The Lift (CSI Eddie Collins) by Andrew Barrett - Short story book review

TITLE - The Lift (CSI Eddie Collins)

AUTHOR - Andrew Barrett

PUBLISHER - The Ink Foundry

PAGES - 51

SYNOPSIS

The Lift is a stand alone Eddie Collins short story of about 30 pages. CSI Eddie Collins embarks on another ordinary day. But the people he meets in a lift prove that you should never make assumptions, never let preconceptions sway your judgement. And never let down your guard.

If you like fast-paced crime thrillers with raw emotions and characters that reach out of the book and grab you by the throat, you’ll love Andrew Barrett’s Eddie Collins series.
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What people say about The Lift:

~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.

This was a very short story; long enough to read on a bus or train journey to work. 

As the title indicates, it is set in a lift and is therefore basically one long chapter. Without offering any spoilers, which is difficult with such a short story, it centres around a CSI (SOCO) officer, who was off to deal with an incident in a block of flats. He shares a lift with others, and the story deals with the interaction between the parties.

I didn't actually like the CSI. I found him rude and felt he had a chip on his shoulder. He didn't come across as being very professional in his demeanour. The plot line wasn't too bad considering the word count, and the author got a lot of content in to such a few pages. Overall its not too bad, but not the best short story I've read. The Author does write other books on this character and I would read the books to get more of an insight into the character of Eddie Collins.