Profile: Andrew Barrett

About This Author

Andrew Barrett has examined crime scenes for 18 years. It can be a demanding and intense environment. To counterbalance that pressure, he enjoys the solitude of the Dales, and the serenity of fine pencil drawing. But writing crime thrillers is his passion. The Dead Trilogy featured a CSI called Roger Conniston, and this series has proved very popular with the first book, A Long Time Dead hitting the top spot on Amazon twice. Andrew was keen to feature newer aspects of evidence recovery, and also wanted to beef up the protagonist. In walked Eddie Collins, the perfect animal. “I enjoyed writing Roger,” Andrew says. “He had the right balance of empathy and hostility. Eddie thinks of that magnificent put-down just at the right time, he’s afraid of no one, and doggedly chases results. There are no airs and graces about him at all.” Collins won’t tolerate fools, and where necessary will use violence. It’s those qualities that Andrew wanted for the ‘new guy’ who starred in The Third Rule, where his character and emotions are thoroughly explored; and now also in the new book, Black by Rose, where he takes the ultimate gamble to get the bad guys.