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Damien Boyd

    A former solicitor, this crime fiction author draws on extensive experience in criminal law and a background in the Crown Prosecution Service. His fast-paced novels feature Detective Inspector Nick Dixon, with the author's legal expertise lending authenticity and tension to the narratives. His stories are known for their quick pacing and immersive exploration of police procedure and the intricacies of the justice system.

    As the Crow Flies
    Dead Level
    • Dead Level

      • 367 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the wife of parliamentary candidate Tom Perry is brutally murdered in an apparent burglary gone wrong. With the by-election campaign about to start in earnest, and the festive season in full swing, torrential rain brings with it flood warnings on the Somerset Levels. Suspended on full pay and transferred to the cold case unit, Detective Inspector Nick Dixon is languishing on the sidelines as the investigation into Elizabeth Perry's murder unravels and the floodwaters rise. Returning to duty, Dixon is convinced that the answer lies hidden in Tom Perry's political life, but why was Elizabeth the target and not her husband? The more Dixon uncovers, the further he is from finding the truth... Dead Level is the fifth novel in Damien Boyd's addictive DI Nick Dixon Crime Series.

      Dead Level2016
      4.2
    • As the Crow Flies

      • 157 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Rock climbers can't afford to make careless mistakes. But Detective Inspector Nick Dixon's former climbing partner, Jake Fayter, died doing just that. Or so it seems. Dixon suspects foul play, but his only leads are unreliable accounts of something odd happening in Cheddar Gorge seconds before Jake fell. As the body count rises, Dixon bends the rules to breaking point to lure out a killer and unravel a conspiracy of silence that will rock the sleepy town of Burnham-on-Sea to its core.

      As the Crow Flies2015
      3.6