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Start with Divided House and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by JM Dalgliesh • Published 2018
DI Nathaniel Caslin, battling addiction and a failing career, is assigned to a routine death in police custody that spirals into a missing family and a brutal moorland murder. Solving the case may be his last chance a...
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Dark Yorkshire reading order
Ends with The Sixth Precept
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Book 1:Divided House
JM Dalgliesh • 2018
DI Nathaniel Caslin, battling addiction and a failing career, is assigned to a routine death in police custody that spirals into a missing family and a brutal moorland murder. Solving the case may be his last chance a...
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Book 2:Blacklight
JM Dalgliesh • 2018
When an abandoned car and a panicked phone call point to two missing women—an MP’s privileged granddaughter and a recovering addict in the sex trade—Caslin must juggle political pressure, personal relapse and ruthless...
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Book 3:The Dogs in the Street
JM Dalgliesh • 2018
A respected family man is murdered and a young woman is tortured and burned, the only link an aging Catholic priest with a murky past. As intelligence agencies close in, Caslin must decide whether justice lies inside...
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Book 4:Blood Money
JM Dalgliesh • 2018
A bankrupt businessman is found hanged and a refugee is tortured to death, drawing Caslin into a collision of far-right hate and shadowy high finance. Exposing who profits from the violence could cost him his rebuilt...
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Book 5:Fear the Past
JM Dalgliesh • 2019
As gang rivalries erupt in a city-centre bombing and a private detective is found dead, Caslin’s new specialist unit chases links back to a crime buried decades before. The closer he gets, the clearer it becomes that...
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Book 6:The Sixth Precept
JM Dalgliesh • 2019
Addicts across York are dying from poisoned drugs, their bodies mutilated and marked with a single pink flower. When a respectable bank worker is killed in a medieval-style stoning, Caslin realises a fanatical killer...
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What is the best order to read the Dark Yorkshire series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Divided House.
How many books are in the Dark Yorkshire series?
There are 6 books currently listed in the Dark Yorkshire series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Dark Yorkshire series?
New readers should start with Divided House, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Dark Yorkshire series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2018 to 2019.