The Third Rule – Part Two: Running Scared is the first part of a contemporary crime thriller featuring Scenes of Crime Officer Eddie Collins. It is predominantly set in Leeds, a major Yorkshire city, and the surrounding villages.
The complete story is over 260,000 words, and Part One – Atrocities is not a stand-alone book, but is the first part of the story only.
The Third Rule – Part Two: Running Scared is 76,000 words, about 260 pages.
DESCRIPTION
The Third Rule – Part Two: Running Scared.
“You’re still alive until you meet The Third Rule.”
New Rules. Old Corruption.
England struggles with conveyor belt justice. Among the turmoil of demonstrations, artist Christian Ledger runs from a Rule Three, chased by a relentless and corrupt government that will stop at nothing to cover its tracks.
As his life plummets out of control, CSI Eddie Collins discovers shocking evidence of his son’s killer, with implications worth dying for. Reporter Mick Lyndon gains a new impetus as he unlocks disturbing secrets, and then dares to publish them. Together, they gamble everything to confront the truth. But are they just springing a trap?
“If you want to kill serious crime, you have to kill serious criminals.”
Sir George Deacon, Minster of Justice.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT The Third Rule – Part Two: Running Scared
~ The detail is superb, but there's no slacking of the story. I can see the bruises on the characters, physically and mentally.
~ He is excellent at building up tension in a story and at making you care about characters who appear to be heading for self-destruction.
~ There is an emotional depth and richness here that elevates the book above the common run of crime fiction.
~ Andrew Barrett makes you think; he makes you feel.
~ Despite the ongoing tension the dry humour and snappy dialogue which crop up at the most unexpected moments are just wee gems that again show the skill of the author.
~ The minute I finished Part 1, I had to get straight into this one.
RECOGNITION for The Third Rule
Goodreads UKAKF Group Book for December 2012 – 3 Acorns (a ‘Must Read’)
Amazon Kindle Bestseller #24 Jan 2013
Indie Book Bargains Best Indie Books of 2012 #3 in Crime, Thrillers and Mystery – books from a series
The Third Rule [Eddie Collins #1]:
Part One – Atrocities
Part Two – Running Scared
Part Three – Sacrifices
Or…
The Third Rule – The Complete Story
Black by Rose [Eddie Collins #2]
Also available by Andrew Barrett
The Dead Trilogy [Roger Conniston]:
Book One - A LONG TIME DEAD
Book Two - STEALING ELGAR
Book Three - NO MORE TEARS