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Snarl (A Kate Redman Mystery: Book 4) (The Kate Redman Mysteries) Kindle Edition

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A research laboratory opens on the outskirts of the West Country town of Abbeyford, bringing with it new people, jobs, prosperity and publicity to the area – as well as a mob of protesters and animal rights activists. The team at Abbeyford police station take this new level of civil disorder in their stride – until a fatal car bombing of one of the laboratory’s head scientists means more drastic measures must be taken…

Detective Sergeant Kate Redman is struggling to come to terms with being back at work after a long period of absence on sick leave; not to mention the fact that her erstwhile partner Mark Olbeck has now been promoted above her. The stakes get even higher as a multiple murder scene is discovered and a violent activist is implicated in the crime. Kate and the team must put their lives on the line to expose the murderer and untangle the snarl of accusations, suspicions and motives.

Snarl is the fourth Kate Redman Mystery from bestselling crime writer Celina Grace, author of Hushabye, Requiem and Imago.

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“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.”

“…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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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JM0EH58
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Isaro Publishing Ltd (April 10, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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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.
Want some more free Celina Grace books? Sign up to her mailing list at www.celinagrace.com and you can immediately download a free copy of Requiem (A Kate Redman Mystery: Book 2), a free copy of A Prescription for Death (The Asharton Manor Mysteries Book 2) and a free PDF copy of her short story collection, A Blessing From The Obeah Man.
Celina's upcoming online course on novel writing will soon be available. Sign up at hello@academyforauthors.com for more details or contact Celina via her website or Facebook page.
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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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D. Zendel

Hard to put down

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015

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Detective Seargeant Kate Redman is struggling to get back in the swing of things after a long stretch of sick leave from an on-the-job injury. Everyone is treating her like a delicate flowe,r and her partner and best friend Mark Olbeck, has been promoted above her, so it’s just awkwardness all the way around.

A research laboratory opens on the outskirts of the West Country town of Abbeyford, bringing jobs, prosperity, publicity and new people. Good for the area, but the “research” involves animals, which is not good. There are lots of protests, which the police take in stride, but then a car bomb explodes, killing one of the principal researchers. Throw in a couple of gruesome deaths which may or may not be related to the lab and Kate is in her element. Are the acts domestic terrorism? Or something less straightforward? Kate, who is relieved to have something to focus on other than her physical misery and longing for her supervisor, Inspector Anderton, has to figure out the snarl of motives to solve the case.

I thoroughly enjoy this series, and this fourth entry did not disappoint. At first I was afraid to continue reading once I hit the lab-rats-in-cages scene, but thankfully the animal research portion wasn’t explored in depth. Kate has moved on from a one-night-stand with Anderton, to a new relationship with Andrew, but part of her is still enmeshed with her boss. Watching her figure out her feelings for the two men, while simultaneously working a complicated case and likely suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was interesting. Kate is a complex character with an interesting back story and a strong desire for justice. She’s not perfect, but she keeps trying, and I appreciate that in a character. I find her very easy to relate to. And the supporting characters are all fleshed out, not just props to move the plot along.

I do recommend reading this series in order. I ended up reading Book 4 after Book 5, so it left me a little disoriented. It was a good story, mind you, but I felt a little out of the loop, trying to figure out where these events fit in the overall storyline. The endings are always abrupt, which normally annoys me, but I am so attached to Kate that I don’t care. Plus, after the first time, you know what to expect – and each book draws you into the next one. Yes it’s a hook to entice you to buy the next book, but the stories are so good, I don’t mind.

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Don Kidwell

Becoming More of a Hard-Boiled Detective Series

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2017

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1) Why I chose this book : A series I continue to enjoy
2) Any course language present : Several instances of both the f-word and sh-word giving this Redman book a harder edge
3) Type of book : Police procedural/crime book having a female protagonist returning from an injury that left her a bit worse for wear
4) Formatting/Editing : Reasonably tight
5) Best/Worst aspect of book : Interesting to experience the progression over to a grittier work with phrases as example, "Dorsey's blood had spurted in arcs and splashes and sprays, marking the pale rug in an awful abstract artwork."
6) Favorite passage : Had a good laugh with this one - "Let's eat, first...I get nervous when I have my food prepared by someone who knows I'm a copper. You never know when they might hold a grudge."
7) Bottom-line : For me an engaging novel and already went on to purchase "Chimera" for my next Redman read. Liked the title and liked the book!

