J.M. Dalgliesh Books In Order
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| Divided House | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Blacklight | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Dogs in the Street | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Blood Money | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Fear the Past | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Sixth Precept | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hidden Norfolk Books
| Life & Death | (2019) | Prequel novella available from the author's website: jmdalgliesh.com |
| One Lost Soul | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Bury Your Past | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Kill Our Sins | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Tell No Tales | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Hear No Evil | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Dead Call | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Kill Them Cold | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| A Dark Sin | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| To Die For | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Fool Me Twice | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Raven Song | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Angel of Death | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Dead to Me | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Blood Runs Cold | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Watch and Prey | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| When Death Calls | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of J.M. Dalgliesh Standalone Novels
| Homewrecker | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| Family Doctor | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Misty Isle Books
| A Long Time Dead | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Dead Man of Storr | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Talisker Dead | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| The Cuillin Dead | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
| A Dead Man on Staffin Beach | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
J.M. Dalgliesh is an English author of crime mystery books famously known for Dark Yorkshire series. He was born in South Coast of England and spent his childhood in Hampshire, United Kingdom. Dalgliesh has worked with the retail sector, power transmission industry, in a bakery and at call centres but the greatest challenge of all being a stay at home father.
J.M Dalgliesh became a published author in 2018 when Divided House the first book in Dark Yorkshire was published. The series features Detective Investigator Nathaniel Caslin and are set in Yorkshire, England, and the plotline takes some of the United Kingdom’s beautiful and rugged landscapes from the North York Moors and the North Sea coastline. The main character, Caslin is a flawed but brilliant fighting his personal demons and also those he is pitted against. Readers who enjoy reading gritty thrillers will find Dark Yorkshire series worth reading.
Having spent most of his time abroad, Jason Dalgliesh has lived and worked in different parts of England as well as Scotland. He currently lives in East Riding with his family- wife and two children.
Divided House
A private reality, the public and at times the dead have plenty to hide. The first book in Dark Yorkshire series introduces us to detective investigator Nathaniel Caslin. His life is a mess, he works the minimum and abuses drugs by the day and drinks to survive his nights and what seemed to be a promising career is in free fall.
Caslin is tasked with investigating the death of an ex-serviceman who died in the police custody and his investigations uncover the disappearance of a young family. No one noticed, and no one seems to care, and in the midst of a bitter winter, a family home hesitantly offers up its dark secrets. Far in the moors, a murder scene of horror demands detective Caslin’s attention. In the search to unravel the truth, is anyone in the winter-stricken Yorkshire whom they claim to be?
Haunted by personal demons of the past, detective Caslin is stretched to his limits. Will this case break him or be the start to redemption?
The first book in Dark Yorkshire series has a strong storyline leading the readers to dark places, and it holds beautiful writing by the author. J.M. Dalgliesh has created characters that the readers can warm to and also root for and others who don’t. The way Dalgliesh has created the scenes is fantastic; the description is clear and vivid. The plot builds up nicely making you want to keep on perusing the pages, and this becomes stronger towards the last pages of the book. From the description of locations in Yorkshire, it’s evident that he’s put the work in researching about places in the book. If you enjoy reading Peter May Books, you’ll appreciate the Dark Yorkshire series.
Blacklight
In the second book in Dark Yorkshire series, two women go missing; one who has lost everything and the other has it all. Detective investigator Nathaniel Caslin is a man in conflicts with his demons, and his career is slowly reviving but his battle with addiction to both alcohol and drugs is still raging, and Nathaniel seems to be losing.
A deserted car and a desperate phone call to the cops, lead detective Caslin into two families where lies and secrets are the way of life. What connection does a recovering drug addict working in the sex trade and an MP granddaughter have with each other?
Personal scandals and past horrors tag with the present as more tension builds. Trusting those closest to him is put into question as detective Nathaniel pursues a deadly enemy. With the clock ticking, lives hang on the balance, and it’s upon detective Caslin to serve justice.
Blacklight is a chilling, dark and complex thriller from one of the best Crime Noir author of the 21st century.
The Dogs in the Street
in the third book in Dark Yorkshire series, we meet DI Caslin a sober and stable man for the first time in years and now can hope for a better future.
When the only connection between two random murders appears to be an old Catholic priest, DI Caslin is once again thrust into a world of dark secrets. Drawing for himself unwanted attention from the authorities, Caslin must find out whether the man he once trusted is now playing by his own rules. With mercenaries circling, Caslin must prepare to face the uncomfortable truth about the people seeking redemption. The Dogs in the Street is a fast-paced, dark, haunting and intense.
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I really love the Hidden Norfolk series, but I also just read the stand-alone thriller, Homewrecker. Wow! Loved it!
Fabulous books totally hooked
Both series are of the highest quality.Beautifully written and full of superb characterisation and very difficult to put down!
Bought the 4, 5, 6 of the Dark Yorkshire series together, for about £9.something So VERY disappointed 😠 thought it was slightly a bargain than buying separate BUT they are short stories 😡 feel like I’ve been ripped off. I buy so many books and do try to get bargains as not a rich person. So VERY disappointed as the other books were proper books 😢
Are you sure you bought the right thing? Books 4-6 are all full length novels, 270-300 pages each.
Love the Dark Yorkshire series. Living in York all my life and living close to Fulford Road police station, means I can visualise the places visited by Nat Caslin. Need more.
I enjoy reading your books.
in Quebec, Canada
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the whole series Will you return to this series again ? I do hope so🤞🤞
I really love your books and wondered if you will be realizing any Nathaniel Caslin books any time soon
Love the Norfolk based books. Having been a Norfolk Police Officer for 30 years, many years in CID I do find it enjoying to the numerous characters tilting their heads to one side annoying.
Love them… well into dark Yorkshire and desperate for more of both.
Think I fancy Caslin!!
I like your books and have now read 3 of the Norfolk series, but why so many Americanisms? I guess, I figured, Highway instead of road – particularly in Norfolk! etc. etc. I began to think you were from the USA.
The Dark Yorkshire series by J M Dalgliesh has a total of 6 books now. This list needs to be updated.
It is the first book I’ve read by this author & got a surprise as I was born & brought up in York ( now live in scotland). I worked for North Yorkshire police for 22 years & moved from Clifford Street to Fulford Road when the new police station was first opened. I also live in Hope Street for a couple of years. Know the surrounding areas as well so will carry on reading as I have just read first few chapters but enjoying up to now.