Laurie R. King

To Play The Fool Laurie R. King

Marc Notes: Originally published: New York: St. Martin's, 1995.; 8; In this novel Kate Martinelli and Al Hawkin are investigating the death of an apparently homeless man whose cremated remains are found in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Implicated in the death is an elderly man who calls himself Erasmus.. Biographical Note: Laurie R. King is the "New York Times" bestselling author of twelve Mary Russell mysteries, beginning with "The Beekeeper's Apprentice, "and five contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, including "To Play the Fool, A Grave Talent," " "and "With Child." An Edgar Award winner, she lives in Northern California, and her novel "The Bones of Paris" was published September 2013. Review Quotes: "Beautifully written, with clearly defined and engaging characters."--"The Boston Globe ""Its characters, and its language, linger in the mind long after more conventional entries in the genre are gone."--"San Jose Mercury News" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/22/1996 (EAN 9780553574555, Mass Market Paperbound) Booklist 02/15/1995 pg. 1062 (EAN 9780312119072, Hardcover) Library Journal 02/01/1995 pg. 102 (EAN 9780312119072, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 12/12/1994 pg. 52 (EAN 9780312119072, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 01/01/1995 pg. 30 (EAN 9780312119072, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  King, Laurie R Laurie R. King is the New York Timesbestselling author of numerous books, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories. She has won or been nominated for a multitude of prizes, has been chosen as the guest of honor at several crime conventions, and is probably the only writer to have both an Edgar Award and an honorary doctorate in theology. She was inducted into the Baker Street Irregulars in 2010.