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D. I. Nick Dixon Crime Books in Order

Damien Boyd has written 16 D. I. Nick Dixon Crime 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
16
Published
2013–2026
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
Pages on record
1,663 in 6 of 16 books
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D. I. Nick Dixon Crime is the entry for Damien Boyd's DI Nick Dixon series, which has 16 books from 2013 to 2026. Subject tags include murder investigation, England, rock climbing, conspiracies, serial murderers, jockeys, horse racing and accident investigation. As the Crow Flies (2013) is the first title, and Head in the Sand (2013), Kickback (2014), Swansong (2015) and Dead Level (2016) follow. Dead Lock (2018) and Down Among the Dead (2020) are later books, and Seeing Red (2026) is the newest.

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How many D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books are there?

D. I. Nick Dixon Crime has 16 books, released between 2013 and 2026.

D. I. Nick Dixon Crime Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 D. I. Nick Dixon Crime 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 November 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
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  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–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  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
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Dying InsideDI Nick Dixon #112021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  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
    Blue BloodDI Nick Dixon #152025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    Seeing RedDI Nick Dixon #162026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Do you have to read D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books in order?

You should read the D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D. I. Nick Dixon Crime book also stands alone.

Where to start with D. I. Nick Dixon Crime

Start with As the Crow Flies (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest D. I. Nick Dixon Crime book?

Seeing Red (2026) is the newest D. I. Nick Dixon Crime book released so far.

Is there a new D. I. Nick Dixon Crime book coming?

No next D. I. Nick Dixon Crime book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

D. I. Nick Dixon Crime at a glance

Still running
D. I. Nick Dixon Crime is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,663 pages across the 6 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

When D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when D. I. Nick Dixon Crime titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

2010s
9
2020s
7

16 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the D. I. Nick Dixon Crime books are about

5 of the 16 D. I. Nick Dixon Crime 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.

More books by Damien Boyd

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

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