Date with Evil cover art

Date with Evil

Dales Detective Agency, Book 8

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Date with Evil

By: Julia Chapman
Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

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 danger comes directly to their door?

'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' – Dalesman

Evil is stalking the streets of Bruncliffe . . .

From stolen washing to inheritance investigations, Bruncliffe’s Dales Detective Agency is being inundated with cases.

But with Samson O’Brien still in London helping the Met Police clear his name, and the newly appointed member of the investigations team, Ida Capstick, distracted by her brother George’s insistence that their farm is haunted, Delilah Metcalfe is struggling to meet the mounting demands for the agency’s services.

So when the mother of a local estate agent arrives at the offices insisting her son is missing, Delilah is relieved to have Samson return to help.

Little do the detective duo know that several of their cases are about to collide when identifying the whereabouts of the missing man becomes something far more sinister.

Something that will finally expose the network of evil which 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 novel delights with its combination of beguiling charm and witty ingenuity.

©2023 Julia Chapman (P)2023 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
Cosy Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Private Investigators Mystery Witty
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

A Man Lay Dead cover art
Murder in Tuscany cover art
Death at the Auction cover art
Maisie Dobbs cover art
The Murder Wall cover art
The Cornish Wedding Murder cover art
Say It With Poison, Mitchell and Markby Village, Book 1 cover art
The Charity Shop Detective Agency cover art
The Cherrywood Murders cover art
The Bookshop Murder cover art
Murder at the Dolphin Hotel: A Gripping Cozy Historical Mystery cover art
An English Garden Murder cover art
A Very English Murder cover art
Beyond a Broken Sky cover art
Murder at the Spring Ball cover art
Murder at Everham Hall cover art

Critic reviews

Great fun! (Carol Drinkwater, actress All Creatures Great and Small and author of The Olive Farm)
A classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, written with affection for the area and its people (Cath Staincliffe, author of the Scott & Bailey series)

What listeners say about Date with Evil

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    99
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    91
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    87
  • 4 Stars
    10
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great series

Really enjoyed this series. The characters are wonderfully written and the plot which runs through the series has you gripped. Will miss the characters, they have become old friends. Narration throughout the series has been fabulous and consistent.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Think this was the best so far

Having listened to all the previous outings of the Dales Detective Agency I think this might have been the best so far. A series of seemingly unconnected mysteries keep our intrepid duo busy, but of course as with what has gone before nothing is quite as it seems. Who are the mysterious twosome and what are they running from? Who was stealing Seth’s Hobnobs, and who was the mysterious washing stealer? Where is Stuart Lister? What is really going on at Taylor’s Estate Agents? Of course we mustn’t forget the dastardly Rick Proctor, will he finally get his comeuppance?

As usual the various townsfolk play their part, George Capstick has his own starring role, Ida and Nina from Rice and Spice also step into the breach to help the detectives. And of course who could forget Tollpuddle who as always is the hero of the hour!

Many loose ends are tied up in this visit to the Dales, but there is clearly still more to tell.

Narration was great and overall a great fun listen. Can’t wait for the next. I’ll be sorry when I’ve finished this series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable listen

I have been enjoying the series of books. Bruncliffe is brought to life with brilliant characters. 

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great detective story

I’ve enjoyed all the stories so far in this series but I think this is my favourite as it tied a lot of previous parts together. I love Samson & Delilah’s blossoming relationship too. I can’t wait for the next one.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely loved it! Have listened to it twice.

Wonderful to see all the characters developing Can't wait for the next book. Will be fascinating to see how the plot progresses.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous series

I discovered this by accident and have now completed my second book , live the characters and beautifully written with the correct balance of laughter, mystery , intrigue and romance, will definitely be looking for the rest of the series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

the story continues

I love these books, I'm from Yorkshire and I can easily imagine the people and surroundings. the stories stand alone but I enjoy the unfolding of the deeper story that flows through each books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

excellent

Loved it. Enjoyed the charecters being developed more. would have liked to see Tolpuddle in it more as he seemed a bit side lined compared to previous books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Dales Detective Book Series. Just wonderful.

Such wonderful characters. A compelling storyline. This book has tied up some loose ends, but I can sense that more is to come? Oh I hope so. Beautifully narrated too. I highly recommend.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great storytelling

I love this series and was really looking forward to the latest instalment. A lot of the previous‘ books plot lines come together in this one, with Bruncliffe‘s motley crew of characters driving the DDA‘s latest cases to a suspenseful conclusion.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!