Series: Kate Martinelli
by Author Laurie R. King
To Play the Fool (1996)
Over the holidays, one of our major cleaning tasks was to pull all of our books off our various bookshelves, out from under our bed, in our dresser, in the closets, etc. and sort them. We sorted them into boxes to be donated to the library, boxes to put into storage, a pile to put into the “secon...
Night Work (2000)
Laurie King is a stylish writer, bur somehow I've tired of her. Liked Locked Rooms, but then the Mary Russell adventure after that seemed over-the-top in esoteric, obscure literary references and religious rites.I'd read and liked several of the Kate Martinelli mysteries, so after a rest of sever...
A Grave Talent (1995)
Slow to warm and fast to end, this Edgar Award winner finished on a high note that resolved some doubts I’d had through much of the book. Protagonist Kate and her partner Al are thrown together to investigate the murders of three girls. The location of the bodies in an enclave of simple living ...
With Child (1997)
I gave this book 5 stars because I could NOT put it down. Halfway through I was completely committed to the plot and stayed up a few hours past my bedtime to finish it. the ending was quite, quite abrupt, which left me a little bit unsatisfied, but I still enjoyed myself up to that point.I was a ...
The Art of Detection (2006)
While not to my benefit to read #5 before 2, 3 and 4, I didn't have the time at the library to sort thru the publication dates, so I went from the first Kate book to this one...from Lee being shot to aleady being up and walking and missed the having of the kiddo...but that;s ok........ I have re...