
DDL Smith.
Discover some novels.
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Detective Dion: The Silent Blade
In a city where opulence masks treachery, Detective Dion Knight is called to the scene of a high-society murder. Lydia Harper, a glamorous socialite, lies dead in her penthouse, surrounded by a puzzle of shattered glass and a bloodless knife. As Dion and his ambitious partner, Officer Stevens, delve into Lydia's life, they uncover a web of deceit involving estranged husbands, secret lovers, and cutthroat business rivals. Each twist deepens the mystery, challenging Dion to untangle the lies and uncover the killer before they strike again. In this gripping tale of wealth, power, and betrayal, every clue is a step closer to a truth more shocking than anyone could have imagined.
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Detective Dion: Tech Titans
When the sudden death of a prominent tech CEO sends shockwaves through the city, seasoned detective Dion Knight is partnered with Theodore Stevens. What begins as a high-profile investigation quickly unravels into something far more sinister; an elaborate web of sabotage and murder buried beneath the tech elite.
As they chase encrypted leads and shadowy suspects, Dion and Stevens are pulled deeper into a corporate conspiracy involving stolen innovation, hidden motives, and a cold case that hits too close to home. The deeper they dig, the more the lines blur between truth and betrayal, justice and revenge.
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Decay
In the vast forests of Jämtland, a broken family seeks one last chance at peace. Johan hopes wilderness might stitch together what separation tore apart. Freya wants only to protect their daughter, Lena, from disappointment. But beneath the moss lies a secret long abandoned: an old relic humming steadily, poisoning the soil, the water, and the blood of anyone who lingers too close.
As their bodies falter and reality frays, the line between folklore and nightmare dissolves. They came to escape the past. The forest will not let them leave the future.
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Detective Dion: Grey Knight
A continuation planned for 2026.

About.
DDL Smith is a novelist based in London. With a background in scriptwriting and short films, he honed a love for dialogue that cuts sharp since his young teens.
His work circles the shadows where mystery, technology, and folklore collide. The Detective Dion series twists classic noir through the lens of the modern world, while his upcoming horror novel Decay ventures into the myth-soaked forests of Sweden.
Off the page, DDL is a night-owl scribbler powered by coffee; often dreaming up stories while traveling through cities from New York to Stockholm to Seoul. He delights in reimagining the human curiosity in contemporary settings.