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Everyone trusts Roger. He’s got an honest face… for a killer.Roger Conniston is a Scenes of Crime Officer, aiming to stay out of trouble but finding it anyway. The last thing he expected was to be arrested for a woman’s murder.Could it have anything to do with the arms dealer he’s tracking, the one who’s a police officer? Maybe his vindictive ex-lover is out to destroy him?But the real killer, the one who knows Roger’s secrets, is counting down the minutes until Roger appears in his sights.Can forensic evidence save him or will the real killer get him first?What people say about A Long Time Dead:This book is a revelation in forensic crime scenes in detail that is often missed in TV shows. Thoroughly enjoyed the book.Loved it, would make a great film plot.Andrew Barrett opens up a dark and bloody world behind the blue and white crime scene tapeCompletely surprised by the final plot twistWritten by a SOCO about a SOCO so you know it is accurateI've read all the usual suspects - Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Peter Robinson, Peter James, Stuart McBride, etc - and was looking for something similar. I wasn't disappointed with Andrew Barrett.Just enough technical information to aid understanding but without it becoming a tedious lectureAbsolutely brilliantExciting right to the last chapter and what a last chapter, superbHumour, sadness, violence it has it all.Hooked from the beginning. A real whodunnit that keeps you guessing to the end.The sort of book that kept me saying, "I'll just read one more chapter," till way past my bedtime.Spent the whole night reading this thriller, a proper page turner.Also available by Andrew Barrett:The Third Rule - CSI Eddie Collins 1Black by Rose - CSI Eddie Collins 2Sword of Damocles - CSI Eddie Collins 3Ledston Luck - CSI Eddie Collins 4The Death of Jessica Ripley - CSI Eddie Collins 5The Lift - An Eddie Collins Short StoryThe Note - An Eddie Collins NovellaThe Lock - An Eddie Collins NovellaA Long Time Dead - Roger Conniston 1Stealing Elgar - Roger Conniston 2No More Tears - Roger Conniston 3The End of Lies – An intense psychological thriller