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DEATH IN THE DALES 2026

DEATH IN THE DALES 2026

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Death in the Dales 2026 - October 16,17,18, is the third annual FESTIVAL OF CRIME WRITING in SEDBERGH, ENGLAND'S BOOKTOWN. Sedbergh is proud to welcome distinguished members of the Crime Writer's Association to guide our audience through the pleasures and difficulties of crafting brainteasing who-dun-its!
The weekend kicks off on Friday 16th Oct. with DETOUR a 1945 FILM NOIR introduced by expert Matthew Booth who will explain why this is a cult classic. The evening includes a Pie'n'Peas supper.
Saturday 17th Oct. offers a morning session including: CRAFTING PUZZLES with Martin Edwards and Anthony Johnston; HIDDEN HISTORIES is truth stranger than fiction? with Carrie da Silva; and THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW, 3 policemen-turned-writers give you the inside story, Roger Price, Nick Oldham & Simon Dinsdale.
Afternoon session (from 3pm), MY LOCAL MURDER, The Gorse Hall Mystery with Dolores Gordon Smith; HAUNTED PLACES with Tom Mead, Victoria Dowd, & Kate Ellis; A MURDER MYSTERY with Martin Edwards, an experience!
Sunday 18th Oct. KILLER THRILLERS with Simon Michael, Catherine Yaffe & David Beckler; THE LADY KILLERS with Deborah Swift, Fiona Veitch Smith, & Priscilla Masters; A Mystery, THE SECRET HISTORY OF CRISPIN DARKE with Matthew Booth.

Dates

Friday 16 October 2026 - Sunday 18 October 2026 (UTC+01)

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THE PEOPLE'S HALL, SEDBERGH
HOWGILL LANE , Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5DQ

Sessions

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Friday 16 October 2026 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday 16 October 2026 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM DETOUR Film Noir presented by Matthew Booth includes Pie'n.Pease supper and your first drink. OPEN
DETOUR Film Noir presented by Matthew Booth includes Pie'n.Pease supper and your first drink.
OPEN
Saturday 17 October 2026 9:50 AM - Sunday 18 October 2026 1:30 PM
Saturday 17 October 2026 9:50 AM - Sunday 18 October 2026 1:30 PM DEATH IN THE DALES 2026 - 2 day SEASON TICKET - 17/18 Oct. Eighteen Crime Writers come together to tell you some of their secrets and send shivers up your spine. OPEN
DEATH IN THE DALES 2026 - 2 day SEASON TICKET - 17/18 Oct. Eighteen Crime Writers come together to tell you some of their secrets and send shivers up your spine.
OPEN
Saturday 17 October 2026 9:55 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday 17 October 2026 9:55 AM - 3:00 PM An extended morning session with 3 fascinating features: Crafting Puzzles, Hidden Histories, is Truth Stranger than Fiction?, The Long Arm of the Law. OPEN
An extended morning session with 3 fascinating features: Crafting Puzzles, Hidden Histories, is Truth Stranger than Fiction?, The Long Arm of the Law.
OPEN
Saturday 17 October 2026 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 17 October 2026 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Six exciting sessions stretching through a busy CRIME DRENCHED DAY with no fewer than eleven authors! (does include some time off to wander round Sedbergh.) OPEN
Six exciting sessions stretching through a busy CRIME DRENCHED DAY with no fewer than eleven authors! (does include some time off to wander round Sedbergh.)
OPEN
Saturday 17 October 2026 3:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 17 October 2026 3:15 PM - 8:00 PM An afternoon into early evening session with author's personal experiences, and Martin Edwards acclaimed raconteur giving us his special Murder Mystery. OPEN
An afternoon into early evening session with author's personal experiences, and Martin Edwards acclaimed raconteur giving us his special Murder Mystery.
OPEN
Sunday 18 October 2026 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Sunday 18 October 2026 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Sunday invites you to relax with Killer Thrillers; Lady Killers and The Secret History of Crispin Darke with Matthew Booth. OPEN
Sunday invites you to relax with Killer Thrillers; Lady Killers and The Secret History of Crispin Darke with Matthew Booth.
OPEN
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