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Dale Hurst

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in Poole, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime

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Dale Hurst is a novelist and short story writer, specialising mainly in the historical, crime, mystery and black comedy genres.

Having dabbled with writing fiction from an early age, he independently published his first novel, the Regency era mystery The Berylford Scandals: Lust & Liberty in 2018, followed by a sequel Sin & Secrecy two years later. His short story, Sunday on the Boulevard (with my pet lobster) was published in two anthologies in 2022 and was also longlisted for the Bournemouth Writing Prize.

In 2025, Dale compiled a variety of short stories and poetry into his first-ever collection, Silhouettes. In the same year, his London crime story Cash and a Stranger was featured in Volume One of Veritas Noir by Veritas Entertainment.

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	The Berylford Scandals: Lust & Liberty: or the Scandalous Tale of the Countess of Vyrrington by Dale Hurst (Goodreads Author), Dan Lipski (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Berylford Scandals: Sin & Secrecy (The Berylford Scandals, #2) by Dale Hurst (Goodreads Author), Michał Musiałek (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silhouettes by Dale Hurst (Goodreads Author), Michal Musialek (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Veritas Noir: A Collection of Modern Crime Stories and Noir Photography by L.S. Goozdich (Goodreads Author), T.G. Brown (Goodreads Author), Slayd Sasser it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Mind of My Own

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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design - International Student Edition: Choosing Among Five Approaches

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