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Damien Boyd Books in Order

Damien Boyd has written 18 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is As the Crow Flies (2013) and the newest is Seeing Red (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2013–2026
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
1,663 in 6 of 18 books
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DI Nick Dixon is the detective at the centre of Damien Boyd's crime novels, with a second line following DI Bob Willis. Eighteen books are catalogued between 2013 and 2026, from As the Crow Flies (2013) to Seeing Red (2026), taking in Head in the Sand, Kickback, Swansong and Dead Lock. The cases are set in England and turn on murder and serial murder, with rock climbing, horse racing and conspiracy among the recurring subjects.

How many Damien Boyd books are there?

Damien Boyd has 18 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Damien Boyd Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Damien Boyd books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of As the Crow Flies by Damien Boyd, book 1 of the DI Nick Dixon series (2013)
  2. Cover of Head in the Sand by Damien Boyd, book 2 of the DI Nick Dixon series (2013)
  3. Cover of Kickback by Damien Boyd, book 3 of the DI Nick Dixon series (2014)
  4. Cover of Death Sentence by Damien Boyd, book 6 of the DI Nick Dixon series (2016)
  5. Cover of Down Among the Dead by Damien Boyd, book 10 of the DI Nick Dixon series (2020)
  6. Cover of Dying Inside by Damien Boyd, book 11 of the DI Nick Dixon series (2021)
  1. 1
    As the Crow FliesDI Nick Dixon #12013 · 157 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013157
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  2. 2
    Head in the SandDI Nick Dixon #22013 · 198 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013198
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  3. 3
    KickbackDI Nick Dixon #32014 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014224
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  4. 4
    SwansongDI Nick Dixon #42015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  5. 5
    Dead LevelDI Nick Dixon #52016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  6. 6
    Death SentenceDI Nick Dixon #62016 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016352
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  7. 7
    Heads or TailsDI Nick Dixon #72017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    Dead LockDI Nick Dixon #82018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  9. 9
    Beyond the PointDI Nick Dixon #92019 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019364
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  10. 10
    Down Among the DeadDI Nick Dixon #102020 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020368
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  11. 11
    Dying InsideDI Nick Dixon #112021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    Carnival BluesDI Nick Dixon #122022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    Death MessageDI Nick Dixon #132023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  14. 14
    From The AshesDI Nick Dixon #142024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    Deceived By The LightDI Bob Willis #12025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    Blue BloodDI Nick Dixon #152025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    Blast from the PastDI Bob Willis #22026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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  18. 18
    Seeing RedDI Nick Dixon #162026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Damien Boyd characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Damien Boyd books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

DI Nick Dixon in order

16 books
  1. 1. As the Crow Flies
  2. 2. Head in the Sand
  3. 3. Kickback
  4. 4. Swansong
  5. 5. Dead Level
  6. 6. Death Sentence
  7. 7. Heads or Tails
  8. 8. Dead Lock
  9. 9. Beyond the Point
  10. 10. Down Among the Dead
  11. 11. Dying Inside
  12. 12. Carnival Blues
  13. and 4 more in the table above

DI Bob Willis in order

2 books
  1. 1. Deceived By The Light
  2. 2. Blast from the Past

Damien Boyd Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Damien Boyd books run from As the Crow Flies (2013) to Seeing Red (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Damien Boyd in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Damien Boyd books in order?

You only need to read Damien Boyd books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Damien Boyd

Start with As the Crow Flies (2013), the first D. I. Nick Dixon Crime book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Damien Boyd book?

Seeing Red (2026) is the newest Damien Boyd book released so far.

Is there a new Damien Boyd book coming?

No next Damien Boyd book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Damien Boyd at a glance

Still publishing
Damien Boyd published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Damien Boyd books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,663 pages across the 6 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Damien Boyd books, 9 of 18, were published in the 2020s.

What the Damien Boyd books are about

5 of the 18 Damien Boyd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.