The DCI Danny Flint Box Set 1-4 by Trevor Negus is a thrilling collection of crime novels that pulls readers into the gritty world of homicide investigations with precision and intensity. Set in Nottinghamshire in the 1980s, these four gripping thrillers introduce DCI Danny Flint, a seasoned detective known for his unrelenting pursuit of justice. Along with his expert team at the Major Crime Investigation Unit, Flint tackles some of the most chilling and complex cases, including serial killings, kidnappings, and child exploitation.

Written by a retired homicide detective, the novels are steeped in authentic procedural details, offering readers a rare glimpse into the realities of high-pressure criminal investigations. Each book is filled with white-knuckle tension, expertly weaving together suspense, complex characters, and shocking twists. Fans of crime fiction and authors like JD Kirk and Angela Marsons will appreciate Negus's fast-paced storytelling and compelling narrative.

This box set is perfect for readers who crave gripping, authentic crime thrillers with well-drawn protagonists and intricate mysteries. DCI Danny Flint is a character you won’t soon forget, and his cases will keep you hooked from start to finish.

Only thing better than one intense, complex, police procedural with a great team, is getting four in one!!!! Addictive and engrossing with real characters and emotion simmering through some very unique and suspenseful mysteries, never a dull moment here, great series.

This volume read is a marvelous read. I have never been so enthusiastically entertained from reading in quiet sometime. Each book in this series had me begging for Danny and his team to get another case to land at their feet. I love the twist and turns from the psychotic individuals that certainly did not belong among civilization. They are people that make you go to sleep with the light on and you wide a wake. Each step was nail biting after the next. Danny and his team were just the right ones to track them down Dn inflict justice. All I can say about the writing is truly amazing. Flawless. Talented. Bloody Brilliant. I am on the hunt for this writers books. I am so happy that I took a chance on reading his series. I give this two snaps and a, Danny who are we on the hunt for now? Until next time my fellow readers. Read on! #DCIDannyFlint #TrevorNegus #Netgally @barrettrainelle #https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6221135955

This four-book set is a great way to introduce yourself to a new series.
Starting with Evil in Mind, introducing DI Danny Flint and his team. Set against the backdrop of the 1984 miners’ strike this is a dark and gritty story of two evil killers brought together by circumstances, who team up in a nightmare scenario for Danny.
Each book starts shortly after the previous one ends, and in book 2 Dead and Gone, Danny Flint is now a DCI and is heading up the new Major Crimes Investigation Unit.
Through the set you Danny and his team grow as they face different challenges, both personal and professional. Dealing with murder, serial killers and kidnapping, these are twisty, gritty stories, very well written, that will keep you guessing.
I will be working my way through the rest of the series, I’m totally hooked now!

A fantastic set of books, I enjoyed all 4 books. They had great charts and engaging stories I look forward to reading more

The DCI Danny Flint Box Set 1-4 is a wonderful collection.. The stories are gripping with many twists and turns. My one minor criticism is that the violence is sometimes too explicit (for me). However, I would thoroughly recommend these books.
Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for my giving me the opportunity to read this excellent collection..

A great introduction to this police procedural series by Trevor Negus. The emphasis in these stories is on the processes employed by the police. The explanations are clear and concise without being patronising. The first three stories in this box set are linked, however the fourth one is a completely independent investigation.
I really enjoyed the pace of the stories and the multilayered plots. The characters developed as the stories progressed but, apart from DCI Danny Flint, there was very little personal background given. I did find the dialogue a bit robotic at times but the investigations more than made up for this.
Overall this is an entertaining and enjoyable box set.

I have read others in this series, but not the first books. I was pleased to be able to read this box set.
Book 1 is set in the mining towns of Nottinghamshire during the miners strikes in the 1980s. The language and events ring true and the team of detectives are well characterized . The crime in London seems unrelated to what is going on in Mansfield but then a miner and a met police officer policing the picket line in the strikes start to get to know each other. A miner coming up to retirement dies underground, seemingly as a result of a rock fall and then a couple of women are found dead. As a reader, you know what has happened, but the suspense builds up as the police investigation has few clues. Quite a long book, but well written and full of interest. I`m looking forward to the next book .....

Book 2 is set a couple of years later. It is about abduction and murders of men and is told from different points of view. The reason for these crimes gradually becomes apparent in the book. Well told, Danny, the main detective, leads a special team into major crimes in the area and is a fair and thoughtful boss. He is also getting married in the near future. Another character from book 1 also reappears and this book also ends on a cliffhanger.

Book 3 follows on from book 1 & 2 . Danny is now married, though seeing little of his new wife. At least one criminal makes a reappearance in this book. Again great reading, fast paced with plenty of action and a couple of twists in the plot. I have previously read book 4 and enjoyed it, so will not read the final installment in this box set diue to time constraints, though will definately pick up future episodes or reread books in the future.

All in all a great series, well thought out and each book has enough variety and action to keep my interest up. Reading 3 books straight after each other has been quite a task though, the books and the nature of the crimes sometimes makes for difficult reading (the last book concerns child abuse) . The time period in the 80s is well portrayed and the investigation techniques ring true. All in all a great compilation.

