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To Play the Fool (Kate Martinelli, Bk 2)
To Play the Fool - Kate Martinelli, Bk 2
Author: Laurie R. King
The story unfolds as a band of homeless people cremate a beloved dog in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. When it comes to incidents like this, the authorities are willing to overlook a few broken regulations. But three weeks later, after the dog's owner gets the same fiery send-off, the SFPD knows it has a serious problem on its hands. — Other t...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553574555
ISBN-10: 0553574558
Publication Date: 6/1/1996
Pages: 320
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 100 ratings
Publisher: Crimeline
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 reviewed To Play the Fool (Kate Martinelli, Bk 2) on + 296 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I have read all of Laurie King's books. This one is very good, although I have liked the Sherlock Holmes with his new wife Mary a bit better.
reviewed To Play the Fool (Kate Martinelli, Bk 2) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another Homicide Detective Kate Martinelli Mystery. Burned body of a dog found in a San Francisco Park, three weeks later the dogs owner, found in the same condition. Kate has to question a lot of the Homeless including a man that speaks only in the form of quotations. Exciting!!
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 reviewed To Play the Fool (Kate Martinelli, Bk 2) on
The novel is based on the mystery surrounding the murder of a homeless man, but the story is of Brother Erasmus, a Fool, who only speaks in quotes from Shakespeare and the Bible. The real mystery is who Brother Erasmus really is, what he is hiding, and why he speaks only in quotes. Eventually the detective Kate Martinelli founds out who the murderer was, but she is more interested in the life of the characters she meets. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes your mysteries to be a bit more literary.
havenheart avatar reviewed To Play the Fool (Kate Martinelli, Bk 2) on + 7 more book reviews
One of the Kate Martinelli series, which I personally like even better than King's current more popular series, stars a main character who speaks only in sonnets and couplets. Sound boring? He is far from it, as he draws the eye and company of everyone on the campus and in the green and is known throughout Golden Gate Park. Kate has much to investigate, and she does not make friends trying to bring down a villain who has endeared himself to nearly everyone in his community...you must read on to find out what happens... This book has no lack of twists and turns in King's usual style.
catbookmom avatar reviewed To Play the Fool (Kate Martinelli, Bk 2) on + 52 more book reviews
There's much more about the history and nature of Holy Fools in this book than there is a murder mystery, far more about Fools than I really wanted to know. The murder mystery is pushed in around the edges, and gets wrapped up in a few pages at the end. Apparently in spite of an early mention that they had partial fingerprints on the corpse, they didn't search the national fingerprint (AFIS?) database. King writes well, hence the 2.5 stars. Not a candidate for a re-read.

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