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.
Gripping and engaging This book is a real treat, and probably one you’ll read from cover to cover in one sitting. Boyd’s knowledge of the law, the sport of climbing and the locale are obvious, and contribute to the sense of realism experienced during the read. It’s not one of those “far fetched” tomes where the reader struggles to find a point of engagement.Very cleverly crafted. Looking forward to more from this author!
Pretty good read I know nothing about climbing, nor do I have any interest in it so it had to be a good mystery to keep me reading to the end of the book. It kept moving along and didn’t give many of the usual “clues” to tell you who the bad guy was. I will definitely consider buying the next book.
Nightmare In The Daytime Okay, I’m now a Damien Boyd fan. I wasn’t really sure what to expect with Damien’s book “As the Crow Flies.” I knew I loved the cover depicting crows flying about an early morning or late evening sky, with a rock climber cantilevered obviously very high up from the edge of a rock. I believe I’ve dreamt of that rock, and it wasn’t a good dream either.Â