Carnival Blues

Name: Carnival Blues
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Damien Boyd
ISBN: 9781713662631

Author: Damien Boyd

Series: DI Nick Dixon Crime #12

Narrator: Simon Mattacks

Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/14/2022

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Suspense & Thriller, Crime

Synopsis

Carnival season is off to an explosive start in this thriller from the bestselling DI Nick Dixon crime series.Detective Chief Inspector Nick Dixon arrives late for Bridgwater’s winter carnival. He’s come to see the squibbing, the traditional firework display that brings the town’s November festivities to a dramatic close. But when the squib of Avalon Carnival Club president Richard Webb is lit, it explodes, engulfing him in flames.Dixon knows he’s just witnessed a killer making a very public statement. And he can’t help feeling it’s only the beginning.After his suspicions are confirmed at the Burnham-on-Sea carnival forty-eight hours later, the race is on to find the killer before the next event in a nearby town.Can Dixon stop the killings before any more lives are lost? And can he do it with police Professional Standards investigators breathing down his neck?

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 Darryl on May 29, 2024

Damien Boyd is a former solicitor turned crime writer and indeed he has made a considerable success of his writing. "Carnival Blues" is book 12 in a series involving the exploits of Detective Chief Inspector Nick Dixon whose patch is in south west England. This time, Dixon attends the Bridgwater win......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on June 20, 2022

This is my 12th book of the Dixon series, a series I have enjoyed for a number of years and have kept up with when each book is "fresh off the press." The term "squibbing" was new to me, but apparently all goes well usually in this form of fireworks celebrations. I usually keep my distance and prefe......more

Goodreads review by Louise on April 15, 2024

Another Amqzing Read! Absolutely loved this book. The twists were amazing and kept you on the edge of your seat. I am really enjoying this crime series.......more

Goodreads review by Amber on June 19, 2022

Always a good read!! I've always enjoyed this series, from the first book. The charachter progression has been good, and the stories don't disappoint.......more

Goodreads review by Dee Renwick on June 16, 2022

Looking forward to #13 Exactly the standard that I have come to expect from this author. Fast paced with well developed characters and a killer who is easy to overlook in a situation with more than its fair share of red herrings.......more