It’s not necessarily peaceful in the country.

In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the wife of parliamentary candidate Tom Perry is brutally murdered within an apparent burglary gone wrong.

With the by-election campaign about to start in earnest, and the festive season completely swing, torrential weather brings with it flood warnings within the Somerset Levels.

Suspended on full pay and used in the cold case unit, Detective Inspector Nick Dixon is usually languishing within the sidelines as the investigation into Elizabeth Perry’s murder unravels as well as the floodwaters rise.

Returning to responsibility, Dixon is persuaded that the answer lies hidden in Tom Perry’s political life, but why was Elizabeth the target rather than her husband? The greater Dixon uncovers, the additional he’s from locating the truth….

Dead Level is the 5th novel in Damien Boyd’s addictive DI Nick Dixon Crime Series.