To Play the Fool
Novel by Laurie R. King
978-0-312-11907-2To Play the Fool is the second book in the Kate Martinelli series by Laurie R. King.[1][2] Preceded by A Grave Talent and followed by the novel With Child, it describes the investigation into the murder of a homeless man.
Plot summary
A homeless man is murdered and Kate must determine the culprit's identity. Everything seems to point to a man whom the homeless community regards as an important religious figure.
Characters in To Play the Fool
- Kate Martinelli is a member of the San Francisco Police Department.
- Lee Cooper is Kate's lover.
- Al Hawkin is Kate's partner at work.
Allusions/references to other works
The title is taken from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Act 3, scene 1), in which Feste the jester is described as "wise enough to play the fool."
References
External links
- Laurie R. King official website
- To Play the Fool at Laurie King's website
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Works by Laurie R. King
- A Grave Talent (1993)
- To Play the Fool (1995)
- With Child (1996)
- Night Work (2000)
- The Art of Detection (2006)
- Beginnings (2019)
- The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
- A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
- A Letter of Mary (1997)
- The Moor (1998)
- O Jerusalem (1999)
- Justice Hall (2002)
- The Game (2004)
- Locked Rooms (2005)
- The Language of Bees (2009)
- The God of the Hive (2010)
- Beekeeping for Beginners (2011)
- Pirate King (2011)
- Garment of Shadows (2012)
- Dreaming Spies (2015)
- The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
- Island of the Mad (2018)
- Riviera Gold (2020)
- Castle Shade (2021)
- The Lantern's Dance (2024)
- Touchstone (2007)
- The Bones of Paris (2013)
- A Darker Place (1999)
- Folly (novel) (2001)
- Keeping Watch (2003)
- Califia's Daughters (as Leigh Richards) (2004)
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