The Long Revenge ( Was Ledston Luck) Andrew Barrett
Eddie Collins is one of those lovable characters that you get every now and then in
a book and know you are just going to love everything he does. He is hard working
(mostly), has a roguish sense of humour (mostly), can be grumpy (can’t we all?)
and is that chap you want on your side as he has old fashioned dogged
determination to see things through to a “proper” conclusion (definitely).
The scrapes he gets himself into (and out of) are brilliantly described
and I could see this as a TV series. Eddie is not a detective, he is CSI.
In this book he is almost a department of one due to “cutbacks” or are
there? Bodies are found with devices attached that make finding the killer
personal this time. Bodies from decades ago and some more recent.
Brilliantly written, a serious story line but with the humour to lighten it as
there is the occasional dark scenario. Short chapters keep the pace moving
which I found made me want to turn the pages even more. If you like a good
character, with a good forensic storyline then this book is for you. Although
this is the fourth in the series it could stand alone but why miss out on
Eddie’s other antics? A very entertaining read. Can’t wait for the next one
of Eddie’s adventures! Thank you Andy for a brilliant book.
Book Description:
They say you can always trust a policeman. They are lying.
They lied thirty years ago and they are still lying today.
When a booby-trapped body is discovered in a long-abandoned chapel, CSI Eddie Collins and his team are called to investigate. But when the scene examination goes horribly wrong, Eddie and DI Benson are injured and one of the team killed.
Heartbroken by the death, Eddie is also guilt-ridden. But more than that he is angry. Very angry.
Eddie will stop at nothing to bring the guilty to justice, and will teach them that even when served cold, revenge is a killer dish.
Author Bio:
Andrew Barrett has enjoyed variety in his professional life, from engine-builder to farmer, from Oilfield Service Technician in Kuwait, to his current role of Senior CSI in Yorkshire.
He’s been a CSI since 1996, and has worked on all scene types from terrorism to murder, suicide to rape, drugs manufacture to bomb scenes. One way or another, Andrew’s life revolves around crime.
In 1997 he finished his first crime thriller, A Long Time Dead, and it’s still a readers’ favourite today, some 200,000 copies later, topping the Amazon charts several times. Two more books featuring SOCO Roger Conniston completed the trilogy.
Today, Andrew is still producing high-quality, authentic crime thrillers with a forensic flavour that attract attention from readers worldwide. He’s also attracted attention from the Yorkshire media, having been featured in the Yorkshire Post, and twice interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds.
He’s best known for his lead character, CSI Eddie Collins, and the acerbic way in which he roots out criminals and administers justice. Eddie’s series is four books and two short stories in length, and there’s still more to come.
Andrew is a proud Yorkshireman and sets all of his novels there, using his home city of Leeds as another major, and complementary, character in each of the stories.
Links:
Contact: andrew@andrewbarrett.co.uk
Website: http://www.andrewbarrett.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewBarr
Wonderful review, Nicki, thank you!
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