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Andrew Barrett

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Hi everyone,

My name is Andrew Barrett and I live and work in West Yorkshire.

My CSI Eddie Collins and SOCO Roger Conniston books focus on the world of the crime scene investigator. I've been a CSI for over twenty-eight years, and try to inject an element of authenticity into each story.

And if you enjoy detectives with a difference, search out the new series featuring a sharp female lead character called DS Regan Carter.

Thanks for looking,

Andy
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Andrew Barrett I think my favourite fictional couple might come as a surprise to a lot of people. They are Harold and Albert Steptoe from the hit UK TV show of the 1…moreI think my favourite fictional couple might come as a surprise to a lot of people. They are Harold and Albert Steptoe from the hit UK TV show of the 1960s and 70s, Steptoe & Son. It featured a father and son rag-and-bone duo who live and work together in squalor.
I can see your eyebrows rising.
Well, I love the dynamics between them; how Harold (the son) 'hates' his father who is perpetually in his way, always preventing him from making a better life for himself, always spoiling the plans he has. Yet secretly, he adores his father and would probably be lost without him.
Albert is excellent at playing the guilt trip on his son, and would be helpless without him. Albert confounds Harold's plans to leave or to get married and move someone else into their home with regularity (and hilarity); eager to preserve what they have together - even if it means Harold is frustrated.
They interact beautifully, and the viewer delights at their status quo, knowing intimately what their intentions are towards the other, and knowing the outcome way before it actually happens. But it's the way they are with each other that keeps the viewer intrigued.
This is the duo that I'm aiming to emulate in my CSI Eddie Collins series of books. The father, Charles, is beaten and his home burgled, and Eddie brings him home to live with him in his small country bungalow.
Charles settles right in; and even though he feels a bit guilty about shacking up with his son, he has no intention of leaving again. Eddie is tolerant towards his father, but uses him as a punching bag for his sarcasm and his wit. Both dislike each other's company, but both would find life harder without the other in it.(less)
Andrew Barrett I began writing the new Eddie Collins book back in March 2017, but put that on hold after 17k words to work on a book specifically for Bloodhound Book…moreI began writing the new Eddie Collins book back in March 2017, but put that on hold after 17k words to work on a book specifically for Bloodhound Books. That new book, provisionally entitled Dancing at the Devil's Door is now pending editorial work.
So, for now at least, I'm back on the new Eddie book - and loving it!(less)
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I wrote this blog over the last two weeks and kept changing the details below to the point where it probably doesn’t make any sense now. Anyway, here it is.I’ve literally had my head in a book for what seems like months – that’s the last of the three DS Regan Carter books. Today I finally straightened my back and looked up, and by Jimini, someone had changed the seasons!When I peere Read more of this blog post »
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The Dead Sister by Andrew Barrett
"Well, The Dead Sister was brilliant!I

Eddie back at his best, with a couple or three, emotional threads that slightly assuaged his acerbic manner but gladly, not completely!

I loved the stories within the story. So many elements in one fabulous book - " Read more of this review »
The Dead Sister by Andrew Barrett
"The Dead Sister by Andrew Barrett is book 8 in the CSI Eddie Collins series. I’m thrilled to meet up with Eddie Collins again. He is such a wonderful character. He is sarcastic, doesn’t suffer fools and will tell you what he thinks, not holding back." Read more of this review »
The Cracked Wall by Andrew Barrett
"Shirt but sweet but Eddie at his best and with Regan Carter alongside there were laughs out loud.
This was brilliant and I now just need another Eddie book.
Thanks Andy for doing what you do best (as well as your CSI work!)"
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"Super reading Eddie as usual keep you entertained while the serious work was being done his intuition is dumbfounding and yet amusing as are his arguments. Lived it "
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“Use your intuition. Picture how things happen, why they happen. Don’t stick rigidly to first impressions, and once you’ve read the rule book, throw it away. Better still, burn the bastard.”
Andrew Barrett, A Long Time Dead

“Some things in life could not be solved or even contemplated by a rational mind. Roger’s mind, however, had ceased being anywhere near rational about half a bottle of Grand Marnier ago.”
Andrew Barrett, Stealing Elgar

“Fear was a wonderful propellant, and such a strong exponent of survival, even at the cost of others. Civility, it seemed, was the first to perish in a disaster.”
Andrew Barrett, Stealing Elgar

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“Sometimes, hate bites so deep that killing someone else is the only way to prise the teeth out of your heart.”
Andrew Barrett, This Side of Death

“Yep,” Eddie said, “if you wanted a change from intelligence, then CID is the place to be.”
Andrew Barrett, This Side of Death

“No one took any notice of you if your lobotomy still seemed to be working.”
Andrew Barrett, This Side of Death

“Eddie!” Miriam shouted. “Stop it. I’m trying to do my job, here. I’m asking for your help.”
Eddie stared at her. She was almost pleading. Most gaffers didn’t want to hear your opinion outside of the crime scene. To them you were a necessary evil, an added extra; you were the heartburn after eating onions, and your opinions were never sought; your opinions were discouraged, drowned in Pepto Bismal.”
Andrew Barrett, This Side of Death

“Use your intuition. Picture how things happen, why they happen. Don’t stick rigidly to first impressions, and once you’ve read the rule book, throw it away. Better still, burn the bastard.”
Andrew Barrett, A Long Time Dead

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