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Ellen Oceanside

MURDER TO STOP THE RESEARCH

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018

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Michael had a nine o’clock appointment, at the research place he worked, it wasn’t to be. Kate back on the job after being injured, Anderson, her boss, was to call, he hadn’t. Olbeck is her superior, an office by himself, not next to Kate, other wise, the same. Research used animal experiments, they had media and protestors. More killings,showing the angry, killer has. A deep plot, motives point to what the research company was doing, was it. Readers will enjoy another page turning story in this series.

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Linda G. Lunsford

Good plot, believable characters

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014

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I have just finished all four Kate Redman books and wish I had #5 to begin. I enjoy books set in the UK because I've visited there several times. Celina Grace's books move right along. her plots are interesting and hold my attention. I want to know what happens next, even at 3 a.m. Her characters
terms are likable, and I have enjoyed getting to know them. My only criticism, as an English teacher, is that the proofreader and/or editor need to read more closely. There are too many grammatical errors, especially double words or words inserted where they shouldn't be. Unforgivable, however, is the use of two different names for the same character in parallel lines: David Ward/David Wade and Mrs. Duncan/Mrs. Peters. I still give the books 4-stars. An English teacher is probably the only one bothered by these errors anyway!

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Interesting plot/Disappointing Ending for this Reader

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014

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I really like the Kate Redman series, but Kate, herself, is becoming a very unlikeable character. She's shallow/has no friends/doesn't even try to make a female friend in any of the books. The plot in "Snarl" was good/I couldn't put the book down and ended up reading it in 1 1/2 days. However, I was disappointed with the ending. This book (and some of the others in the series) didn't give the reader the opportunity to figure out the motive for the villians' dasterdly deeds, i.e., I got to the end of the book and thought to myself "how was I suppose to know the reason one of the killers went so bad, when there was no mention of their history in the book...it just was pulled out of a hat in the end. (SPOILER ALERT) I'm one of those readers who wants to be able to figure out for myself who the bad guy is, but in this book, the real murderer wasn't even brought into the plot until the very end and reason his co-hort went bad fell out of the sky on the last pages of the book...details only the author knew.

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Lynda Kelly

The Story Was Terrific

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2017

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Another terrific story in this series and it was easily a 5* read BUT a few mistakes I believe should've been noticed in the proofreading exercise (it WAS done as the author thanked her in the acknowledgements) cost it the perfectly-presented star. What a real shame. If it had been only grammar or punctuation I'd have let it slide but a couple were obvious howlers !!
This is still a tremendous series I really enjoy and I am looking forward to book 5 which I've already got downloaded.
I did make note that the title ought to have been "I'm fine" as it was repeated ad nauseum throughout by Kate. Yes, she'd been on sick leave some months and she herself tired of everyone asking if she was alright. Perhaps if she'd altered her response they might have !! I wondered why her colleagues had to keep picking her up for work, too. She had no problem driving so I found that pretty peculiar. Another oddity was Stuart's observation about Angie's hair that "hugged the contours of her perfectly shaped head". I have to say I've never bothered checking the shape of someone's head out before !! There were some funny remarks in it that made me giggle, though.
The story started straight in with an explosion which was well described.....especially the million little birds analogy. It especially interested me since I live near Porton Down, a village VERY similar to Polton Winter. I've been for interviews at the facility there and they ask your opinion of animal testing and also trawl your social media accounts during clearance enquiries !!
Those errors....set-up needs a hyphen (it reads totally differently without) there was quite a bit of repetition with beech trees and as I said, the "I'm fine" thing. This sentence doesn't need that in it twice-"...Olbeck said, a remark that from him that was quite remarkable." Hearth is not spelt heath, either. However, the worst mistake for me was changing a character's name from Madeline to Madeleine. I've seen a few authors make this mistake and it's not one I'd ever overlook. These are their characters who they've created, the least they can afford them is the attention to the names THEY gave them !! Right at the end, going through the descriptions of the next books she has featuring Kate (Sanctuary) it's written that 'Kate and her colleagues are to about realise...'. Hope that's fixed before I get to number 8 !!
This said, it was another super tale by this author. Other reviewers refer to them being too short and I'd agree. I would prefer them longer but I'll manage with them being quick reads as long as they are good reads. I really enjoy them.

