5/21/2023 0 Comments Dead Level by Damien Boyd![]() ![]() Nick’s one-dimensional DC girlfriend Jane gets a brief chance to shine as police try to work out who wanted Elizabeth Perry dead, rather than her politician husband Tim. So here’s a beleaguered reviewer’s plea to authors – give us a decent recap, both for those new to a series and those of us who read loads of books and can’t remember every last detail! I’ve read the previous book in the series, but even then I couldn’t remember in any detail what he’d done wrong. ![]() But we’re a good halfway through the book when Boyd provides a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ explanation for Nick’s misdeeds. ![]() And he’s been shunted off to the cold case unit to keep him out of trouble. You may well be a tad bemused when the book opens, as our hero, DI Nick Dixon, is in trouble and due up on a disciplinary hearing. And everything seems to be winding down for Christmas, with the exception of crime. ![]() The horrendous weather has also played havoc with a couple of murder scenes – a cold case and the death of a Tory parliamentary candidate’s wife. This time, a large chunk of the county is under water, following torrential rain. It’s not one to read if you demand detailed characterisation, but Damien Boyd writes crisp, unflowery prose, keeps his story moving and is strong on the rural settings. I have rather a soft spot for this sprightly series, set in Somerset. ![]()
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