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Baby Grand
by
Dina Santorelli (Goodreads Author)
In Albany, New York, the governor’s infant daughter disappears without a trace from her crib at the Executive Mansion. Hours later, newly divorced and down-and-out writer Jamie Carter is abducted from the streets of Manhattan. Jamie is whisked upstate, where she is forced by her captor, Don Bailino, an ex-war hero/successful businessman, to care for the kidnapped child in...more
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(first published May 23rd 2012)
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Santorelli's first novel, a thriller, is gripping. I read it in two days. I could have read it in just one. I still find myself thinking about the main complication, especially one of the characters. There was something lasting about him that just stuck with me, which is not typical of a thriller. Many of the characters are atypical. By that I mean that they do not respond as most people would. At first I found that a bit disconcerting, especially the parents of the lost child. They didn't seem...more
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I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a quick read and anticipate more books from this author.
I fell in love with the cover for Baby Grand and anxiously awaited the novels release. It was well worth the wait.
Every guess I had as to what would happen next in this novel was wrong, shockingly wrong.
The characters hooked me from the first to the last page. I fell somewhere between love, hate and sorry for all of them. They are still running lines in my head. Dina’s writing style made the reading effortless. It is honestly hard to believe this is the author’s debut novel. I highly recommend...more
Every guess I had as to what would happen next in this novel was wrong, shockingly wrong.
The characters hooked me from the first to the last page. I fell somewhere between love, hate and sorry for all of them. They are still running lines in my head. Dina’s writing style made the reading effortless. It is honestly hard to believe this is the author’s debut novel. I highly recommend...more
In a dramatic opening to this suspense thriller, ten month old Baby Charlotte is snatched from her crib, leaving housekeeper Rosalia Garcia in turmoil. The baby that has been taken whilst in her care is none other than the daughter of Governor Phillip Grand and his wife Katherine.
Detective Sergeant Mark Nurberg from Albany PD, is put on the case. This is his most high profile assignment to date, but with a habit of making promises he can't keep, can Nurberg afford to break a promise to the Gove...more
Detective Sergeant Mark Nurberg from Albany PD, is put on the case. This is his most high profile assignment to date, but with a habit of making promises he can't keep, can Nurberg afford to break a promise to the Gove...more
Wow! This is a brilliantly well written book, gripping right from the starting blocks! I was very impressed with how each character became to life and each were really believable. This novel is based in New York, tells tales of kidnap,corruption and oddly a bit of a love story is thrown in there too...so there you go, a bit of something for everyone.
The book centres around the kidnapping of a local governors baby!its full of drama and is really quick paced, quite difficult to put down. The reas...more
The book centres around the kidnapping of a local governors baby!its full of drama and is really quick paced, quite difficult to put down. The reas...more
Let me count the reasons why I loved Baby Grand: 1. It’s a fast-paced thriller you don’t want to put down. 2. The perpetrator was a surprise to me. 3. The main character was well developed, a little flawed and someone I would definitely like to know more about. 4. The bad guy had a little good in him. 5. The ending surprised me, but set up well for a sequel, which I can’t wait to read. 6. It has a plot, unlike many books out there especially those with “Grey” in the title.
From the moment the governor's baby disappears, I wanted to know what happened in this fast-paced thriller. What kept me turning the pages were the well-drawn characters and the fascinating storyline. In addition, the relationships between the main characters provided great subplots right up until the unexpected twists at the end. This is a fun and fast read and I look forward to the author's next novel.
I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. I was excited to get started because I hadn't read a good thriller in a long time. I wasn't disappointed. In the beginning there were several parallel stories that eventually merged. At this point it became fast moving. I liked the characters and thought they were well developed. The book ended with a twist that surprised me and the very end made me think that there will be a sequel. If so, I'll be reading it. I would recommend this book to anyone looking...more
I really enjoyed this book. The only disappointing thing was that a sequel had not been written for me to dive into immediately afterwards!!! Keeping my fingers crossed that one is on the way.
When a senior politician’s baby daughter is kidnapped the result is a chain of events that takes in a mobster on death row, an innocent young woman, high-powered lawyers and struggling garage mechanics.
There’s the occasional info dump of back story that harms the pace in places and one or two passages that would have benefited from a little editorial smoothing. There are also a few references that will send non-Americans scuttling for Google – I still have no idea what a “large sectional” might...more
There’s the occasional info dump of back story that harms the pace in places and one or two passages that would have benefited from a little editorial smoothing. There are also a few references that will send non-Americans scuttling for Google – I still have no idea what a “large sectional” might...more
Quick moving book that i did not want to end. Unfortunately, i finished it in 1 day. Loved the plot and the characters.
good book, look forward to more from this author
I liked that it grabs your interest right away. What I didn't like is the far-fetched scenario of a woman even thinking of saying " I love you" to her rapist. We are led to believe that this weird, cruel rapist can have loving qualities????
The ending throws you for a loop too. Say what??? Won't spoil it for any potential readers, but it let me down.
The ending throws you for a loop too. Say what??? Won't spoil it for any potential readers, but it let me down.
After running into Dina in a local bookstore, I purchased her book. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it.
I read this as a book club choice for this month. The author Dina Santorelli is a Massapequa resident and attending our book club this month.
This was a great book- keep me going- a real page turner! I cant wait for our book discussion!
This was a great book- keep me going- a real page turner! I cant wait for our book discussion!
I enjoyed the book, really good story - just took a little bit to get through the character introductions. There were a lot of characters! but all needed - and once you get going it really takes off.
Wow! What a great book!
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Dina Santorelli is a freelance writer/editor who has written for many print and online publications, such as Newsday, First for Women and CNNMoney.com. She served as the "with" writer for the nonfiction title, Good Girls Don't Get Fat (Harlequin, 2010), and most recently contributed to Bully (Weinstein Books, September 2012), the companion book to the acclaimed film. Dina is the current Executive...more
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