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Hushabye (A Kate Redman Mystery: Book 1) (The Kate Redman Mysteries) Kindle Edition

by Celina Grace (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A missing baby. A murdered girl. A case where everyone has something to hide... On the first day of her new job in the West Country, Detective Sergeant Kate Redman finds herself investigating the kidnapping of Charlie Fullman, the newborn son of a wealthy entrepreneur and his trophy wife. It seems a straightforward case... but as Kate and her fellow officer Mark Olbeck delve deeper, they uncover murky secrets and multiple motives for the crime. Kate finds the case bringing up painful memories of her own past secrets. As she confronts the truth about herself, her increasing emotional instability threatens both her hard-won career success and the possibility that they will ever find Charlie Fullman alive... Hushabye (A Kate Redman mystery) is the the first novel in the best selling Kate Redman Mystery series from crime writer Celina Grace, author of Lost Girls and The House on Fever Street. Praise for The Kate Redman Mysteries from Amazon and Goodreads reviewers: “One of the best I have read this year. I read about a fourth of the book early in the day, then at bedtime, I thought I would read a bit more before sleep. I finished the book at 5:20 AM. Just could not put it down.” “At last, a mystery that delivers…I found this novel superb because I got all I needed to know and none of what I didn’t.” “…a gripping detective story but the main character engages you, and as well as wanting to know how the mystery turns out you want to learn more about her too.” “…amazing book, read it front to back in one visit, couldn`t help myself…” “…the most enjoyable Kindle book I have so far read since the 'low cost electronic revolution' which has been sweeping my reading habits for the last couple of years! Thoroughly recommended.” “This was my introduction to the author, and I'm so glad I discovered the book. Well-written and a real page turner.” “I was awake till the early hours to finish it !! I really enjoyed it and the characters in it so I'm pleased I also have the sequel downloaded to read at some point. I know it should be great.” “Attention to detail and great character building coupled with a mystery that keeps you guessing are all the ingredients that make me keep reading till the early hours of the morning.” "Celina Grace has done it again, she compels you from page to page and chapter to chapter, a great, riveting read..." "I found it difficult to put down and was completely distracted from all the other things I should have been doing with my time." "This is a great series that I couldn't put down and grabbed the next book right away at 1 a.m. to keep reading."
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Celina Grace was born sometime towards the end of the last century and wrote her first story, The Blue Ruby, at the age of seven. Although this early masterpiece was inexplicably ignored by the literary establishment, Celina persevered with her craft and a mere thirty years later, has published psychological thrillers The House on Fever Street Lost Girls and a collection of short stories. She is also the author of The Kate Redman Mysteries and The Asharton Manor Mysteries. She lives in Bath with her husband and sons.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C0JHYR6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Isaro Publishing Ltd (December 11, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 342 KB
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    Celina Grace was born sometime towards the end of the last century and wrote her first story, The Blue Ruby, at the age of seven. Although this early masterpiece was inexplicably ignored by the literary establishment, Celina persevered with her craft and *ahem* quite a few years later, writes full time as the author of The Kate Redman Mysteries, the historical mystery series Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate, The Asharton Manor Mysteries and various standalone psychological thrillers. She lives in the historic market town of Hitchin in the UK.

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    The sixteenth in the Kate Redman Mysteries series, Undertow, will be published early in 2024.

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    Celina Grace was born sometime towards the end of the last century and wrote her first story, The Blue Ruby, at the age of seven. Although this early masterpiece was inexplicably ignored by the literary establishment, Celina persevered with her craft and a mere forty-something years later, writes full time as the author of The Kate Redman Mysteries, The Asharton Manor Mysteries, the historical mystery series Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate and various standalone psychological thrillers. She lives in the beautiful medieval town of Hitchin in the UK.

    Celina's most recent book, Muse (A Kate Redman Mystery: Book 15) will be published on 28th April 2023.

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Connie Navarette
5.0 out of 5 stars yeah, I like this book a lot.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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I liked the book a lot and found it hard to put down. It was a good story. I would highly recommend.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2014
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Kate Redman is an interesting main character with some depth, always important when there is a series.

The mystery itself never really enthralls or carries one away with excitement, but it held my interest. The one thing I did not want to happen - mawkish sentimentality - did not, thankfully, happen. So many writers mistake being maudlin and cloyingly sentimental for being "sensitive". Celina Grace managed to touch on the harsh realities and personal pain of a mother who has lost her child without every descending into maudlin sentimentality. That takes a deft touch and she deserves credit for managing it.

The mystery itself is not particularly complex, and if you are paying attention (and have read a few mysteries) you will cotton on as to who did it as soon as they appear. But exactly how (and to a lesser extent why) is not immediately clear and worth reading on for.

The groundwork is laid for what might become a romance for Kate later, but Kate's romantic life is never going to be the focus of the series and that is a good thing. I find too many romance/mystery books are just a romance with a token mystery thrown in. When a book is marketed as a mystery - as this one is - the mystery and main character should be centre stage, not a romance.

Well written, well paced, enough background and character building re the main character to sustain a series, and a reasonablly interesting mystery. This series may not rocket to huge success in a hurry - this first book doesn't have the pyrotechnics and flash required. But there is a quality of writing, and a slow build, that suggests the series as a whole will become something much more than its parts. And that is if the author maintains the same level. If she works on the core mystery aspect and builds it to something more, the series could make the jump from pretty good to great.

I will look for another book in the series. This book offered enough for me to know that reading another book by Celina Grace will pay off.
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Sires
3.0 out of 5 stars 2 1/2 Stars Actually, Beware If You Really Like British Procedurals -- Spoilers in Review
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2014
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Sometimes there is no way to explain what is wrong with a mystery without spoilers. This is one of those occasions.

