TY - BOOK AU - Chapman,Julia TI - Date with betrayal T2 - The Dales detective series SN - 9781529049602 AV - PR6103.H373 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - Pan Books KW - O'Brien, Samson (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Metcalfe, Delilah (Fictitious character) KW - Yorkshire Dales (England) KW - Detective and mystery stories N2 - Death is coming to Bruncliffe; its target is Samson O'Brien. Oblivious to his impending date with darkness, Samson is busy juggling a series of cases at the Dales Detective Agency. Too busy, in fact, to take the entreaties of a certain Mrs Lister seriously. The concerned mother is convinced her son Stuart - the local lettings agent at Taylor's Estate Agents - has gone missing, despite evidence to the contrary. But while Samson is otherwise engaged, Delilah knows what is coming. A hitman. Sent from London with one objective: silence the troublesome O'Brien once and for all before his corruption case can make it to court. With Samson's life in peril, Delilah has no choice but to turn to the people of Bruncliffe for help if she is to stop the hitman from achieving his objective. Only trouble is, the townsfolk have long memories and deep grievances when it comes to Samson O'Brien ER -