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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 started writing when he was 5, completing several stories up until creating his fictional market town of Berylford in 2007 as part of his GCSE English coursework. Inspired by several relationships and stories among his family and friends, he was inspired to create the characters to feature in his debut novel, The Berylford Scandals: Lust & Liberty, which he published in 2018. He followed it with a sequel, Sin & Secrecy, in 2020.

Aside from his fiction writing, Dale Hurst is also a blogger, restaurant and music critic. He ran a food and travel blog called Expensive Tastes from 2012 until 2020, and in 2018 was the official reviewer for the Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra. From 2019 onwards, he became Editor of the online positive news ...more

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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 — 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
	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 — 1 rating — 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 — 1 rating	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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UPDATE: Work In-Progress

Been a while again, I know. Bit hectic, this struggling novelist game. In short, I have had to go back to hotel work, since the copywriting business has all but fallen flat. It has, however, allowed me to focus on the only thing that really matters, which is the writing career.

I have a couple of pieces of news to give in the coming days – I won’t spoil the surprises just yet – so in the meantime,

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

by Cheryl N. Poth

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Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming ―Wartime Experiences, Espionage Reflections, and Travel Narratives from the Creator of James Bond

by Ian Fleming

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The Pickwick Papers

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