DCI Boyd

Series · 11 books · 2021-2024

By Alex Scarrow

Books in series

Silent Tide

2021

A sinking boat is spotted a few miles off the south coast. Waiting onboard, is a grisly discovery. DCI Bill Boyd - recently relocated from London to Hastings - is now with the East Sussex CID and his first case is that of a local business man and his new young wife, missing in the English Channel. All that remains of them is a grisly discovery aboard their half-submerged yacht and a digital trail that could put Boyd and his daughter, Emma, in danger. Silent Tide is the first in a brand new crime series from Alex Scarrow

Old Bones New Bones

2021

When old bones are discovered buried beside an A-road it becomes clear that Leon Martin – dubbed 'The Ken Doll Killer' by the tabloid press – may not have taken his life 21 years ago. As Boyd investigates the old case file it becomes clear that there may be new bodies buried at lay-bys around the country - more than that, something incredible was overlooked by the original investigating team.

Burning Truth

2021

When a fire destroys a landmark home in Hastings and 'national treasure' Sir Arthur Sutton's body is found in the debris, it seems that arson may be to blame. But who would want the old man dead? Could it be his children - both with a strong motive? Or his ex-wife? His live-in caregiver? Or perhaps it's one of those Westminster 'chums' he got to know during his short spell in the Cabinet? Boyd had better find out before he becomes another detail for someone to tidy up.

The Last Train

2021

Returning home from a police conference DCI Boyd catches the last train back to Hastings from Brighton, unaware that he's about to play a central role in what will become a sensational news story. But Boyd is reluctant to get caught up in the media hype or have his face plastered across the tabloids, particularly when it turns that what happened aboard the train may be the final act of a horrific and tragic story.

The Safe Place

2022

The restoration of an old costal defense tower is halted when work starts on the flooded basement, leading to the grim discovery of a human bone. The Napoleonic-era ruin is known to the locals as ‘Devil’s Tower’ for the many urban myths and ghost stories attributed to it. Far more terrifying is the story of its actual past. When Boyd and the team begin to investigate, they discover more than they bargained for in the dark, waterlogged void below Martello Tower No. 79.

Gone to Ground

2022

When Jay Turner – a nightclub doorman accidentally overhears a murder being planned he suddenly becomes Hastings' MOST WANTED man! Not only is he wanted by East Sussex Police for a violent crime that he's been framed for, but, by a desperate psychopath with limitless resources who simply can't afford for Jay to live... and for the truth to come out. With Jay on the run and DCI Boyd doing his best to keep him alive, the noose is tightening and his only chance is to go to ground.

Argyle House

2022

Argyle House, the most hated home on Cottle Street. A place where the town’s unwanted and despised are housed. Given the local hostility, it’s no surprise to anyone when a body is discovered in one of its flats. Boyd wastes no time despatching Minter and Okeke to investigate. But it’s not long before the team realise that any one of the residents could have been the target for a trolling that went too far.

The Lock Up

2023

When a couple of storage auction bidders win the contents of unit 37 at 'Best Price Storage', they discover the mummified remains of three dismembered bodies inside. Thus begins a new murder case for Boyd and his team. While East Sussex police force are concerned they may have another serial killer operating along the South Coast, Boyd suspects there may be a very different explanation.

The Archive

2023

With Boyd convalescing at home after his operation, and DS Minter preparing for his Inspector’s exam, CID Hastings is woefully under-manned. So, when the body of a young man is found hanging from a tree – an apparent suicide, and a house is burned down killing a wheelchair-bound old woman, it’s down to DC Okeke to handle the two cases. However, as she digs into both it soon becomes apparent that they are connected to a third death, the eldest resident of an old people’s home. As she peels the layers back and reveals the truth behind these deaths, little does she realise she’s in danger of kicking a hornet’s nest that has lain dormant for over sixty years.

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A Monster Among Us

2024

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The Vanishing

2024

Author

Alex Scarrow

Author · 37 books

I live a nomadic existence with my wife Frances, and son Jacob. For now we're living in Norwich. I spent the first 10 years out of college in the music business chasing record deals and the next 12 years in the computer games business as a graphic artist and eventually a games designer. For those of you who like their computer games, here's some of the titles I've worked on: Waterworld, Evolva, The Thing, Spartan, Gates of Troy, Legion Arena Since signing up as an author with Orion, I seem to spend most of my time hunched over my laptop in various cafes and coffee bars sipping lattes, tapping keys and watching the ebb and flow of shoppers outside on the street. As I write this, I'm awaiting the launch of my next book - the sequel to, LAST LIGHT, and getting ready to find a publisher for the first book in a separate series, ELLIE QUIN. Ahead of me, lies research work for my next thriller, and also some screenplays I'm looking forward to writing. Although I'm glad to be where I am now, I do occasionally kick myself for not having succumbed to the writing bug much earlier. But then we all just muddle along through life, don't we? There's rarely a plan. -Source: http://www.scarrow.co.uk/page9.html