Head in the Sand

Excellent crime story

Head in the Sand is Book 2 in the 5 novel Detective Inspector Nick Dixon series. The story is an interesting one of multiple decapitated heads of people found in golf course sand traps with the bodies found elsewhere. The problem is finding a linkage among the victims beyond that all worked in the medical field.

Napoleon Ryan's narration takes some time to become accustomed to. It's not because he is British (I've lived in the UK and am very accustomed to the various British accents). Ryan does different voices well, but he does tend to over perform a bit.

I look forward to listening to the final three books in this series.

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Another great listen

Another great listen and good book by Damien Boyd. He keeps series light but intriguing and had enough twists to keep you from solving it too quickly. Looking forward to next book in series.

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Over the top, bad narration.

I am returning this book. The narrator is bad. The main character (Dixon) talks in a bedroom voice so low it is sometimes hard to hear. The women characters are all breathy, like Marilyn Monroe. The other males are over the top caricatures.

The bad narration makes a slow, story even worse. I don't care to listen to see what happens.

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Sometimes the Past Catches Up!

DI Dickson is at it again!

Following the trail of four beheadings, he steadfastly inspects the clues, asserts his authority and solves the question of who and why. Accompanied by a squad of helpers, the investigation is fast and thorough-bringing a misguided killer to justice. The human detritus of a single mistake has shock wave impact on the lives of those involved over three decades.

Listen as DI Dickson and his co-worker lover constable Jane, put the pieces together while exposing the shambles of a torn apart life.

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One of the worst narrations

Ok, I've now read (actually listened to) the first two books in this series. I hope the narrator is a friend of the author otherwise a very poor choice was made as to who should read these books. I listen to hundreds of audiobooks each year and I feel sorry for authors whose works are ruined by a bad narrator. Damien Boyd is one of those authors.

On the other hand, narrators can only work with the words they're given. This series, at least so far, has no character development at all. We know little about Dixon or Jane. It's hard to develop a liking for characters with no depth. The only one I care about is the dog.

I read the second book only because I bought it before reading the first book. I don't plan on reading more.

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A really good police prodedural

Set in England this novel has all the elements of a ripping (!) good tale. It's not difficult to get around the British-isms and the narrator is first rate.

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And the murderer is...

I really liked the narrator. Good plot! It kept me guessing for most of the story.

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Head in the Sand

I love the progressive character development from story to story. They are enjoyable vignettes in Nick's life.

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This story was incredibly heartbreaking to me as a mom. And I had the hardest time feeling bad for the victims in this.

A very well written story, with an intriguing mystery, and a heart wrenching plot.
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Absolute Drivel!

Forced myself to listen, while gritting teeth, and finally just had to give up with 30 minutes remaining. Just couldn’t take it anymore.
Weak writing, weak characters, and horrible narration!