by Laurie R. King
Another brilliant read, full of characters, places, and situations that it's a joy to get to know. While I love the Mary Russell character/stories best, this near-present-day urban mystery is beautifully written, elaborately detailed and philosophically complex. Reaching for the next already!
I have read several of Laurie R. King's books, but decided to go back and read her now 20-year-old debut novel.The good news is that it definitely holds up with time.This book is introduction of King's female police officer, Kate Martinelli. She's brought in to be the public face in charge of invest...
This review was originally posted on amazon on June 13, 2012: ***Plot Summary***This is the first book in the Kate Martinelli series, set in San Francisco. When a third child ends up a victim of a homicide, Kate, newly promoted, is called into the investigation with her partner, Al. The bodies of ...
I really tried getting into this book. I just couldn't, which was a shame. I found the premise to be promising, but unfortunately the writing felt off, boring and very hard to keep my attention on the book. I made it to chapter 23 and found that I just didn't care one way or the other about what was...
The characterization is nice & the writing is good, but the mystery plot line is a bit too conventional imo.
This was fine, a standard urban mystery with some danger although I wouldn't call it a thriller. Then again I read it years ago and barely remember it. Definitely not as good as the Mary Russell books. I remember something horrifying about a baby and that my feelings not being in line with the chara...
***Plot Summary***This is the first book in the Kate Martinelli series, set in San Francisco. When a third child ends up a victim of a homicide, Kate, newly promoted, is called into the investigation with her partner, Al. The bodies of the victims are found off of The Road, a commune-like place esta...
I read this novel because I liked Laurie King's Mary Russel series, and it, too, was well-written and nicely paced. It was missing the excellent camp value of Sherlock, Watson, et al (who really should make as many literary cameos as possible), but it was a nice murder mystery that fit together, and...
Laurie R. King's debut novel and you can tell it. I really enjoyed this. It is totally different than Mary Russell books. I will def. continue with the series.
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