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Perkins

Unsatisfactory characters, storyline and ending

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2016

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The start of the book sees Kate Redman returning to her job as a detective on her local police force after being seriously wounded in the previous book. Whilst her physical scars are healing, the emotional ones are clearly taking a little longer and it takes some time for her to settle back into her role as an, apparently, hotshot detective. There is a team but the dynamics have shifted slightly as her former partner and friend Mark Olbeck has been promoted to detective and she is quite bereft at having to work with younger, less experienced team members. She is thrown in at the deep end when an executive at a newly opened research facility is blown up by a car bomb and her somewhat rusty interview technique is put to the test. In her absence, an undercover policeman has been recruited to the team and is now despatched to infiltrate a gang of animal rights protestors thought to be at the bottom of not only the bombing but also subsequent murders of some of the key players. I'm afraid I found it difficult to take this book seriously either as a police procedural or as a murder mystery. Kate is constantly bemoaning the fact that her male counterparts are either promoted over or her put her down in interview but frankly, I can quite clearly see why this would happen. At one point, she is not only incapable of dealing sensibly with a seriously wounded colleague but seems to be in pieces at the first sign of any emotional situation. In what is obviously a disastrous relationship with her so-called boyfriend, my sympathies were completely with him and I found it difficult to understand what on earth he ever saw in her. I had similar problems with the undercover policeman who came over to me as totally hopeless at his job. I'm pretty sure he'd have been incapable of fooling the protestors and certainly not the murderer, who should have been his chief suspect right from the start no matter what situation he found himself in. There was insufficient attention to forensics and most certainly insufficient attention to glaring clues but I think my main issue with this book was that there was no real teamwork. Each character functions on their own and there are little signs scattered throughout the book that the author has picked up that something isn't working properly and has to throw in an explanatory phrase or sentence to clarify the point. If it isn't working for the author, it's not going to work for the reader either. I won't be reading any more in this series.

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Aurora

Good book in a good series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2014

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This is another excellent book by Celina Grace. Having returned from an extended period of sick leave after being attacked in the line of duty, Kate is faced with many changes, new faces, and old faces in new roles. Her erstwhile partner is now her superior officer having been promoted in her absence. She also has to deal with the uncertainties which she experiences as a consequence of a one night stand with her boss before she was injured, especially as she hasn't heard from him since. Kate's anxieties were handled in a sympathetic manner without being mawkish. She worked through a series of particularly gruesome deaths in her usual brisk and efficient way, contributing to the investigation.
In this book there was an added note of tension as a new officer was undercover among a group of animal rights activists. Slightly more could have been made of this, but it was a welcome departure to feature a different strand of the investigatory team.

Throughout these books we have seen a clear development of the characters, especially Kate's, but she is shown as a normal human being with all the flaws common to humanity. She has pulled herself up out of a life of low expectations, to make something of herself, flying in the face of the mores of her family and community, who do not understand how she could want to be a police officer, especially given their low opinion of the police.

I look forward to further books in this series as they provide a good read and an entertaining few hours.

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Fibri

The Kate Redman series gets better and better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2017

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It beats me how Celina Grace hasn't been picked up and promoted by a major publisher. Her writing is more assured, and her books just all-round better than many of the hyped authors out there.

Fortunately for her readers, she's been very good at the self-publishing game.

I've become tired of many of today's formulaic crime novels. The Kate Redman series is different, and seems to get better and better (this is the third I've read).

In many respects it's classic crime, but it is more realistic than most. I won't say "gritty", because that's become shorthand for "hard-nosed [usually male, usually alcoholic] detective, who gets beaten up at least once, dealing with criminals who are scary-rough to the point of psychopathy, if not actual psychopaths."

Kate Redman is gritty in the sense of being brave and persistent, facing up to harsh realities. I like that about her. I like that Celina Grace does not overplay the "tortured detective" card.

If I didn't have a mountain of other books to get through, I'd be reading Celina Grace non stop!

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Mrs Margaret Donohue

Noooooooooo!! What happened to Stuart???????

Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2014

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Noooooo! What happened to Stuart??!!!??

This was a great story; well worked, kept me in suspense, a really good who-done-it BUT it ended without completion! Left me hanging and desperately searching in my Kindle attempting to find the last missing chapter! The suspected villain is in custody and one of the key detectives has disappeared - THE END!?????!!!!!!! How disappointing! I would have given it 5 stars because it was so good but took off 2 stars because of the ending (or should I say, lack of ending).

I've just discovered this author and after having read the 1st in the Kate Redman Mystery series, I couldn't wait to read the remaining 3 and read them all over a period of 2 weeks because I enjoyed them so much. When the 4th book, "Snarl", ended so suddenly I frantically went onto Amazon to see if the 5th in the series, "Chimera", had been released yet in the hopes that the story would continue. Nope, not available yet and looks like a completely different story line.

I don't want to say I wouldn't recommend it, because it was a good story, but be ready for a cliff-hanger at the end.

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