Kate Martinelli is the fictional lesbian detective featured in novelist’s
Laurie R. King mysteries. The books are set in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
, where Martinelli serves as a police officer with her partner, Alonzo Hawkin. The first book in the series, ''A Grave Talent'', won an
Edgar Award in 1994 for Best First Mystery Novel.
Books
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A Grave Talent
''A Grave Talent'' (1993) is the first book in Laurie R. King's Kate Martinelli series. Concerning the search for the murderer of several young girls, it won the 1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. It is followed by '' To Play the Fool''.
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To Play the Fool'' (1995)
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With Child'' (1996)
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''Night Work'' (2000)
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The Art of Detection'' (2006)
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Beginnings
Beginnings may refer to:
Literature
* ''Beginnings'' (collection), a 1988 collection of short stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson
* ''Beginnings'' (Honorverse), a 2013 collection of short stories in the Worlds of Honor series
* ''Beginnings ...
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References
Novels set in San Francisco
Detective novels
Fictional lesbians
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