Kate Martinelli is the fictional lesbian detective featured in novelist’s
Laurie R. King mysteries. The books are set in
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
, 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
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards hon ...
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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