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THE Grove Bookshop in Ilkley has taken delivery of a new book, The Dark Side of the Dales by Mark Bridgeman. Published by Watermill Books in conjunction with Grove Bookshop the book is a compilation of 20 true crime stories from newspaper archives, including events in Ilkley, Otley and Wharfedale from 1835 to the 1980s. The stories of murder, mystery and myth include: murders in Ilkley and Otley; a body in a trunk mystery in Wharfedale; fraudulent marriage offers and jewel robberies in Harrogate. Mystery and intrigue, local stories often half-remembered, the book has something for everyone. The Grove Bookshop is holding a Zoom event with the author on Thursday, May 27th at 7pm. ....