about to collide and enter more sinister territory. Since Samson O’Brien started the Dales Detective Agency in the downstairs office of Delilah Metcalfe’s Dales Dating Agency, the calibre of drama has gone up a notch.Not only is she trying to prove her promotion wasn’t nepotism, she’s also trying to juggle local politics, all while trying to catch a killer. I must say that I hadn't even realised this book was out until I saw it on the shelves in W H Smith!