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His Hand In the Storm: Chief Inspector Gray James Detective Murder Mystery and Suspense (Chief Inspector Gray James detective murder mystery and suspense series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ritu Sethi (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 6,941 ratings
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Colorado MYSTERY AWARD WINNER. Daphne Suspense Finalist. BESTSELLER
A MAN COPES ANY WAY HE CAN AFTER KILLING HIS ONLY SON.
His team believes him Zen. His boss finds him obsessive. Suspects think him gorgeous but dangerous.They’re all right.

Chief Inspector Gray James is sculpting the remembered likeness of his small son when he receives the call – a faceless corpse is found hanging by the choppy river, swirls of snow and sand rolling like tumbleweeds.

Montreal glitters: the cobbled streets slippery with ice, and the mighty St. Lawrence jetting eastward past the city. One by one, someone is killing the founders of a booming medical tech startup – propelling Gray into a downward spiral that shatters his hard-earned peace, that risks his very life, that threatens to force him to care and face what he has shunned all along: his hand in the storm.

From the prize-winning author comes a psychological, page-turning mystery with all the elements one needs on a rainy night: a complex murder, a noble yet haunted detective, and an evocative setting to sink into.

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    Chief Inspector Gray James detective murder mystery and suspense series
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MNDFJG9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (December 22, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3398 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
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Ritu Sethi won the Colorado Gold Mystery Award for His Hand In the Storm (formerly titled Coded for Murder) and was a Daphne finalist the same year. (Website: www.rituwrites.com)

She used to stay up late to watch black and white classic mystery movies on tv as a child. By twenty, she discovered PD James and the psychological mystery. Then Elizabeth George (with whom she's done a master writing class), Louise Penny and countless others.

Book 1 and 2 of the Gray James Detective Series (His Hand In the Storm and Kill Me Why) are both Amazon Bestsellers.

She needs beaches, coffee (a patch for a soda pop addiction), and mysteries to survive. After living in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal -- all great cities -- her heart lingers in Hawaii.

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Glynn Young
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced police procedural, with interesting characters and a haunting back story
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019
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It’s a new police detective series, set in Canada, and featuring a brooding detective trying to keep her personal demons at bay. And wherever Chief Inspector Gray James of the Montreal police goes, things happen, and fast.

James needs things to happen. Murder investigations are like an addicting drug for the inspector. They keep his mind away from the death of the son three years earlier, a death James blames on himself. His wife apparently thought it was his fault as well; she walked out on their marriage and disappeared. It had been a sailing accident in British Columbia; James and his son had been sailing and were caught in a storm. James survived with a damaged hand and serious guilt; the boy’s body was never found.

In “His Hand in the Storm” by Ritu Sethi, James is called early one morning to investigate a body found hanging in an urban beach park. He’s preparing to leave when his car is blown up, inside the perimeter of the crime scene. And that can only mean that whoever placed the bomb is connected to the police department.

The case leads James and his team, including Detective Sergeant Vivienne Caron, to a medical technology startup firm that’s on the verge of being sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. The CEO will let nothing stand in the way of the sale; the developer of the technology is determined to make the sale go away. And the IT guy will get himself killed, and others could follow. And someone in the police department hierarchy would prefer to see James dead.

Author Ritu Sethi won the Colorado Gold Award for His Hand in the Storm and was also a Daphne Suspense finalist for the same book. Sethi blogs at Ritu Writes.

“His Hand in the Storm” is a police procedural – but it’s about as unorthodox as a police procedural can get. It ends with a dramatic development, a smart move to make the reader look forward to the next one. It’s a fast-paced story, with interesting characters and a back story that keeps returning to haunt the hero.
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AnnieB
4.0 out of 5 stars Procedural/thriller set in Montreal
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
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His Hand In the Storm is the first book in the Inspector Grey thriller/mystery series by Ritu Sethi. Released 22nd Dec 2018, it's 208 pages and available in ebook and paperback formats.

