Robert Fate Books In Order

Publication Order of Baby Shark Books

Those who have a special liking for the famous Baby Shark Series would certainly have many reasons to know more about the life and achievements of Robert Fate. Fate an American author and was born as Robert Fate Bealmear in the year 1935. He was born in Oklahoma City. After completing his high school, Fate became a member of the U.S Army. He used the benefits under the GI Bill as an ex-serviceman to go to good schools in US and also studying in Sorbonne in Paris. Though his achievements in the field of writing are quite creditable, he also has excelled in various other aspects of life too. It would be pertinent to mention here that he has won a prestigious Oscar honoring his special effects in motion pictures. Hence he is well and truly a multitalented person. Starting from 2006 he has penned six books under the series Baby Shark and the last book was written in the year 2013 and it is Grass Widow Legacy. His first book was Baby Shark and the latest in this series is also about Baby Shark. His natural flair and talent for mystery genre is something that has set him apart from the rest of the crowd. Hence apart from being received well by his readers, his works also have won him critical acclaim.

He Has A Number Of Awards For His Works

Receiving critical acclaim and being awarded for their works of writing is certainly a feather in the cap for any writer. It would be pertinent to mention that Robert Fate has won quite a few awards for his works. The fact that he enjoys huge reader support makes him a complete writer. His work in 2008 was a high in his career because he was the finalist as far as 2008 Anthony Award is concerned. Additionally he also was the finalist for the Best Book in the year for Foreword Magazine. Further he also reached the Editor’s Choice Award Finalist for Allbooks Review. He also has the distinction of being optioned by the famous Brad Wyman which certainly is a big achievement in his life. Hence there is no doubt that he has well and truly set new benchmarks when it comes to writing classy and highly captivating book in the genre of mystery writing.

As far as his early life is concerned it would be pertinent to mention that he liked acting a lot. However, after having found out that he was not able to make much of headway in his acting he turned to writing and that was how his career in writing took off in right earnest. He is very choosy about his friends and one person whom he considers his brother is Robin Bright who is a reputed fine artist in San Diego. He has a dream to spend a dinner party with the likes of Mick Jagger, Richard Gere, Shilpa Shetty, Dame Helen Mirren just to name a few.

A Look At A Few Of His Books

Though there are a number of books written by him under the series Baby Shark, we will have a look at two of them. Each of his books is unique and different in more ways than one and therefore having a look at these two books would certainly enable us to have a reasonably good idea about his style of writing.

Baby Shark

This is the first book published by Fate in the series Baby Shark. The book starts in a roadside pool. It is located in Abilene, and the young teenager in question if Kristin Van Dijk. She is just 17 years and the saddest thing is that four thugs force her to watch the brutal murder of three persons, including her father, who is a pool hustler. She is brutally assaulted and beaten. But for the timely help of Henry Chin, Kristin would also have died. He saves her and also helps her to recover from the shock and trauma. The local police are not interested in investigating the case. Therefore Henry, the Chinese immigrant takes the help of a private investigator who is more inclined to provide justice than what is expected from law enforcing authorities. Henry also hires two vets to train Kristin how to protect herself from potential intruders. Kristin masters the art and becomes a tough person physically and mentally. When she reaches the age of eighteen she starts looking for the thugs and West Texas. This is when she earns the nick name Baby Shark. She knows she has to avenge the wrongdoing but it is not going to be easy. There is no doubt that it is an extremely well written book which is fast paced and interesting.

High Plains Redemption

This is the third book in the Series of Baby Shark. The Book is set against the drop of the year 1957 and the month is May. This book is again built round the character Baby Shark aka Kristin Van Dijk. She will be twenty one soon. She is now a PI and she has a partner by the name Otis Milletts and is running the show Millett Agency which is now almost two and half years old. She lives in a poll hall and has a German Shepherd named Jim as company. Kristin and Otis’ job is to deliver a ransom for Savannah Smike who has been kidnapped. She is the girl friend of an Oklahoma bootlegger. It is not about just giving the ransom to the kidnappers. It is much more than that. They will have to kill the kidnappers or run the risk of being killed. Why is Savannah so badly needed and why are a few people ready to commit multiple murders? If you wish to have answers for this, it certainly makes sense to read this book. This is well and truly an action cum crime adventure which is highly interesting to say least. It has the trademark characteristics of Robert Fate’s writing which is too hard to imitate and copy. Hence at the end of it all there is no doubt that he is one of a kind and has set new standards in mystery story writing.