DI Nick Dixon Series Books in Order

The DI Nick Dixon Series by Damien Boyd follows Detective Inspector Nick Dixon of the Avon and Somerset Police, based on the Somerset Levels — the flat, mysterious wetlands of southwest England that provide one of British crime fiction's most atmospheric and underused settings. Dixon is a competent, dogged investigator whose cases repeatedly draw him into the specific social and environmental world of his patch.

Boyd writes accessible, solidly plotted police procedurals that make excellent use of their Somerset setting — the levels, the coast, the small communities with their local tensions and long memories. Dixon is a sympathetic protagonist without being romanticized; he's good at his job and human in his relationships, which is all a procedural hero needs to be.

The series launched in 2013 and built a loyal following among British crime readers who appreciate regional procedurals with strong sense of place. Boyd's novels are particularly popular with readers who know the Somerset area and enjoy seeing their landscape rendered in fiction.

The DI Nick Dixon books are best read in order for the evolving character and case continuity. Begin with Beyond the Point. Fans of M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth, Ann Cleeves' Vera, and other regionally rooted British procedurals will find Boyd's series a comfortable and rewarding addition to their reading list.