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liberty_bojangles's review against another edition
5.0
Delilah is experiencing difficulties in her private and professional life, particularly with her dating agency. She has to rent out part of her office to stay afloat. Who rents the office? None other than Samson O’Brien, who fled the village years ago, and why does he need an office? For a detective agency. Young men are dying, all clients of the dating agency. Battling remorse and the distrust of the whole village, Delilah and Samson will have to work together to uncover the killer. I loved this story, with enough twists and turns in the plot to not be obvious and plenty of references to English traditions, tea, bacon butties and Sunday roasts. This is the first story in The Dales Detectives series, but I think I’m already hooked.
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rojaed's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
fannyv's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
cariadreads's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
themagicalworldofnian's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Een date met de dood (Date with death) by Julia Chapman - review
3⭐️
For the Scheltema YA book bingo one of the challenges was to read a cozy crime, which is a genre I had never read before. But I will definitely be picking it up more often now. It is such a fun genre. I really enjoyed this read.
Date with Death is the first book of the Dales Detective series by Julia Chapman. It starts of with Delilah Metcalfe, a business woman who is trying to keep her head above the water, while her two businesses are not performing that great. When Samson O’Brien arrives into the city after being away for a long time, he did not receive the warm welcome he expected. But he still plans on opening up his own little detective agency in his hometown. And what other place is free for rent than the business of Delilah, who really needs the money.
Delilah has both a webdesign business and a dating bureau. But what will happen when multiple of her clients of the dating bureau end up death. And who else is going to research than the new detective in town.
I really liked how the characters were built and you got to know them and their backstory better and better. You really got to know the town and its people. However, there were a lot of characters and point of view switched which sometimes were a bit confusing and annoying
The chemistry between the characters and all the relationships was also very well written and really enjoyable.
Overall I really enjoyed this read and definitely recommend this if you like a small town murder mysterie, with great character development and chemistry.
Ps. note I have read the Dutch translation.
katyvalery's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75