Carnival Blues: 12 (DI Nick Dixon Crime)

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It was a bit slow at the beginning and I thought where we going with this,but he got me again could not for the life of me think who was involved although I did guess that it had something to do with the ex wife so one point to me. The term "squibbing" was new to me, but apparently all goes well usually in this form of fireworks celebrations. I love following the development of characters and relationships from book to book (highly recommend starting at Book 1 and working your way through the series).

After reading the first 7 DI Nick Dixon books, I unintentionally took a break from the series and found myself shocked to find that I had somehow missed 4 editions. Obviously I’m biased - who wouldn’t enjoy a novel set on your doorstep, with the ability to recognise the setting down to the name of a house?Hes come to see the squibbing, the traditional firework display that brings the towns November festivities to a dramatic close. I was rather more interested in the other plot strand, where Nick is being investigated by Professional Standards, following the death of an intruder at his home. But when the squib of Avalon Carnival Club president Richard Webb is lit, it explodes, engulfing him in flames. I have been looking forward to the publication of this book for some time, since I finished book 11 in fact. Opening chapters regarding squibbing was something we do not have,but it was great for the opening chapters revolving around an attempted murder in connection with squibbing.

The book leans towards ‘blokey’ fiction, with lots of action - but enough good, strong women characters for me to enjoy it too. After his suspicions are confirmed at the Burnham-on-Sea carnival forty-eight hours later, the race is on to find the killer before the next event in a nearby town.

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