I’m Eddie Collins, a CSI.Ever had that feeling of being watched but when you turn around no one’s there?I have.It was raining, and I was working a murder scene around midnight when that prickle ran up my spine. If I’d listened to that feeling, if I’d thought back to my past, maybe I could have prevented the terror that was to come.Back at the office, I found a death threat on my desk.I had no … a death threat on my desk.
I had no idea who sent it or why they wanted to kill me.
But I was about to find out.
If you like fast-paced crime thrillers with a forensic slant, raw emotions, and characters that reach out of the book and grab you by the throat, you’ll love Andrew Barrett’s CSI Eddie Collins series.
To experience Eddie’s shocking past, buy The Note today.
What people are saying about The Note.
“Barrett combines a unique ability to weave a story with his expert knowledge of forensic science that will keep readers hooked. In Eddie Collins, Barrett has created a gutsy yet vulnerable investigator who gets under your skin. In addition, Barrett has the rare gift of being able to inject humour into a scene without compromising the tension. Eddie Collins has arrived and isn’t going anywhere. His creator is one to watch out for – a real talent.”
Betsy Reavley Freeman, author of Frailty and The Optician’s Wife.
“Gritty and terrifying, with an unexpected twist, Andy Barrett’s powerful narrative grips and shocks.”
Leigh Russell, author of the DI Geraldine Steel, and DS Ian Peterson series.
“The Note is jam packed with drama, hard hitting and often brutal scenes, twists and turns abound make this a highly charged story.”
“What a gripping read, I loved it.”
“Power-packed, explosive introduction to Eddie Collins.”
“I felt I was actually there with Eddie, although he didn’t listen to me when I told him to RUN.”
“A new master’s in Thriller Town and he’s here to stay. A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure. Thriller writing doesn’t get any better than this.”
“The story was gripping, the emotional turmoil facing Eddie was palpable throughout. You felt the tense nervousness gripping him over the few short hours the story covers. The dialogue is believable, clear, without affectations and not contrived.”
“Enjoy at your own risk!”
“Sarcasm and black humour, action aplenty, this is a winner.”
“I love Eddie Collins. He is one of my favourite characters and I do struggle with the idea that he’s not real.”
“If you like a little shiver, and the hairs standing up on the back of your neck, you can’t go wrong here!”
“I loved this Eddie story and I want his dictionary! Eddie says and thinks what we would like to say and do.”
“There is a lot of dark humour in this which had me laughing aloud.”
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Oh! My! Stars! Once again Andrew Barrett has managed to put so much into so few pages. I found myself at times yelling at the book the way you yell at the screen in a horror movie. You know the good guy is making a major mistake and you’re trying to tell them to stop, but they never listen!! Great atmosphere building, plenty of action, and once again, Mr Barrett’s famous curve ball ending. Love it!!!!! Oh, and once again, Mr Barrett’s strong propensity for profanity. I must be getting used to it and that bothers me a bit. Great story anyway. Maybe Alex will show up as an additional stressor in another book.
The Note (Eddie Collins, #3.5), my fourth (short) read from author Andrew Barrett, although I own several of his books I’d never gotten around to reading one until The Third Rule. Stylistically a different writing style than The Third Rule and more enjoyable, the best Eddie Collins I’ve read so far. I’ll be reading more by this author. On to This Side of Death (CSI Eddie Collins, #6). (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
The Note by Andrew Barrett is a “CSI Eddie Collins” short story. The title refers to a note that Eddie received with the words “You are going to die tonight” Six short chapters combine to make this short story a fast read with an unexpected (by me) twist at the end. In the first chapter, “the scene,” Eddie is investigating the scene of a murder. Eddie believes he has met the victim before but can’t recall identifying details such as name. Other officers arrive on the scene, and a battle over crime scene jurisdiction begins. One of the officers trying to take over the stage is DS Trafford, a man Bill; has so little respect for that he addresses Trafford in public as Officer Dibble. In return, for a reason I do not understand, Eddie gives his name to Trafford as William Gristle.
When Bill returns to his office after a night of processing the latest body, he discovers a letter in his inbox with the threatening words, “you are going to die tonight.” The only identifying features accompanying the note were on the envelope. It said “Eddie Collins, CSI”. Someone had delivered the letter by hand; there was no postmark. By this time, Eddie has recalled the name of the victim, John Tyler. Eddie had met him when John was considering whether to file domestic abuse charges against his girlfriend, a lady, one who loved biting men. John had displayed lots of bite marks.
Eddie takes threats seriously, maybe more than he should as an experienced law enforcement officer. But Eddie had recalled the name of the victim while trying to remember when he had seen the victim before. As Eddie entered his house, he recalled the writing style of a former girlfriend. He hoped it wasn’t her making the death threats.
My review will leave Eddie receiving an unwelcome, threatening visitor in his home. What connection will she have with John Tyler? Why does she visit Eddie at home when it is more logical to meet him at Police HQ?
This story is a very British one as far as language. I can guess what some acronyms are, such as CSI. I have no idea what CID and PCSO mean. I suggest Andrew Barrett explain them at least once in the story or supply an appendix of unfamiliar terms. I give this story four Amazon stars and might have given more if I had more wholly understood what I read.
Like everything else that comes from the pen of Andrew Barrett, this work is wholly engaging, full of great emotional ups and downs, wry humor, non-stop action and suspense, and all else that make a read simply awesome!
Eddie Collins, CSI is called out to a bar’s parking lot due to a dead body. Of course it is raining like crazy and the bar patrons are giving him a lot of CSI the TV show’s theme song and static. Then comes the detectives. DS Trafford and Eddie don’t get along well at all. There are some words said on both sides and threats of being reported.When Eddie gets back to his office, after logging in the evidence, he sees an envelope in his in box. Inside it says “Your going to die tonight”. The paper has been torn and stabbed with a knife. That’s when things really start going to hell!
I loved this story!!! The characters, the style of writing is excellent!!!! I can’t wait to read the next one!
If a quick read, a great short story and a fast paced, CSI thriller, this is the one for you! This is the best book to take your chance on CSI Eddie Collins if you haven’t met him before, and is a captivating page turner for sure. It is actually a story within a story which due it’s brevity, makes it hard to stop, you just want to get to the end. Plenty of twists and turns to keep you swiping your Kindle, great writing, great characters, you won’t be sorry you gave this a go!
Every once in a while I like to read a short story. When I saw it was an Eddie Collins I just had to read it right away. Action, forensic procedures and humor, how does Andrew Barrett manage it all in a short story? I don’t know. I only know I’m going to get it. On to the next!!!
The Note by Andrew Barrett
review by fritzi redgrave
A novella of our intense inspector, Eddie Collins. Collins is like few other CSIs in that his self assurance bubbles over into arrogance, arguments and even flat out fights. What sets Eddie apart, however, is that his arrogance is well earned. He is an excellent CSI.
In this story, during the inspection of the victim and his surroundings, Eddie has found a soggy, handwritten note. Who wrote the note? Was the writer of the note the perpetrator or was the note a red herring? The quest for the answer to these questions leads to some truly terrifying events.
If you have read Barrett’s stories of CSI Eddie Collins, you will welcome this one into your library. If you have not heard of nor read about Eddie, then you will soon be adding his stories to your library.