by Andrew Lowe
GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar. A non-intrusive geophysical method of surveying the sub-surface. Often used by police to investigate suspected buried remains.
HOLMES – Home Office Large Major Enquiry System. An IT database system used by UK police forces for the investigation of major incidents.
IDENT1 – The UK’s central national database for holding, searching and comparing biometric information on those who come into contact with the police as detainees after arrest.
IOPC – Independent Office for Police Conduct. Oversees the police complaints system in England and Wales.
MIT – Murder/Major Investigation Team. A specialised squad of detectives who investigate cases of murder, manslaughter, and attempted murder.
Misper – missing person. Police slang.
NDNAD – National DNA Database. Administered by the Home Office in the UK.
NHSBT – NHS Blood and Transplant. A division of the UK National Health Service, dedicated to blood, organ and tissue donation.
OP – Observation Point. The officer/observer locations in a surveillance operation.
Osman Warning – An alert of a death threat or high risk of murder issued by UK police, usually when there is intelligence of the threat but an arrest can’t yet be carried out or justified.
PACE – Police and Criminal Evidence Act. An act of the UK Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales.
PAVA – Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide. Key component in an incapacitant spray dispensed from a handheld canister. Causes eye closure and severe pain.
PAYG – Pay As You Go. A mobile phone handset with no contract or commitment. Often referred to as a ‘burner’ due to its disposable nature.
RIPA – Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. UK Act of Parliament which regulates the powers of public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation. Introduced to take account of technological change such as the grown of the internet and data encryption.
SAP scale. A five-point scale, devised by the Sentencing Advisory Panel in the UK, to rate the severity of indecent images of children.
SIO – Senior Investigating Officer. The detective who heads an enquiry and is ultimately responsible for personnel management and tactical decisions.
SSU – Scientific Services Unit. A police support team which collects and examines forensic evidence at the scene of a crime.
TOD – Time of Death. Police acronym.
TRiM – Trauma Risk Management. Trauma-focused peer support system designed to assess and support employees who have experienced a traumatic, or potentially traumatic, event.
Urbex – urban exploration. Enthusiasts share images of man-made structures, usually abandoned buildings or hidden components of the man-made environment.
A WOMAN TO DIE FOR
AN EX WHO WOULD KILL TO GET HER BACK
Sam Bartley is living well. He's running his own personal trainer business, making progress in therapy, and he's planning to propose to his gorgeous girlfriend, Amy.
When he sees a strange message on Amy's phone, Sam copies the number and sends an anonymous threat. But the sender replies, and Sam is sucked into a dangerous confrontation that will expose his steady, reliable life as a horrifying lie.
https://books2read.com/dontyouwantme
WHAT IF THE HOLIDAY OF YOUR DREAMS TURNED INTO YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE?
Joel Pearce is an average suburban family man looking to shake up his routine. With four close friends, he travels to a remote tropical paradise for a ‘desert island survival experience’: three weeks of indulgence and self-discovery.
But after their supplies disappear and they lose contact with the mainland, the rookie castaways start to suspect that the island is far from deserted.
https://books2read.com/savages
A MISTAKE HE CAN’T FORGET
A STALKER WHO WON’T FORGIVE
Dorian Cook is a jaded film critic, haunted by a horrific act of violence that defined his impoverished childhood.
Now, many years later, someone is sending him threatening messages. Someone who knows what really happened on that sweltering day in the UK summer of 1976.
Someone who wants revenge.
https://books2read.com/theghost
A trio of unsettling short stories.
FETCH. A young man suffers bizarre behaviour change after witnessing an accident.
KNOCK, KNOCK. A corrupt builder meets his match in a terrifying client.
CLOSURE. A holidaymaker is menaced by an otherworldly observer.
https://www.books2read.com/threetensetales
About the Author
Andrew Lowe was born in the North of England. He has written for The Guardian and Sunday Times, and contributed to numerous books and magazines on films, music, TV, videogames, sex and shin splints.
He lives in London, where he writes, edits other people’s writing, and shepherds his two young sons down the path of righteousness.
His online home is andrewlowewriter.com.
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