He has laid down a very few ground rules for the character of Dixon which allow him to develop throughout the course of the crime series.

Author Damien also says that he has not done any padding work in the stories of the novels with respect to the characterization of the investigating officer Nick Dixon. Nick Dixon also suffers from his own personal battles, but they have not been depicted as the distracting factors to the readers from the main plots of the novels. Even though these characteristics do not make him much of an interesting character, but he very well forms the main focus of the plots of each novel of the series. He is not alcoholic, does not consume drugs and does not even like to visit the prostitutes. In order to describe him best, the author says that he can tell what he is not. He says that Nick Dixon is just a typical detective inspector. About the character sketch of the main protagonist Nick Dixon of the crime series, author Damien says that he does not have any preconceived ideas about him. However, the substantive stories of the novels start and end in the same single books. Author Damien has typically left a few loose ends at the end of the novels, which he has continued with at the start of the following novels. This allows the readers to isolate the books of the series into separate crime fiction novels, if they want to read them in that way. Each of the novels of the series can be read as a standalone thriller. The series on the whole, follows a chronological order, and hence, it is very important for the readers to read it in order. Author Damien also says that he has intentionally developed the characters of the series in a particular order and believes that they will continue to progress throughout the whole series. All the novels written by him are published by the Thomas and Mercer publishing house.ĪHe says that the series can be enjoyed to its very best if they are read in the order of their publication. After gaining experience from his former careers, Damien turned himself into one of the prominent authors of crime fiction novels. Damien is also a former solicitor, which adds to his ability of writing crime novels. As a result, he has a vast experience of the criminal laws which help him to write fast paced mystery and crime novels, all of them featuring the main protagonist named Detective Inspector Nick Dixon. Before becoming a full time author, Damien used to work for the Crown Prosecution Service. He hails from London, United Kingdom and is particularly famous for writing down his highly successful thriller novel series known as The DI Nick Dixon series. Damien Boyd is one of the reputed author of the Crime, Mystery, and Thriller genres.

Dead Level by Damien Boyd