The Note

When the past comes back to bite you

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 idea who sent it or why they wanted to kill me.

But I was about to find out.

What people say about The Note.

• Enjoy at your own risk!
• 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.
• Eddie quickly becomes a friend, someone who you listen to and understand - someone to trust.
• The Note and The Lift do not feel like short stories. They are carefully crafted glimpses into the unique world of Eddie Collins.
• This is a fast paced, hard to put down story. It kept me up late into the night as I needed to see the outcome.
• Sarcasm and black humour, action aplenty, this is a winner.
• Power-packed, explosive introduction to Eddie Collins.
• Andrew Barrett writes with a word paint brush and really takes you into the story he's painting! This one is dark, claustrophobic, exciting, startling, with flashes of humour and a surprise ending which I didn't see coming.
• What a gripping read I loved it.
• I felt I was actually there with Eddie, although he didn’t listen to me when I told him to RUN.
• Great short story full of action and suspense. Will definitely read the full stories of CSI Collins
• Every time you think you have something figured out you are so wrong. If this were a movie you would be at the edge of your seat.
• I loved this Eddie story and I want his dictionary! Eddie says and thinks what we would like to say and do.
• Eddie’s frustration with Officer 'Dibble' is a joy, I love his sarcasm. A brilliant story with an extra twist at the end that I did not anticipate.
• If you like a little shiver, and the hairs standing up on the back of your neck, you can't go wrong here!
• Throughout the story the suspense is ratcheted up, until it is almost palpable, and only relieved by Eddie's irreverence and (nervous) wisecracks. I really like the Eddie character, he is human and believable and has a healthy dose of mistrust for authority,
• I love Eddie Collins. He is one of my favourite characters and I do struggle with the idea that he's not real.
• There is a lot of dark humour in this which had me laughing aloud.
• If you're looking for a short story that grips you from the first page....look no more, you've found it.
• The Note is jam packed with drama, hard hitting and often brutal scenes, twists and turns abound make this a highly charged story.
• The Note is a tautly-plotted short story, revelatory of CSI work, and a revealing look at abnormal psychology.