DEATH IN THE DALES 2026
About
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)Location
THE PEOPLE'S HALL, SEDBERGH
HOWGILL LANE , Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5DQ