Dark Yorkshire Books in Order
Dark Yorkshire by J.M. Dalgliesh contains 6 books, published between 2018 and 2019. The first book is Divided House (2018) and the newest is The Sixth Precept (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2018–2019
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,244 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 21–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,244 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Dark Yorkshire is a crime series by J.M. Dalgliesh, complete at six books published across two years. Divided House, Blacklight, The Dogs in the Street and Blood Money all appeared in 2018, and Fear the Past and The Sixth Precept followed in 2019. The books run to a median of 307 pages.
How many Dark Yorkshire books are there?
Dark Yorkshire has 6 books, released between 2018 and 2019.
Dark Yorkshire Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Dark Yorkshire 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.
- 1Divided House2018 · 366 pages · confirmed 4/420183664/4
- 2Blacklight2018 · 344 pages · confirmed 4/420183444/4
- 3The Dogs in the Street2018 · 264 pages · confirmed 4/420182644/4
- 4Blood Money2018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 5Fear the Past2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 6The Sixth Precept2019 · 270 pages · confirmed 4/420192704/4
Is there a chronological order for Dark Yorkshire?
No separate chronological order is on record for Dark Yorkshire, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Dark Yorkshire books in order?
You should read the Dark Yorkshire books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dark Yorkshire book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dark Yorkshire
Start with Divided House (2018), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dark Yorkshire book?
The Sixth Precept (2019) is the newest Dark Yorkshire book released so far.
Is there a new Dark Yorkshire book coming?
No next Dark Yorkshire book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dark Yorkshire at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dark Yorkshire title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dark Yorkshire books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,244 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 307 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dark Yorkshire books, 6 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
More books by J.M. Dalgliesh
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by J.M. Dalgliesh
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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