Samson O'Brien has been dismissed from the police force, and returns to his hometown of Bruncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales to set up the Dales Detective Agency. Delilah Metcalfe, meanwhile, is struggling to keep her business, the Dales Dating Agency, afloat. Then when Samson gets his first case, he discovers a trail of deaths that lead back to the door of Delilah's agency. A charming new series for fans of Alexander McCall Smith.