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    The Lift: CSI Eddie Collins
    The Lift: CSI Eddie Collins
    The Lift: CSI Eddie Collins
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    The Lift: CSI Eddie Collins

    By Andrew Barrett

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    What if your life changed in the blink of an eye?
    What if a simple ride in a lift turned into a nightmare? That's what happens to CSI Eddie Collins, a man who trusts his instincts and his skills. But in The Lift, nothing is what it seems, and no one is who they appear to be. Eddie will face the ultimate test of his courage, his intelligence, and his people skills in this gripping thriller by Andrew Barrett.
    If you're looking for a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat, make you question everything, and leave you breathless, don't miss The Lift. It's a ride you won't forget.

    The Lift is about 40 pages long.
    What people say about The Lift: 

    • An incredibly well penned piece of work. He blows me away with each book.
    • A masterclass in how to hook the reader and then rack up the tension level to 100
    • From the moment I read the opening lines I knew this was going to be good.
    • Very atmospheric and forceful short story.
    • CSI Collins is a very believable character and certainly has an enjoyable dry wit. His cynical remarks in the lift are just spot on.
    • The tension builds as we become privy to Eddie's thoughts, fears and anxieties; the claustrophobic setting adding to the sense of menace, as the reasons for the other two's presence are revealed.
    • Eddie is as world-worn and blackly humorous as ever, a character with such depth.
    • The three-hander plays out with the vividness and claustrophobic threat Barrett is so good at creating. You, the reader, are there in that lift.
    • It was real, gritty and gripping. I was in that lift.
    • Andrew has created a gripping and complete tale which challenges stereotype.

     

    Also available by Andrew Barrett:

    The Pain of Strangers - CSI Eddie Collins 1

    Black by Rose - CSI Eddie Collins 2

    Sword of Damocles - CSI Eddie Collins 3

    Ledston Luck - CSI Eddie Collins 4

    The Death of Jessica Ripley - CSI Eddie Collins 5

    This Side of Death - CSI Eddie Collins 6

    Death Warning - CSI Eddie Collins 7

    The Lift - An Eddie Collins Short Story

    The Note - An Eddie Collins Novella

    The Lock - An Eddie Collins Novella

    The Crew - An Eddie Collins Novella

     

    A Long Time Dead - Roger Conniston 1

    Stealing Elgar - Roger Conniston 2

    No More Tears - Roger Conniston 3

    The Dead Trilogy - SOCO Roger Conniston box set

     

    The End of Lies - a stand-alone psychological thriller

    The Third Rule - a CSI Jack Riley stand-alone thriller

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Ink Foundry
    Release dateFeb 23, 2015
    ISBN9781507018330
    The Lift: CSI Eddie Collins
    Author

    Andrew Barrett

    Do you like your crime thrillers to have a forensic element that adds to the realism? Do you like your lead character to be someone intense and unafraid to take on authority? Andrew writes precisely that kind of crime thriller, and has done since 1996, about the same time he became a CSI in Yorkshire. He doesn't write formulaic fiction; each story is hand-crafted to give you a unique flavour of what CSIs encounter in real life - and as a practising CSI, he should know what it's like out there. His thrillers live inside the police domain, but predominantly feature CSIs (or SOCOs as they used to known). Here's your chance to walk alongside SOCO Roger Conniston and CSI Eddie Collins as they do battle with the criminals that you lock your doors to keep out, fighting those whose crimes make you shudder. This is as real as it gets without getting your hands bloody. Find out more about him at www.andrewbarrett.co.uk where you can sign up for his newsletter and claim your free starter library.

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      Book preview

      The Lift - Andrew Barrett

      The Lift

      Don't get in that lift

      Andrew Barrett

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      The Ink Foundry

      © Copyright 2015 Andrew Barrett

      The rights of Andrew Barrett to be identified as the author of this work have been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright holder.

      For rights and copyright enquiries, please contact:

      [email protected]

      This book is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, companies, organizations, places, events, locales, and incidents are fictional or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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      Praise for The Lift

      An incredibly well penned piece of work.

      A masterclass in how to hook the reader and then rack up the tension level to 100 in no time at all.

      From the moment I read the opening lines I knew this was going to be good.

      Very atmospheric and forceful short story.

      The Lift is an excellent short story, there’s no doubt, the author knows what he’s writing about.

      CSI Collins comes across as a very believable character and certainly has an enjoyable dry wit. His cynical remarks in the lift are just spot on.

      A very fast read that is perfectly executed.

      The three-hander plays out with the vividness and claustrophobic threat Barrett is so good at creating.

      Eddie is as world-worn and blackly humorous as ever, a character with such depth.

      You can feel the tension and nervousness as if you are stuck with them in the lift yourself!

      This short is good. Very good, in fact

      It was real, gritty and gripping. I was in that lift.

      From the first paragraph, I was hooked, and the appeal grew and grew with each page.

      I felt like an unseen observer watching the story unfold. The ending was classic; loved it.

      Absolutely fantastic what more can I say. Got to get more from this author. Bring it on, real gritty compelling. I need more.

      Preface

      Proud to swear in British English.

      Contents

      Readers Club Offer

      Part One

      Part Two

      Part Three

      Part Four

      Part Five

      Acknowledgments

      Afterword

      About the Author

      Dedication

      Also by Andrew Barrett

      Readers Club Offer

      See the Readers Club download offer at the end of

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