This is a mystery thriller set in Montreal. The main character is flawed (but handsome and irresistible to women) and working with a team in a major crimes unit. The plot is twisty and unpredictable.
There's a fair bit of rough language and graphic violence (the book starts with the discovery of a hanged corpse whose face has been eaten away by acid and the body count keeps rising from there). There's also off-scene sexual content (but nothing racy, rather the opposite). The author is quite adept with descriptive narration and dialogue. It's a very readable book, but I found it melancholy and never really developed a rapport with the main characters.

Worth noting for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. This title is available in the KU subscription along with the second book in the series.

Three and a half stars, rounded up because of the quality of the writing. I would definitely recommend this book for readers who enjoy modern thriller/procedural mysteries.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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mzbeastle
3.0 out of 5 stars Good story, could use better editing, some pieces of the puzzle never revealed
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2019
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I didn't dismiss this book because of the minor editing needed to move the story along more smoothly. There were, however, some things that took place which had me scratching my head...but I'm not going to spoil the story here. Characters were good, a bit over-emotional but again, who am I to judge how people react to trauma in their lives. All in all, a good effort by the author.
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PEB
5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid description, engaging dialogue, exciting action
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019
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His Hand in the Storm explores several murders, expertly woven together with exciting action. Every time I thought I’d solved the mystery, the plot twisted in a new direction.

Haunted by the memory of his dead son, DCI Gray James heads the investigation into the murder of a faceless corpse. His partner, Lieutenant Vivienne Caron, uses her experience and common sense to keep the investigation on track. Forensic Pathologist, John Seymour, helps them navigate through autopsies, medical reports, and custom antibiotics without ever losing his quirky sense of humor.

A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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Dixiegirl
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story but..
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021
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I enjoyed reading this but I kind of feel as if I was left in the dark on some things. I read dozens of mysteries a year and a half for 50 years. Rarely do I feel as if I’ve missed something in the resolution. I’m not sure where exactly and it could be that I was not well during the time I read this. So I’ll reserve judgment until I read the next book in the series. The characters are a bit flat. I can’t say I like them becauseI don’t know them. That’s frustrating because I like well rounded characters. The only character in the book who stands out is the little boy in the mental hospital. There’s more information about his life and character than there’s anybody else in the book to me. And I was pleased with the resolution of that thread. So we’ll try for another by this author before I determine whether or not I want to pursue any others.
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Ray
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
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Layers, smokescreens, misdirections, misunderstandings, deceptions, base desires, improper desires, anticipated troubles, surprises, mostly unpleasant ones…this story has them all, with hints of more!
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Lynn A
5.0 out of 5 stars Anticipation
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
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Wow! I couldn't put this book down! I couldn't wait to read the next pages and already ordered the next book!
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Miran
4.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
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Enjoyable! Filled with twists and turns.I was sucked by the descriptions of the murder scenes,sets the mood.Liked the different way of writting and basic plot.All in all,it was a gripping novel and worth a read.
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Crumi
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in Spain on May 7, 2024
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Patricia Schmitz
5.0 out of 5 stars Psychological twists and turns
Reviewed in Germany on March 9, 2023
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Really liked the idea of a thriller based in multi cultural Montreal and not one of the usual U.S. cities. Interesting cliffhanger concerning the personal life of the protagonist at the end of the book……
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Philip Marsh
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page-turner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2022
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What a brilliantly penned tale. Atmospheric and totally engaging. Wonderful realistic characters, surprises on almost every page. I read this at one sitting. Highly recommended.
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Suzanne O'Donnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read
Reviewed in Canada on May 22, 2019
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I just couldn't put this book down. Riveting and fast paced. I found myself relating to so much in the story line. The end of this Psychological thriller caught me completely off guard. Going to purchase book 2 because I Need More. I highly recommend this series.
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Nadia Qureshi
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and some unnecessary action
Reviewed in India on May 15, 2020
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Starts off well then lingers. Too many plots in one story trying to make each character black/ white. Many unnecessary details into lives of characters that could have been left out altogether. Central story was good.
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