Head in the Sand, Damien Boyd
Head in the Sand, Damien Boyd
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Head in the Sand

Author: Damien Boyd

Narrator: Simon Mattacks

Unabridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/11/2023

Synopsis

The discovery of a severed head in a golf course bunker triggers a frantic race to find a serial killer that brings the town of Burnham-on-Sea to a standstill.A connection is made with a series of unsolved murders harking back to the 1970s, and Detective Inspector Nick Dixon finds himself caught in a race against time that takes him the length and breadth of the country.The brutal killing of an elderly man raises the stakes and, as he closes in, Dixon begins to question whether he is chasing one serial killer or two.Head in the Sand is the second novel in the highly acclaimed DI Nick Dixon Crime Series.Revised edition: This edition of Head in the Sand includes editorial revisions.

About Damien Boyd

Damien Boyd is a solicitor by training and draws on his extensive experience of criminal law, along with a spell in the Crown Prosecution Service, to write fast-paced crime thrillers featuring Detective Inspector Nick Dixon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie on April 17, 2020

An enjoyable crime novel, which sees the return of DI Nick Dixon. Dixon has been called out to a crime scene on a golf course, where a severed head has been found in a bunker. The body is soon located and Dixon and his team have their work cut out figuring who the body belonged to, and why they were......more

Goodreads review by Kim on May 12, 2015

A grisly discovery of a head on a golf course is investigated by Detective Nick Dixon and he finds a link to murders over 30 years ago. Another murder steps up the case- and they have got to find the killer before he gets the chance to strike again. But why is there such a gap between the two sets o......more

Goodreads review by Rich on December 17, 2020

This started off OK - who doesn't like a good decapitation in a crime novel? - but ran out of steam halfway through, and by the end I was finding the writing and characters quite grating. I did wonder at one point whether the author was aiming for a specific word count (never a good sign) as there i......more

Goodreads review by Nick on November 15, 2016

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I thought the plot was excellent and the unraveling of the mystery was carried out superbly. I just wish there could be more character development. The book is written in a very fact based manner, which doesn't allow much emotion to develop anywhere. Even when there are......more

Goodreads review by Jules on February 24, 2019

Another enjoyable police procedural crime story in this series. Looking forward to the next. I borrowed this in audiobook format through Amazon Kindle Unlimited.......more

Quotes

“Surprisingly, the figure of speech is literal, blazingly so. Author Damien Boyd gives Avon and Somerset Police Detective Inspector Nick Dixon a massively convoluted, crimes-in-different-eras, gritty noirish case to unravel” —Mallory Heart Reviews“I was full of anticipation ahead of reading the second book, and I am pleased to report it didn’t disappoint.  The characters from the first book are well developed” —Literary Week“Head in the Sand is another thrilling crime fiction by Damien Boyd. It’s a MUST READ for those who like crime fiction. It’s a quick read, very fast-paced, quite graphic, and involves a very great detective” —The Blacksheep Project

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