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Julia Chapman Books in Order

Julia Chapman has written 10 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is Date with Death (2017) and the newest is Date with Destiny (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2017–2025
Pages on record
1,602 in 4 of 10 books
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Julia Chapman writes the Dales Detective mysteries, set in Yorkshire and built on private investigation in a rural English community. Every title follows one pattern: Date with Death (2017) opens the run, Date with Malice, Date with Mystery, Date with Poison and Date with Betrayal follow, and Date with Destiny (2025) is the most recent. Ten books span nine years. Murder, older people as victims and a woman sleuth are the recurring subjects.

How many Julia Chapman books are there?

Julia Chapman has 10 books, released between 2017 and 2025.

Julia Chapman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Julia Chapman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Date with Death by Julia Chapman, book 1 of the Dales Detective series (2017)
  2. Cover of Date with Malice by Julia Chapman, book 2 of the Dales Detective series (2017)
  3. Cover of Date with Danger by Julia Chapman, book 5 of the Dales Detective series (2019)
  4. Cover of Date with Betrayal by Julia Chapman, book 7 of the Dales Detective series (2022)
  1. 1
    Date with DeathDales Detective #12017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
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  2. 2
    Date with MaliceDales Detective #22017 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017402
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  3. 3
    Date with MysteryDales Detective #32018 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018400
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  4. 4
    Date with PoisonDales Detective #42019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019400
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  5. 5
    Date with DangerDales Detective #52019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  6. 6
    Date with DeceitDales Detective #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  7. 7
    Date with BetrayalDales Detective #72022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    Date with EvilDales Detective #82023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    Date with JusticeDales Detective #92024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    Date with DestinyDales Detective #102025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Julia Chapman books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Dales Detective in order

10 books
  1. 1. Date with Death
  2. 2. Date with Malice
  3. 3. Date with Mystery
  4. 4. Date with Poison
  5. 5. Date with Danger
  6. 6. Date with Deceit
  7. 7. Date with Betrayal
  8. 8. Date with Evil
  9. 9. Date with Justice
  10. 10. Date with Destiny

Do you have to read Julia Chapman books in order?

You only need to read Julia Chapman books in order within the Dales Detective series, which holds 10 of the 10 Julia Chapman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Julia Chapman

Start with Date with Death (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Julia Chapman book?

Date with Destiny (2025) is the newest Julia Chapman book released so far.

Is there a new Julia Chapman book coming?

No next Julia Chapman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Julia Chapman at a glance

Still publishing
Julia Chapman published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Julia Chapman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,602 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Julia Chapman books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Julia Chapman books are about

4 of the 10 Julia Chapman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.