Thanks to Net Galley for this box set in exchange for an honest review

This is an exciting new series for me. Thrilling page turning storylines with interesting characters. I am left wanting more so will be downloading the next in the series.

An amazing collection of stories that I could not put down. By the end I was well invested in the characters and wanted them to succeed in everything they did. I’m looking forward to carrying on with the Danny Flint books to see what happens next

The DCI Danny Flint Box Set 1-4 is fantastic. It is set extremely local to where I live which helps to add to my enjoyment but even without that the stories are gripping with many twists and turns that I did not see coming. I highly recommend these books.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for my ARC.

Great series!! This is one of my top favorite series yet! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this series ! I did read a couple of books in this set but I just read them again! You get all the usual! Great suspense, intrigue, action packed, great who done its, murder, mystery, sadistic serial killers, some gruesome moments, and plenty of crazy twists and turns! I highly recommend reading this series! Its well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book and series with me! Can't wait for more!

DCI Danny Flint Box Set Books 1-4 by Trevor Negus was a gripping police procedural series that left me always wanting more, even after reading all four books. They all were filled with high levels of suspense and plot twists so that you’re never sure just who did what until the novels wrapped up.


The first book in this series was Evil in Mind. This book was sneaky with the whodunit aspect to the plot. I will leave it at that to not spoil anything, but I will say that you quickly find out that Danny Flint is a dedicated cop who is funny, resourceful, clever, and could coordinate a police investigation, even in the times before Google, text messaging, and cell phones. He was able to solve these gruesome murders of women with the help of his faithful team during the summer of miner strikes in England.

In Dead and Gone, DCI Flint and his team are on the hunt for a serial killer who mutilates the victims in very unusual ways before leaving a calling card.

A Cold Grave finds DCI Flint not only chasing down his arch-nemesis, but also tracking down the murderer of a child found buried in a shallow grave in a nearby woodland area. Can DCI Flint and his team handle all of the plot twists, or will they have to admit defeat?

Taken to Die was the fourth book, where we find DCI Flint faced with some big changes at work, and a hugely publicized case of a missing teenaged daughter of a high powered barrister. Can DCI Flint and his team find her in time? Will that be enough to stop the MCIU from being dismantled for budgetary concerns?

These books are Amazing, and make me want to read more by Trevor Negus.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for this ARC!

Having previously read books 8 and 9 in the Danny Flint series, I was thrilled to be able to read the first four books.

Danny and his ace team work flawlessly together to solve crimes.
The series is set in the 1980's, and the police cannot rely on DNA and other advanced forensics to solve their cases.
The crimes are solved using solid investigative measures and going house to house to question possible witnesses.

In this four book series, we have several types of crime, from serial killers to kidnapping. Danny heads up a new division, the Major Crime Investigation Unit, and they investigate mainly homicides.

The books are well written, the plots superbly worked out, and the characters are well developed and introducing their personal lives gives them a 'human' quality, not just a 'paper' character.

I admit that I did not read the books 'back to back', I read one of them, read something else, and then went back to the next book in the series, as I didn't want to have the different cases run into each other.

Danny loves his job, and is happy in his unit, but doesn't like the office politics as outlined in the 4th book. His team are like family to him, and his caring shows in his treatment of them.

If you like Police Procedurals, this is a series that you will love. I know I did. I could barely put each book down whilst reading this. There are some gruesome parts, but that isn't unusual in this genre.

Thanks to Netgalley and Inkubator Books for the opportunity to read this boxed set.

Review: The reason I placed these novels in a crime genre is because these novels are not mysteries. You walk in the footsteps of a known killer(s) and turn page after page of the cops playing procedural catchup. The writing is good and the characters are worth following.

This series could have been really good. With a slight omission here and there, and some effort into twisting the story line a bit, you would have had a great mystery series. Walking arm in arm with detectives as they make small triumphs that build to awareness is not an over-view I wish to reside in. Keep me confused and searching in the dark along with everyone else so I may leap to my own conclusions.

Rating: 2.6/5

A new author for me. I did like the sound of this box set when I first saw it. I took a gamble and decided it'd give these books a go..
I am so glad I did. 4 book box set, I have read this over the week. At every opportunity I picked up my kindle to continue to read. I gripped with the first book and knew I would go on to read the the other 3 back to back. That's exactly what I did.
I have now also added the next 7 books to my reading list. I certainly will go on to read the rest of this series.
DI Danny Flint
1. Evil in Mind
aka The Coal Killer
2. Dead and Gone
aka The Exodus Murders
3. A Cold Grave
aka A Different Kind of Evil
4. Taken to Die
5. Kill For You
6. One Deadly Lie
7. A Sweet Revenge
8. The Devil's Breath
9. I Am Number Four
10. Tied in Death
11. A Fatal Obsession

After reading the first book I was a little concerned. It was so good that I couldn't see how the author could better it. I had no need to worry. Each and every one of these 4 books were gripping. Superb story lines, addictive reading. Each book packs a punch that makes you need to continue. A little dark, gruesome in parts which really adds to the tension.
Great characters through these books, the author has done absolutely amazing and I really can't wait to read more.
I enjoyed these so much I purchased the kindle copies for my mother as I feel she really needs to read these.

Well done Mr Negus, I will certainly be reading more of your work. Can't recommend highly enough.