As the Crow Flies (The DI Nick Dixon Crime Series
Book 1)
by Damien Boyd
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: Jan. 20, 2015
ASIN: B00MAOW6JM
Amazon Synopsis:
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.
The more Dixon learns about Jake’s life, the more he realises that
Jake hadn’t been quite the man he remembered...and a lot of people could have
wanted him dead. Once Dixon gets too close to the truth, those people will
emerge from the shadows and kill to protect their secrets.
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 Flies is the electrifying first novel in the DI Nick Dixon Crime Series.
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My Thoughts:
Shortly
after moving from the Metropolitan Police in London to the Avon and Somerset
force Nick Dixon received a phone call from his friends father. John and
Maureen Fayter want Nick to look into their son Jake's (and Nick's old rock
climbing partner) death and see that no stone is left unturned. They don't want
his death written off as an accident if it wasn't. They want someone who knows
Jake and climbing to make sure that a thorough investigation has been
conducted. So far the investigation shows that the climbers rope came undone
and that the death was an accident. However Jake was not known for making that
kind of an error. He had always used a kind of a knot that got tighter the more
you pulled on it. Nick agreed to look into the investigation.
What
Nick finds is that little things have been overlooked by the investigating
officer's. These are only little things but they are important things. Nick
orders that they be investigated. And these little things turn into twists and
turns in the plot that create an intriguing and suspenseful mystery.
The
story grabs your interest rate from the beginning. It doesn't let go until the
surprise ending. As The Crow Flies moves along at a pace that keeps you
stimulated. The characters are realistic unbelievable. I enjoyed Nick's dog
that travels around with him in his Jeep.
There
is some swearing in this book including the use of the F word but there are no
sexual scenes at all.
As
The Crow Flies
is an excellent mystery/suspense novel that I would recommend. I rated it four
stars out of five.
I
purchased this book on Amazon. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Damien Boyd is a solicitor and crime fiction
writer.
Drawing on extensive experience of criminal law as well as a spell in the Crown Prosecution Service, Damien writes fast paced crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Nick Dixon.
Damien recently published the first in the series, As The Crow Flies, which has been described as 'gripping'and 'not to be missed' .
Drawing on extensive experience of criminal law as well as a spell in the Crown Prosecution Service, Damien writes fast paced crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Nick Dixon.
Damien recently published the first in the series, As The Crow Flies, which has been described as 'gripping'and 'not to be missed' .
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