Kate Martinelli is the fictional lesbian detective featured in novelist’s
Laurie R. King
Laurie R. King (born September 19, 1952) is an American author best known for her detective fiction.
Life and career
Born in Oakland, California, King earned a degree in comparative religion from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1977 ...
mysteries. The books are set in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, 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 List of Ca ...
, 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, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...
in 1994 for Best First Mystery Novel.
Books
*''
A Grave Talent'' (1993)
*''
To Play the Fool'' (1995)
*''
With Child'' (1996)
*
''Night Work'' (2000)
*''
The Art of Detection
''The Art of Detection'' is the fifth book in the Kate Martinelli series by Laurie R. King. It is preceded by '' Night Work''. It features elements of the Sherlock Holmes character who appears in King's Mary Russell series.
Plot summary
Philip ...
'' (2006)
*''
Beginnings
Beginnings may refer to:
Literature
* Beginnings (collection), ''Beginnings'' (collection), a 1988 collection of short stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson
* Beginnings (Honorverse), ''Beginnings'' (Honorverse), a 2013 collection of short stori ...
'' (2019)
References
Novels set in San Francisco
Detective novels
Fictional lesbians
{{novel-char-stub