DS Kate Redman is starting in a new station and her first case involves the death of a nanny and the disappearance of a three month old baby. The reality show celebrity mother is devastated, the workaholic father just seems to want to keep on working. The father's secretary is behaving suspiciously as is the mother's ex-agent and just about everyone else which might be a good idea for the plot if they were behaving suspiciously in a believable way.

The story actually begins in an interesting fashion but it shortly starts to break down as the investigators start to behave in a less and less believable way.

Now for Spoilers.

Kate begins with an understandable feeling of disquiet about the disappearance of the baby. But by the time the book is half over she's flinching and twitching just about every time she sees a baby. Not because she's concerned about this baby but because she gave up her baby for adoption at the age of 17. Considering her reaction any time she starts thinking about it I wonder how she managed to pass the psychological tests to joint the police force.in the first place.

Detectives who are off beat like Henry Bingham's Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths and Alison Bruce's DC Goodhew can be both entertaining and off kilter. Poor Kate Redman just seems off kilter. Her big breakthrough occurs when she connects the look on a person's face in a photograph with the look on the face of the woman who adopted her baby twelve years before.

Except for one other Detective Sergeant, the other members of the force are not fleshed out. And the one who is has a gay relationship, but instead of being up front about it lets Kate think that his partnerJoe is a female for a good part of the book. While he might not want to meet a co-worker with a handshake and a "Hi, I'm gay", there's clearly more natural ways to handle that situation, even when the gay characters may at first glance appear very stereotypical.

By the time I was half way through I was picking up on small errors that I might have otherwise not even noticed. For instance the time on an interview was given in 12 hour format when it should have been 24 hour. Kate had behaved rather brashly and hastily toward a suspect and her DCI was talking about having her thrown off the force if she did it again. Also the DCI seems to be psychic about the lives of his underlings since he knows about Kate's adoption and Mark's domestic problems.

Anyway, I can't really recommend this book although I can say that the typos I noticed where minimal though the syntax at times was awkward.
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Kacper
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent, elegant crime novel
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013
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Celina Grace's novel and her detective, the sensitive and multi-layered DS Kate Redman, are a welcome addition to the world of crime fiction. This sober, low-key mystery never fails to engage and intrigue, with its well-developed characters and smart, taut plot. Kate is a thoroughly appealing heroine, and her fraught history is compelling, as are the personal complications of her professional partner, DS Mark Olbeck, adding an extra layer to the story. Grace's clear, intelligent prose is a pleasure to read. Overall, "Hushabye" is an excellent read; one can only wish the series longevity, and hope for more development of the series leads, including the enigmatic DCI Anderton, whom the reader barely gets to know here.

On a very superficial level, I can't help but praise the lovely cover art - too many self-published authors doom themselves by using unappealing, unprofessional cover art which (try as we may to heed the old adage about books and covers) can turn off potential readers. The cover art here is handsome and polished, which deserves mention.
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Mia
4.0 out of 5 stars Very well written
Reviewed in Canada on April 21, 2021
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A very good book, with an interesting plot and complex characters. My one complaint would be that “appraised” and “apprised” do not mean the same thing.
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Hoener, Birgit
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit too sombre, and somewhat boring
Reviewed in Germany on December 11, 2017
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Good plot, realistic characters - but why do today's detectives come with so much personal baggage? In this case, the baggage had quite an impact on the case of the abducted little boy, and DS Kate Redman, new in the detective team, has to struggle to keep her mind on the case.
I have read the second book, "Requiem", before this one, and I must admit I liked that one more. "Hushabey" I actually found a bit boring, despite an interesting case and characters, and lots of unexpected twists and turns.
Kate's "secret" was getting annoying, as the reader could easily guess in which direction that was going fairly early on in the story, and the constant mentioning of it was getting a bit annoying. Yes, it does have an impact on how she deals with this case, but those constant hints without coming right out with it had me roll my eyes. The same applies to her growing attraction to another character in the story - why? That was one of the things I did not like in the second book in this series as well. Unless it plays a major role in one of the later books, it just distracts from the storyline.
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LSV
5.0 out of 5 stars Good plot, well written
Reviewed in India on April 15, 2017
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A good read.. there is sufficient plot as twists to keep the readers engaged. Language is crisp and to the point.

Looking forward to reading more books in this series. All are available on Kindle Unlimited :D
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Typo 🐶
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Reviewed in Australia on February 14, 2017
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A good read with a well written plot. The characters have enough detail to make them interesting and realistic, with plenty of room for follow up in future books. Kidnapped baby and murdered nanny tug the hearstrings although you didn't feel a great deal of sympathy for the baby's parents, perhaps because they are so rich you feel they don't need the sympathy or they just weren't as needful, the grandmother of the baby didn't leave the kitchen for most of the story which is odd behaviour. Kate is a hard worker and wants to do well, she found the case troubling because of her own baby but got the job done despite that. Looking forward to the next book.
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AryaS
4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and intriguing characters
Reviewed in Italy on May 8, 2015
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I started reading this book after having appreciated the narrative style of the authoress in "Death at the Manor." The fact that this writer dislikes gruesome and macabre descriptions and avoids creating "borderline" characters with excessively troubled pasts made me appreciate her more. The plot is well built: in some ways, it reminds me of a modern version of Agatha Christie, where the clues are provided here and there, the characters described with realistic strokes. The past of the protagonist emerges smoothly throughout the novel. I loved most the part that described Kate's feelings with respect her past choices: those were somehow very touching. Overall, I found it a very good novel.
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